Dr. Mark Lomax II
@marklomaxii.bsky.social
Drummer|Composer|Educator|Activist who believes music is the healing power of the Universe. All thoughts are my own. #400AnAfrikanEpic #Drumversations
www.marklomaxii.com
www.marklomaxii.com
New Music! New Platform! Hundreds of videos and songs to uplift, encourage, and inspire us through these tough times! Subscribe at www.cfgtv.com #humansforhumanity #400forward #cfgtv #trending
September 16, 2025 at 11:39 PM
New Music! New Platform! Hundreds of videos and songs to uplift, encourage, and inspire us through these tough times! Subscribe at www.cfgtv.com #humansforhumanity #400forward #cfgtv #trending
Music isn’t just background noise. It’s about to be your wake-up call. Get ready for something real—and a little bit radical. #US #100225 #worldpremier #400Forward @relayrecording
August 26, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Music isn’t just background noise. It’s about to be your wake-up call. Get ready for something real—and a little bit radical. #US #100225 #worldpremier #400Forward @relayrecording
Imagine a sound that echoes the resilience of generations, carrying prayers for #unity and calls for #selflessness. Something special is on its way. #ResilientVoices #FindYourHarmony #US #100225 #400Forward #relayrecording
August 22, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Imagine a sound that echoes the resilience of generations, carrying prayers for #unity and calls for #selflessness. Something special is on its way. #ResilientVoices #FindYourHarmony #US #100225 #400Forward #relayrecording
Forget what you think music can do. This is bigger. Something’s coming that’ll flip your idea of “healing” upside down. Watch this space. #US #100225 #400Forward
August 19, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Forget what you think music can do. This is bigger. Something’s coming that’ll flip your idea of “healing” upside down. Watch this space. #US #100225 #400Forward
Sometimes the world needs a reminder of our shared spirit. This isn’t just music—it’s a movement. Intrigued? #SpiritOfUnity #MoreThanMusic #US #100225 #400Forward
August 15, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Sometimes the world needs a reminder of our shared spirit. This isn’t just music—it’s a movement. Intrigued? #SpiritOfUnity #MoreThanMusic #US #100225 #400Forward
Resilience lives in every note. This work channels generations of survival and hope, inviting us all to listen—and to act. #US #100225 #400Forward #worldpremier #linkinbio
August 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Resilience lives in every note. This work channels generations of survival and hope, inviting us all to listen—and to act. #US #100225 #400Forward #worldpremier #linkinbio
From praise to protest, from reflection to rallying cry: this project promises a journey, not just a performance. Curiosity is the first step. #US #100225 #400Forward #worldpremier
August 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
From praise to protest, from reflection to rallying cry: this project promises a journey, not just a performance. Curiosity is the first step. #US #100225 #400Forward #worldpremier
Music as manifesto. Art as catalyst. Prepare for a project that challenges, uplifts, and inspires in equal measure. #US #100225 #400Forward @relayrecording @MuratDirilCymbals @RBHDrumsUSA
July 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Music as manifesto. Art as catalyst. Prepare for a project that challenges, uplifts, and inspires in equal measure. #US #100225 #400Forward @relayrecording @MuratDirilCymbals @RBHDrumsUSA
Ever felt the energy in a room shift because of a song? Imagine an entire project built to #transform, #elevate, and #connect us all. Experience it all on #100225. #SoulfulSounds #StayCurious #US #400Forward @relayrecording
July 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Ever felt the energy in a room shift because of a song? Imagine an entire project built to #transform, #elevate, and #connect us all. Experience it all on #100225. #SoulfulSounds #StayCurious #US #400Forward @relayrecording
June 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“Now more than ever, we must look to our artists to be our truth-tellers and to challenge us toward creative solutions to the many problems mankind faces.” - Sidney Poitier #US2025 #400Forward #UrbanArtEnsemble #MusicHeals #NewMusic
June 6, 2025 at 12:56 AM
“Now more than ever, we must look to our artists to be our truth-tellers and to challenge us toward creative solutions to the many problems mankind faces.” - Sidney Poitier #US2025 #400Forward #UrbanArtEnsemble #MusicHeals #NewMusic
April 22, 2025 at 1:13 AM
“This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self pity, no need for silence, and no room for fear. We do language. That is how civilizations heal.”- Toni Morrison #400Forward #Humans4Humanity
April 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
“This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self pity, no need for silence, and no room for fear. We do language. That is how civilizations heal.”- Toni Morrison #400Forward #Humans4Humanity
Democracy is a verb. If we don’t stand now it’ll be much harder later. #400forward #humansforhumanity #politicsofhumanity
March 28, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Democracy is a verb. If we don’t stand now it’ll be much harder later. #400forward #humansforhumanity #politicsofhumanity
“The choice before us is whether or not to be human in spite of the physical and psychological violence of oppressive systems." - MLII #Drumversations
March 23, 2025 at 1:16 AM
“The choice before us is whether or not to be human in spite of the physical and psychological violence of oppressive systems." - MLII #Drumversations
Fresh off the NYC premier of my second string quartet, we are at it again and prepping for the premier of #Parables! Join my trio and poet, Scott Woods, 3/11 at the Short North Stage!
#400forward #BlackComposer #AfroChamberMusic
#400forward #BlackComposer #AfroChamberMusic
March 3, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Fresh off the NYC premier of my second string quartet, we are at it again and prepping for the premier of #Parables! Join my trio and poet, Scott Woods, 3/11 at the Short North Stage!
#400forward #BlackComposer #AfroChamberMusic
#400forward #BlackComposer #AfroChamberMusic
I’m focusing on the important things and ignoring the distractions #ArtWork #HeartWork #400Forward #drumversations #BlackArtMusic #AfroChamberMusic
February 14, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I’m focusing on the important things and ignoring the distractions #ArtWork #HeartWork #400Forward #drumversations #BlackArtMusic #AfroChamberMusic
“Now is the time to fight with outcomes not outrage, love not likes, and action not activity.” - MLII #RadicalHumanity #400Forward
January 29, 2025 at 11:32 PM
“Now is the time to fight with outcomes not outrage, love not likes, and action not activity.” - MLII #RadicalHumanity #400Forward
“This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before.”- Leonard Bernstein #radicalhumanity #400forward
January 29, 2025 at 4:54 AM
“This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before.”- Leonard Bernstein #radicalhumanity #400forward
January 21, 2025 at 2:05 AM
🎵 Experience the spiritual power of Coltrane's masterwork! The Mark Lomax Quartet brings "A Love Supreme" to life Jan 17 @caffevivace (7&9PM) & Jan 18 @AntiochCollege Foundry Theatre (7p). Don't miss this historic tribute! #JazzCincinnati #ColtraneLegacy
January 3, 2025 at 3:17 AM
🎵 Experience the spiritual power of Coltrane's masterwork! The Mark Lomax Quartet brings "A Love Supreme" to life Jan 17 @caffevivace (7&9PM) & Jan 18 @AntiochCollege Foundry Theatre (7p). Don't miss this historic tribute! #JazzCincinnati #ColtraneLegacy
Had a fantastic time presenting on Black Composers, Art Music and Organizing in the Era of Rising Authoritarianism @MorganStateUniversity this weekend, hearing my music performed and seeing a great performance of Joplin’s opera Treemonisha! #ComposersofColorCollective #BlackArtMusic #WarriorScholar
November 24, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Had a fantastic time presenting on Black Composers, Art Music and Organizing in the Era of Rising Authoritarianism @MorganStateUniversity this weekend, hearing my music performed and seeing a great performance of Joplin’s opera Treemonisha! #ComposersofColorCollective #BlackArtMusic #WarriorScholar
