Member Since: 2/28/2006
Band Members: Han Litz is a professional fluteplayer, producer, remixer, composer and arranger playing live with bands and DJ's like Louie Vega and Jazzanova. He's a member of the brokenbeat/nu-soul/jazz group Flowriders. Flowriders just finished the second album which will be out in september 2007 on Mr. Bongo recordings.
With dj Cassie6, Han Litz remixed a track for Osunlade which will be out after he finished the album, in 2007. Furthermore Cassie6&Hanlitz produced their own track called Sun, composed by Han Litz. Cassie6 is an eclectic DJ with an "across the board" stunning record-collection(one of Europe's largest) including the rare one's.
As a composer/producer Han Litz worked on a Legends-Of-The-Underground track. In that track Domu's amazing beats are featured. Han plays flute on the live soundtrack and for the Legends-Of-The-Underground-SHOWCASE fall 2006 in London produced by Mark de Clive-Lowe. That soundtrack will soon be out on one of de Clive-Lowe's own labels.
Together with Kc the funkaholic, who is founder of Kindred Spirits Records, Han Litz did most of the arrangements for "Love is Supreme, for John Coltrane". The concert is filled with spiritual jazz-tracks for a 9 piece band, a string quartet and a 20-piece choir. The name of the group is KINDRED SPIRITS ENSEMBLE and the first project is a John Coltrane tribute with MC Jimmy Rage as the poet and host. CHECK "the creator has a masterplan"in my myspace CD-player.
Han Litz is currently working on his own album; it will feature different shades of jazz, soul, samba, bossa, dance, broken-beats, funk, deephouse etc. and is to be finished at the end of 2007.
Han Litz performs on his main instrument the flute, improvising with a diversity of national and international musicians and/or dj's in styles like jazz, funk, deephouse, broken beat, soul, jazzdance, fusion, samba etc.
Enjoy the music and help supporting real music all over the world!!!Han Litz works and worked a.o. with or for the following bands, musicians, vocalists, poets, dancers, promoters, dj's, vj's, labels, producers, artists in no specific order:
Louie Vega, Jazzanova, Alex Barck, Juergen von Knoblauch, Sonar Kollektiv, Daniel Best, Kindred Spirits, Kc the funkaholic, Cassie 6, Patrick Forge, Seymour Nurse, Gary Nurse, John Agesilas, Levi Graham, Dave Graham, Leroy Rey, Michael Richters, Antal, Rednose Distrikt, Kid Sublime, Anton Goudsmit, Jesse van Ruller, Milos Dimitrijevic, Bart van Helsdingen, Frans Cornelissen, Ben Herman, Zuco 103, Lilian Vieira, Ana Beck, Claus Tofft, Jos de Haas, Judge P, Martin Bakker, Andy"stewlocks"Ninvalle, Folker Tettero, Mike Hendriks, Dirk Beets, Jelske van de Hoogervorst, Gilbert Breuer, Pavadita, Eva van de Poll, Indra van Hall, Esther van der Eijk, Wicked Jazz Sounds, Phil Horneman, Blue Note, Maestro, Flowriders, Vincent Helbers, Richard Spaven, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Sewuese, Nia Saw, Spoonface, Colonel Red, Lex Empress, Jimmy Rage, Marnix Stassen, Sanne van Hek, Miss Bunty, Neonrider, le Funkubine, Lesley Kuhr, Dave Sahanaja, Kindred Spirits Ensemble, Kees Heus, Wiboud Burkens, Cyril Directie, Simon Gitsels, Jeroen van Helsdingen, Patrick van Herrikhuyzen, Joshua Samson, Sjahin During, Liber Torriente, Eric Calmes, Joost Swart, Eddie C., Yoruba records, Osunlade, Delicious Vinyl, Ju-Lian Kwan, Kevin Haynes, Vanessa Freeman, Clara Hill, Georg Levin, Matthias Bergmann, Joachim Staudt, Gregory Pataca, Shirma Rouse, Bas van der Wal, Willem Hellbreker, Inna Vision, Jack Dynamite construction, Gilbert Felix, Adam Bar Pereg, Guido Hermans, Rowin Tettero.
Influences: Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, Jeremy Steig, Joe Claussell, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Steely Dan, Earth-wind & fire, John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Benny Golson, Oliver Nelson, Freddie Hubbard, Miles Davis, Joe Farrell, James Newton, Tito Duarte, Bobby Jaspar, Bill Frisell, Cecil Taylor, Keith Jarret, Bill Evans, Ahmed Jamal, Herbie Hancock, V.S.O.P., Joe Zawinul, Jaco Pastorius, Weather Report, Chick Corea, Horace Silver, Milton Nascimento, Jorge Ben, Gilberto Gil, Marcos Valle, Hermeto Pascoal, Misja Mengelberg, Arnold Dooyeweerd, James Mason, Tarika Blue, Seawind, First Choice, Norman Connors, Jon Lucien, Lewis Taylor,
Afronaught, IG Culture, Domu, Aardvarck, Masters at Work, Louie Vega, Gene Perez, Vidal Davis, King Britt, Alma Horton, Vikter Duplaix, James Poyser, Incognito, Kerri Chandler, Hajime Yoshizawa, Monday Michuru, Miri Ben Ari, Jazzanova, Stefan Leisering, Wahoo, Osunlade, Frankie Feliciano, platinum pied pipers, Steve Spacek, Dwele, Mozez, Blaze, Don Blackman, Stevie Wonder, Ed Motta, Astrud Gilberto, Ellis Regina, Gilberto Gil.....and more.
AND IN GENERAL: nature, my neighbourhood in Amsterdam, the trees, the wind, the sun, spiritual awareness, the silence behind it all, stories that move me emotionally, the company of real friends, the beauty of love in a lot of ways.
Sounds Like: see influences
Type of Label: Major