MØDE
international modern jazz
‘MØDE’ is a creative platform of four of Europe’s finest modernists hailing from Denmark to Portugal. Exploring a new world for a interactive acoustic quartet.
Cutting edge contemporary jazz music by four veracious improvisers and composers, fronted by an fascinating horn. The music of ‘MØDE‘ is following a dynamic path up from the North to the South and is celebrating life with serene sound and dense intensity.
WRUV, T.Basanta (USA)
“Mark Alban Lotz – a German-Dutch genius and flute master.”
Vrij Nederland, The Netherlands
“The capacity of Lotz coming directly to the essence in all the different settings really takes you by suprise.”
Nelson Cascais
bass
Nelson Cascais
Nelson is regarded as the face of the new Portugese Jazz. As performer and composer establishing an exciting mature and new sound. Collaborations in studio and live with a.o. John Ellis, Maria Schneider, Aaron Goldberg, Perico Sambeat, Ricardo Toscano, Maria João, Rick Margitza, Libert Fortuny, André Fernandes, Jorge Reis, Ivan Padduart, Antonio Faraó, Kari Ikonen, Jorge Pardo, Jarmo Savolainen, Stefanno D’ Anna. Designated Jazz Musician of the Year 2001 by Jazz Portugal.
Martin Mareti Andersen
drums
A true musical dynamo with exceptional expressive playing. Interaction is the main magic. Broadly informed he comes either with a tornado or a whisper but always with a smile and a magical touch. A veteran of the renowned New Jungle Orchestra with which he has recorded and toured intensively he has played with James Blood Ulmer, Yusef Lateef, Ray Anderson, John Tchicai, Marco Mezquida, Kirk Knuffke, Enrico Rava, Kenny Werner and Dado Moroni. Martin is assistant professor at the jazz department of Academy Music of Southern Denmark.
João Paulo Estebes da Silva
piano
Legendary interdisciplinary artist who is also a poet. Joao has this rare quality: when he touches the keys there is music. Worked a.o. with Ricardo Rocha, Carlos Bica, Cláudio Puntin, Samuel Rohrer, Jean-Luc Fillon, Peter Epstein, Ricardo Dias, Dennis Gonzalez, Vitorino, Sérgio Godinho, Filipa Pais, Ana Brandão, Maria Ana Bobone, Cristina Branco.
Mark Alban Lotz
flutes, Bansuri, fx
Raised in Thailand, Uganda and Germany Marks appetite for musical adventures takes him all over the globe ever since. Unique voice with a vibrant presence on the international scene, significant figure on the Dutch music scene. Worked/recorded with Chris Potter Tentet, David Tronzo, Don Byron, Miguel ’Anga’ Diaz, David Haney, Najma Akthar, Han Bennink, Ernst Reijseger.
