François Lourtie
sax

François is a composer and performer who plays an active role in a variety of diverse musical projects: The Wrong Object (jazz rock), Tali Toké (world jazz, around the bass saxophone), Cruz controL (progressive jazz), T&T and the Flying Circus (acoustic drum n' bass), amongst others ...
He’s also involved in Matters Collective – Realtime composing : projet organising, artistic performances and training workshops.

He studied at the Royal Conservatory of Liège with Garrett List (free improvisation) and Michel Massot (Rock de Chambre) as well as training under Fabrizio Cassol, Bart Defoort, Erwin Vann, Guillaume Orti …

A self-taught saxophonist (tenor, soprano and bass), he has a very intuitive style and approach to music, placing his emphasis on energy & sound over technique & harmony.