Han Litz

Biografie

Han Litz
Bands, projects and facts:
2bass hit (Pop/Dance/R&B/Jungle)
-Veronica Television october 1996.Video clip ´Groovy Feelin` (1996)
-The single charted nr 7 in the tipparade (Holland)
-Heineken Crossover Award cd ´Real Good Time`
-Heineken Crossover Award final (1997). Several shows in Holland and Belgium(1996,1997)
Jack Dynamite construction Funk/P-Funk/ Soul)
1997-2003 shows/tours in Europe.
-cd ´I like it`(1998) presentation at the Paradiso Amsterdam,
1999 re-release on Enlace Funk(Spain)
Meander Allstars (Funk/Soul/Hip-Hop/Jazz Dance/R&B)1998
-Monthly liveshow at club Meander Amsterdam
Just Like That (funk/soul/Hip-Hop/Jazz Dance/R&B) (1993/1999)
-Heineken Crossover final 1993. Live Amsterdam Club circuit and abroad.

As a fluteplayer Han Litz improvises/performs/shares or shared the stage with a.o.:Steve Clisby, Jesse van Ruller, Hans Dulfer, Saskia Laroo, Eboman, Benjamin Herman, New Cool Collective, Lilian Vieira, Zuco 103, Nia Saw(Zap Mama), Spoonface, Clara Hill, Georg Levin, Sewuese, Marcina Arnolds, Colonel Red, Xan Blaque, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Vanessa Freeman, Pavadita(string-quartet) and with DJ’s Erick E, Michel de Hey, Le Funkubine, Graham B, Kid Sublime(Rednosedistrikt), Maestro(Blue note trip, Dig this), Roog(Hardsoul), Jazzanova(Juergen, Alex), Louie Vega (Masters at work, Elements of Life), Patrick Forge(Da Lata), Seymour Nurse(Bottom End), Kc the funkaholic (Kindred Spirits), DJ Cassie 6 , Frankie Feliciano (Ricanstruction, NY), DJ Deep (Paris), Leroy Rey (Paradisoul), Supa Dance Jam, (international top-musician’s and top-dj’s playing together/jamming at clubs&festivals in Europe).

-In 2002 he forms a band called Lex Empress&The Royals consisting of 8 brilliant topmusicians. Weekly residence in 2003 with Cassie 6 spinning and hosting. The Royals also do collective soul pop funk and jazz improvisation and they have over guests like Vikter Duplaix, Seiji(Bugz in the attic),and Kerri Chandler who joins them in their collective jams&groovy improvisations.
-Han Litz produces part of the music for Interpretationzz Amsterdam-jazzdance show 2003-2005.
-Cassie 6 & Han Litz team up in 2003 since meeting on some gigs for Red Bull in Holland. In spring 2005 they do a remix for Osunlade (Yoruba records). The single will be out 2007. Other remixes for national and international artists/groups are in the pipeline, meanwhile they produce soulfull danceminded tracks on 12”.
-From 2004 Han joins a group called Flowriders, with whom he played before in 2002 on several festivals&clubs. They release their album ‘Starcraft’ in april 2005 through 4lux (label from Rotterdam). The CD presentation follows playing at Oerol and North sea jazz festival and later in the year festivals/clubs in Holland and Europe. They do a release of ‘Starcraft’ (special japanese edition) in Japan. In 2005/2006 they do gigs on several places in The Hague, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Amsterdam and in Germany and Switzerland and Poland. They are the first live brokenbeat-act in Warschau (Poland)for a packed club Balsam.
As a band member and co-producer Han Litz is involved in recording Flowriders’ second album R.U.E.D.Y, which will be presented autumn 2007 and will be released on the London based Mr Bongo recordings. Flowriders are working with amazing vocalists from London like Colonel Red, Nia Saw (Zap Mama), Marcina, Sewuese and Spoonface. A 12” with some reworks and remixes is released in 2007 before the album is out. Together with Vince from Flowriders, in 2006/2007 Han Litz is joining a monthly session called Flowriders brokenbeat session at Sugarfactory(Amsterdam) with their London-based drummer Richard Spaven (Ty, Platinum Pied Pipers, Mark the Clive-Lowe). Guests like Trevor Goodchilde, Jonas Lonna, Spoonface, Mark de Clive-Lowe and others will join them in collective improvisations.

-With Kc the funkaholic (founder of Kindred Spirits records)he sets up the Kindred Spirits Ensemble with a 9 piece band featuring Holland’s finest jazzmusicians, on top of this a string-quartet and a 20 piece choir. They’re initiating ‘spiritual jazz’ projects, the first one is a “John Coltrane tribute”, which is playing on jazzfestivals and in different churches. Pure Jazz fest, Paradiso, Nieuwe Kerk in the Hague, North Sea Jazz
-Together with choreographer/jazzdancer Gary Nurse and producer Domu he’s composing/producing some parts for the 2nd soundtrack of Multimedia show Legends of the Underground. Apart working on the soundtrack he’s playing flute on the recording for the show in London (fall 2006)where he plays flute with singer Vanessa Freeman and choir, percussionist Kevin Haynes(Steve Williamson quintet).
-Right now in 2007 Han Litz is producing his solo album.

Discografie

“That’s our cue”-2 bass hit (1996)Xplosion records
“Love me tonight”-2 bass hit(1996)Xplosion records
“Groovy feelin’”-2 bass hit(1997)Xplosion records
“Heineken crossover award sampler”-2 bass hit(1997)Djax records
“I like it”-Jack Dynamite Construction(1998)Splank records
“Freak”-Hometeam(1998)Lowland records
“I like it”-Jack Dynamite Construction(1999)EnlaceFunk records
"Tempus"-Tempus(2002)
“Sophisticated Groove”-Christian Alvarez (2004)Delecto recordings
“Starcraft album sampler”-Flowriders(2005) 4 lux records
“Starcraft”-Flowriders(2005)4 lux records
“Starcraft special Japanese edition”-Flowriders(2005) UltraVybe records
"Flowriders" 2007 MrBongo Recordings
"R.U.E.D.Y.-Flowriders(2007) MrBongo Recordings
"Love is Supreme"-Kindred Spirits Ensemble LIVE(2007) Free Spirits/ KS/ K7
"Furious Flute"(compilation): "Flute funk"-Han Litz(2007)Essential Dance music

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