Martin Lutz Group"[...] understated but quietly vibrant music." (Allaboutjazz.com, 2023) Martin Lutz / Classical music"[...] His highly individual, hauntingly beautiful Stabat Mater (written for soprano and tenor solo, mixed choir, vibraphone, oboe and cello) and Two Marian Motets, Salve Regina and Ave Maria, are musical settings of much-loved religious poetry dating from the thirteenth century. [...]" (new-classics.co.uk, 2016) Honey Hotel"[...] Both the lyrics and the music are rooted in modern American country, drawing parallels to Shania Twain, Taylor Swift, and Carrie Underwood. They employ simple techniques for the most part, and it works. The choruses are catchy, and the music is well-executed. [...]" (Lydtapet.dk, 2014) Martin Lutz Group"In short: Numerous fine details, but above all, music with substance - warm surprises and ingratiating originality." (Berlingske.dk, 2011) |
Martin Lutz Group"[...] The music on Where Are the Trumpets? is at once dense and accessible. Lutz's soothingly simple melodies are developed with patience and diligence. The results are deliberate and refreshingly soulful"(Allaboutjazz.com, 2007) Martin Lutz / Classical music"[...] Consistently within the framework of tonality, the music is primarily characterized by extended melodic lines, making it remarkably singable despite complex harmonies. Equally impressive as the vocal parts was the instrumental component of the composition. [...]" (Der Nordschleswiger, 2011) Martin Lutz Group"[...] This reviewer has taken great pleasure in this fresh, varied, and, from the listener's perspective, uncomplicated matter. So, no reservations are held - Martin Lutz and company come highly recommended. [...]" (Jazzspecial, 2011) Martin Lutz Group"[...] An album that is not only excellent (for its A side) but sublime and exceptional (for its B side). Essential, simply essential! [...]" (Paris-Move.com, 2023) |
Martin Lutz / Classical music"[...] Lutz is known as a jazz pianist, but he is more versatile than that. His experiences as a jazz musician come through as a refreshing extra dimension in a music that is fundamentally rooted in classical church music, with hints of romantic music as well. It is done so delicately and balanced that as a listener, you immerse yourself in it, much like you can with religious music from Mozart to Stravinsky. [...]" (jcklassisk.dk, 2016) Martin Lutz Group[...]It's rare to hear a group focus on swing these days, and even rarer to hear a group tie other musical landscapes into that swing concept as perfectly as Lutz's group manages. [...]" (Jazzreview.com, 2011) Martin Lutz Group"'In Denmark I Was Born' is often beautifully simple and simply beautiful." (Allaboutjazz.com, 2018) Martin Lutz Group"This is musical 'comfort food', understood in the most positive sense of the word. It's warm and pleasant listening, [...]." (Nordjyske.dk, 2023) |