Potsa Lotsa

Website potsalotsa.com

Potsa Lotsa is the pet project of Berlin-based saxophonist Silke Eberhard, which has been performing as the large ensemble Potsa Lotsa XL since 2017. In its original line-up as the wind quartet Potsa Lotsa (4), the musicians initially devoted themselves to the compositions of the African-American multi-instrumentalist Eric Dolphy (1928–1964); the result of this collaboration was the double album The Complete Works Of Eric Dolphy. With the septet Potsa Lotsa Plus, which combines the sound of six wind instruments with electronic sounds, Silke Eberhard subsequently performed Dolphy’s wedding music, Love Suite, which had long been believed lost. Moving beyond jazz, the ensemble — typically in quartet form — also occasionally includes works of classical modernism by Giacinto Scelsi or Kurt Schwitters’ Ursonate in its concert programmes, often in collaboration with other artists. In the new XL formation, however, Potsa Lotsa performs exclusively pieces by Silke Eberhard.

design: cyan, berlin
realization: ants and butterflies