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All About Jazz (USA)

“Mark Alban Lotz is bringing sexy back into jazz.”

Los Angeles Jazz Scene Magazine (USA)

"One of the world’s top jazz flute players!"

WRUV (USA)

“German-Dutch genius and flute master.”

CultureJazz (France)

““This is a musician who makes no compromises.”

All About Jazz (USA)

“Dutch Flute Master.”

Flute Focus (UK)

"Pure Genius.”

Longplay (Poland)

"In the playing of Alban Lotz we can see extraordinary virtuosity, unlimited imagination and visionary fantasy.“

Neue Zeitschrift für Musik (Germany)

“The word of the new worlds of sound usually picked up in the context of contemporary music is quite worn out, but with Lotz it is entitled.”

JazzAndMo (Belgium)

"Monomaniacally driven musician.”“

La Traversiere (France)

“A big voice in the European Jazz scene.”

Draai Om Je Oren (The Netherlands)

“Unprecedented phenomenon in the Dutch impro-scene.”

Jazz (USA)

“Mark Lotz is more than just a big voice in the European jazz scene. He is at the forefront of jazz, classical and World Music and is obviously enjoying every minute of it!”

Concerto Magazine (Austria)

“One of the most outstanding virtuosos on the flute.”

Vrij Nederland (The Netherlands)

“The capacity of Lotz coming directly to the essence in all the different settings really takes you by suprise.”

Newsmantra (India)

“With use of electronics, extended techniques and voice, Lotz painted a colorful portrait of intense beauty that reflected his life in jazz, classical and world music.”

His Voice Magazine (Czech Republic)

"One of the most agile experimental jazz instrumentalists.”

Citizen Jazz (France)

“Stands out as being one of the best improvising flautists of Europe.”

Nieuwsblad v/h Noorden (The Netherlands)

“Taking the past as a starting point Lotz opens a view into the jazz of the future.”

Africa News

“A legend on different flutes.”

Lowflutes.com (Australia)

"This artist and overall creative genius is redefining the sonic palette of all flutes.“

Cadence Magazine (USA)

“Lotz has a strong voice on flute and a great sense of presentation.”

UNI Magazine (CzechRepublic)

“A flute master in traditional up to hypnoticing modern settings."

Pan Magazine (UK)

“Masculine, exciting, superb.”

Le Son Du Grisli (France)

“Pure Thriller here. Lotz is a filmmaker of breath.”

Cadence Magazine (USA)

“Ambitious composer of unique contexts.”

Draai Om Je Oren (The Netherlands)

“The grand master, a great improviser.”

KUUB (NL)

“Mark Alban Lotz is a world phenomenon on the flute, a creative miracle of contemporary flute music.”

Rootstime, (Belgium)

“Master improviser, tribute!”

Just Outside (France)

“Lotz is a fantastic flutist, evincing great command, facility and imagination. Intriguingly impressive.”

La Traversiere (France)

“Lotz is a flutist who has established himself in the rich contmeporary music alongside Robert Dick and Michel Edelin.”

Sapsite (The Netherlands)

“Lord Of The Flutes.”

Jazzarium (Poland)

“There are artists of really high class which should be considered. One of these artists undoubtedly is flute virtuoso Mark Alban Lotz."

Uni/Jazz Magazine (Czech Republic)

“Music of insistence – away from all trials."

Stuttgarter Zeitung (Germany)

“This is the time of discoveries in Jazz.”

Jazzarium (Poland)

“Sparkles with ideas. Unrestrained imagination.”

by Simone Croes