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Frank Gratkowski
12+ albums
Avant-Gardejazzfree jazzimprovsax
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This is an official Frank Gratkowski biography taken from his website, http://www.gratkowski.com/ Frank Gratkowski Alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, composition Born in Hamburg, 1963. Started playing the saxophone at 16 and, following a period at the Hamburg Conservatory (Hamburger Musikhochschule), moved in 1985 to study at the Cologne Conservatory of Music with Heiner Wiberny, graduating in 1990. Further studies with Charlie Mariano, Sal Nistico and Steve Lacy. Frank Gratkowski has been working as a soloist in various international formations (Grubenklang Orchester, Klaus Koenig Orchester, Musikfabrik NRW, Tony Oxley Celebration Orchestra, Bentje Braam, BikBentBraam, All Ears, Zeitkratzer, WDR Big band, etc.). Since 1990 he has been giving solo performances throughout Europe, Canada and USA. With his first solo program, he was a 1991 prizewinner in the Musik Kreativ contest. The release of the solo CD "Artikulationen" followed the same year and a new one "ArikulationenII" in 2002. Since 1992 he has been working in a duo with the pianist Georg Graewe (CD "VicissEtudes"). The duo is often extended through the participation of different additional musicians, such as drummer Paul Lovens (CD "Quicksand") and bassist John Lindberg (CD "Arrears"). In 1995 he founded the "Frank Gratkowski Trio" with Dieter Manderscheid (Germany), bass, and Gerry Hemingway (USA), drums, (CDs "Gestalten" and "The Flume Factor" ). In 2000 the trio has been extended to a qu
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Three Character Attacks: Photographers
692Three Character Attacks: The Prince
503Three Character Attacks: Profound And Shallow
484Improvisation
435Two Instances Of Libel / One Memory Lapse: Impossible
436TYCHO
377Sirens
358Two Instances Of Libel / One Memory Lapse: Increased (A)
349Two Instances Of Libel / One Memory Lapse: Increased (B)
3310AXONEME
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