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(past concerts before may 2019)

18.12.2020	Gratkowski / Zoubek / Landfermann / Mahnig
20:30	Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds Philip Zoubek – piano Robert Landfermann – bass Dominik Mahnig – drums	Industriesalon Schöneweide Reinbeckstraße 9, Berlin, DE
17.12.2020	Gratkowski / Oberg / Bauer / Fischerlehner
21:00	Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds Uwe Oberg – piano Matthias Bauer – bass Rudi Fischerlehner – drums	B-Flat Dircksenstr. 40, 10178 Berlin-Mitte, DE
31.10.2020	Clone of Gratkowski·Müller·Askari·Nillesen: „The Resonators“
20:30	Frank Gratkowski – reeds Sebastian Müller – guit Reza Askari – b Etienne Nillesen – dr	Loft Wissmannstr. 30, Köln, DE
30.10.2020	Gratkowski·Müller·Askari·Nillesen: „The Resonators“
20:00	Frank Gratkowski – reeds Sebastian Müller – guit Reza Askari – b Etienne Nillesen – dr	Paradox Telegraafstraat 62, 5038 BM Tilburg, NL
28.10.2020	Gratkowski·Müller·Askari·Dhonau: „The Resonators“
20:00	Frank Gratkowski – reeds Sebastian Müller – guit Reza Askari – b Dirk-Achim Dhonau – dr	YOKOCLUB Valentinskamp 47, 20354 Hamburg, DE
26.10.2020	Chimera @ the Blurred Edges Festival
20:00	Frank Paul Schubert – soprano saxophone Frank Gratkowski – alto saxophone John Dikeman – tenor saxophone Chad Popple – drums John Hughes – double bass, composition	MS Stubnitz Kirchenpauerkai 26, Hamburg, DE
05.10.2020	Frank Gratkowski
20:30	with Georg Graewe’s Sonic Fiction Orchestra Georg Graewe piano Frank Gratkowski clarinets Maria Gstättner bassoon Sara Kowal Harfe Martin Siewert guitar Joanna Lewis violin Laura Strobl viola Asja Valcic cello Els Vandeweyer vibraphone Peter Herbert bass Wolfgang Reisinger drums	Porgy & Bess Vienna, AT
30.09.2020	Fo[u]r Alto + String Trio and Harp
19:30	Frank Gratkowski, Christian Weidner, Leonhard Huhn, Florian Bergmann – alto saxophones plus Lola Rubio – violin; Vincent Royer – viola; Elisabeth Coudoux – cello; Kathrin Pechlof – harp	Kunststation St. Peter Jabachstraße 1, 50676 Köln, DE
26.09.2020	Fo[u]r Alto
19:30	Frank Gratkowski Leonhard Huhn Florian Bergmann Christian Weidner – alto saxophone and percussion	Saxstall Dorfstr. 87, 01737 Pohrsdorf, DE
25.09.2020	Quartett ohne Namen
20:30	Frank Gratkowski – reeds Ignaz Schick – turntable Rieko Okuda – piano Michael Zerang – drums	Industriesalon Schöneweide Reinbeckstraße 9, Berlin, DE
18.09.2020	Duo Harnik / Gratkowski
18:00	with Elisabeth Harnik – piano KLANGSPUREN FESTIVAL	Silbersaal, SZentrum Andreas Hofer Str. 10, Schwaz, Austria
04.09.2020	Gratkowski / Tramontana „Instant Songs“
19:30		XIII Spotkania Teatralne Nowica, Gorlice, Poland
02.09.2020	Gratkowski / Tramontana “Instant Songs”
19:30		YOKOCLUB Valentinskamp 47, 20354 Hamburg, DE
01.09.2020	Gratkowski / Tramontana „Instant Songs“
19:30		Schlosspark Friedrich-Wintgens-Weg, 47441 Moers, Deutschland
31.08.2020	Gratkowski / Tramontana „Instant Songs“
20:30		Loft Wissmannstr. 30, Köln, Deutschland
30.08.2020	Gratkowski / Tramontana “Instant Songs”
17:00		Kunsthalle Hangelar Richthofenstr. 3, 53757 Sankt Augustin, Germany
28.08.2020	MJO Multiple Joy[ce] Orchestra
18:00	Two sets with the same program. 2nd set starts at 20:00	Atrium der Johnanneskirche Am Schildchen 15, Köln, DE
23.08.2020	Z-Country Paradise
21:00	Open Air Festival	tba Brno, Czech Republic
13.08.2020	With the Tamara Lukasheva Quartett
20:00	Tamara Lukasheva — Voice, Composition Lucas Leidinger — Piano Jakob Kühnemann — Double bass Dominik Mahnig — Drums	Stadtgarten Venloer Strasse 40, 50672 Köln, Germany
26.04.2020	Gratkowski / Tromontana & Steve Beresford (postponed)
	Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds Sebi Tramontana – trombone Steve Beresford – piano	Area Sismica Via Le Selve 23, 47121 Forlì – Loc. Ravaldino in M., Italy
23.02.2020	Trio Gratkowski / Tramontana / Sjöström
20:00	Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds Harri Sjöström – sax Sebi Tramontana – trombone	Galerie Wolf & Galentz Wollankstraße 112a, 13187 Berlin, DE
22.02.2020	Day 5 @ Au Topsi Pohl
20:30	Frank Gratkowski – alto sax, sopranino sax, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, Bb clarinet, flute and bass flute 1. Set Trio with Richard Scott – analog electronics Michael Vorfeld – percussion 2. Set. Quartet with Sebi Tramontana – trombone Achim Kaufmann – piano Steve Heather – drums	Au Topsi Pohl Pohlstraße 64, 10785 Berlin, DE
21.02.2020	Day 4 @ Au Topsi Pohl
20:30	Frank Gratkowski – alto sax, sopranino sax, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, Bb clarinet, flute and bass flute 1. Set. Trio with Andrea Parkins – electronics Axel Dörner – trumpet 2. Set. Quartet with Kalle Kalima – guitar Oliver Potratz – bass Christian Marien – drums	Au Topsi Pohl Pohlstraße 64, 10785 Berlin, DE
20.02.2020	Day 3 @ Au Topsi Pohl
20:30	Frank Gratkowski – alto sax, sopranino sax, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, Bb clarinet, flute and bass flute 1. Set: »Instant Songs« Duo with Sebi Tramontana- trombone 2. Set: Quartet with Tobias Delius – tenor sax, clarinet Achim Kaufmann – piano Matthias Bauer – Bass	Au Topsi Pohl Pohlstraße 64, 10785 Berlin, DE
19.02.2020	Day 2 @ Au Topsi Pohl
20:30	Frank Gratkowski – alto sax, sopranino sax, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, Bb clarinet, flute and bass flute 1. Set: »The Sopraninos« Duo with Harri Sjöström – sopranino sax 2. Set: Quartet with Tobias Delius – tenor sax and clarinet Reza Askari – bass Steve Heather – drums	Au Topsi Pohl Pohlstraße 64, 10785 Berlin, DE
18.02.2020	Day 1 @ Au Topsi Pohl
20:00	Frank Gratkowski – alto sax, sopranino sax, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, Bb clarinet, flute and bass flute 1. Set: Trio with Miako Klein – contrabass recorder Mazen Kerbaj – trumpet 2. Set: Duo with Ignatz Schick – turntables	Au Topsi Pohl Pohlstraße 64, 10785 Berlin, DE
12.02.2020	Gratkowski / Maierhofer
21:00	Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds Michael Maierhofer – cello	Hörbar Brigittenstr. 5, 20359 Hamburg, Deutschland
11.02.2020	Gratkowski / Zoubek / Landerfermann / Mahnig
20:30	Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds Phillip Zoubek – piano Robert Landfermann – bass Dominik Mahnig – drums	Loft Wissmannstr. 30, Köln, Deutschland
15.01.2020	Frank Gratkowski’s Entrainment
19:30	New Project with: Frank Gratkowski – alto sax, bass clarinet, flute Kazuhisa Uchihashi – guitar Dan Peter Sundland – e-bass Tony Buck – drums	YOKOCLUB Valentinskamp 47, 20354 Hamburg, DE
18.12.2019	Serious Series
19:00	curated by Achim Kaufmann & Frank Gratkowski Kaufmann / Gratkowski / DeJoode Frank Gratkowski : woodwinds Achim Kaufmann : piano Wilbert De Joode : bass Cao-Keller-Siedl Cao Thanh Lan (VN) : prepared marxophon, electronics Beat Keller (CH) : feedbacker guitar, electronics Gregor Siedl (AT) : clarinet, electronics Luise Volkmann : Coi.te Quatuor (Köln / Paris) Lola Malique : cello Luise Volkmann : alto saxophone Louis Bona : viola Thibault Gomez : prepered piano	Uferstrudios Studio 1, Badstr. 41a (Tor 1), 13357 Berlin, DE
17.12.2019	Serious Series
19:00	curated by Achim Kaufmann & Frank Gratkowski Guus Janssen solo (Amsterdam) Guus Janssen : piano Uchihashi-Allbee-Kujala (Berlin / Helsinki) Kazuhisa Uchihashi : guitar, daxophone Liz Allbee : trumpet Veli Kujala : quarter-tone accordion Gropper-Aaron-Henkelhausen-Black (Berlin) Philipp Gropper : tenor saxophone Luca Aaron : guitar Felix Henkelhausen : bass Jim Black : drums	Uferstrudios Studio 1, Badstr. 41a (Tor 1), 13357 Berlin, DE
16.12.2019	Serious Series
19:00	curated by Achim Kaufmann & Frank Gratkowski Tony Buck solo “Unearth” Tony Buck : drum kit, assorted small percussion instruments, guitar, video and other acoustic sound sources Marlies Debacker : Uchronia (Köln) Salim Javaid : saxophone Marlies Debacker : piano Stefan Schönegg : double bass Dominik Mahnig : drums Graewe – Reijseger – Hemingway (D/NL/USA) Georg Graewe : piano Ernst Reijseger : cello Gerry Hemingway : drums, percussion	Uferstrudios Studio 1, Badstr. 41a (Tor 1), 13357 Berlin, DE
14.12.2019	Tristano 100
20:00	Frank Gratkowski – alto sax Håvard Wiik – piano Jonas Westergaard – bass Heinrich Köbberling – drums play the music of Lennie Tristano, Warne Marsh, Lee Konitz and more.	KM 28 Karl-Marx-Str. 28, 12043 Berlin, Deutschland
13.12.2019	Coudoux – Gratkowski Duo
	Elisabeth Coudoux – cello Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds	West Germany Skalitzer Str. 133, 10999 Berlin, DE
12.12.2019	Fo[u]r Alto + String Trio and Harp
20:30	Frank Gratkowski, Christian Weidner, Leonhard Huhn, Florian Bergmann – alto saxophones plus Biliana Voutchkova – violin; Vincent Royer – viola; Elisabeth Coudoux – cello; Kathrin Pechlof – harp	Die Waabe Danziger Straße 101, Berlin, DE
10.12.2019	Frank Gratkowski with
20:00	Liz Allbee – trumpet Axel Dörner – trumpet Toby Delius – tenor sax and clarinet Charly Birkenhauer – vibraphone Joe Willamson – bass	Au Topsi Pohl Pohlstraße 64, 10785 Berlin, Deutschland
09.12.2019	Frank Gratkowski with
20:00	Liz Allbee – trumpet Axel Dörner – trumpet Toby Delius – tenor sax and clarinet Charly Birkenhauer – vibraphone Joe Willamson – bass	Au Topsi Pohl Pohlstraße 64, 10785 Berlin, Deutschland
30.11.2019	Gratkowski / Hughes / Popple
20:00	Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds John Hughes – bass Chad Popple – drums	Grete Kulturverein Schanzenviertel e.V. Margaretenstr. 33, 20257 Hamburg, Deutschland
28.11.2019	With the Scott Fields Mojave Desert Ensemble
20:30	Axel Lindner – violin Hannah Weirich – violin Annegret Mayer-Lindenberg – viola Axel Porath – viola Niklas Seidl – cello Pascal Niggenkemper – contrabass Christian Weber – contrabass Scott Fields – electric guitar David Stackenäs – electric guitar Daniel Agi – flute Helen Bledsloe – flute Norbert Rodenkirchen – flute Frank Gratkowski – clarinets Ingrid Laubrock – soprano saxophone Matthias Schubert – tenor saxophone Udo Moll – trumpet Matthias Muche – trombone Melvyn Poore – tuba Ramon Gardella – percussion Arturo Portugal – percussion Stephen Dembski – conductor	Alte Feuerwache Melchiorstr. 3, 50570 Köln, DE
27.11.2019	With the Scott Fields Mojave Desert Ensemble
20:00	Axel Lindner – violin Hannah Weirich – violin Annegret Mayer-Lindenberg – viola Axel Porath – viola Niklas Seidl – cello Pascal Niggenkemper – contrabass Christian Weber – contrabass Scott Fields – electric guitar David Stackenäs – electric guitar Daniel Agi – flute Helen Bledsloe – flute Norbert Rodenkirchen – flute Frank Gratkowski – clarinets Ingrid Laubrock – soprano saxophone Matthias Schubert – tenor saxophone Udo Moll – trumpet Matthias Muche – trombone Melvyn Poore – tuba Ramon Gardella – percussion Arturo Portugal – percussion Stephen Dembski – conductor	Dialograum Kreuzung an St. Helena Bornheimer Straße 130, 53119 Bonn, DE
25.11.2019	Gratkowski / Okudo / Thomas / Zerang
20:00	Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds Rieko Okudo – piano Clayton Thomas – bass Michael Zerang – drums first Set will be: JD Zazie – turntables, electronics Michael Zerang – percussion	Au Topsi Pohl Pohlstraße 64, 10785 Berlin, Deutschland
23.11.2019	with Ensemble Phosphorus
19:00	Almut Kühne – Stimme Uli Pleßmann – Rezitation Frank Gratkowski – Klarinette & Baßklarinette Kathrin Pechlof – Harfe Meinrad Kneer – Kontrabaß, Komposition	Klangbrücke Aachen Kurhausstr. 2, Aachen, DE
12.11.2019	Tristano 100
21:30	Frank Gratkowski – alto sax Pablo Held – piano Robert Landfermann – bass Jonas Burgwinkel – drums play the music of Lennie Tristano, Warne Marsh, Lee Konitz and more.	Jazz-O-Rama im Artheater Ehrenfeldgürtel 127, 50823 Köln, Deutschland
11.11.2019	Gratkowski / Dannullis / Roder / Griener
21:30	Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds Alexander Dannullis – guitar Jan Roder – bass Michael Griener – drums	Jazzraum im Hafenbahnhof Große Elbstraße 276, 22767 Hamburg, Deutschland
10.11.2019	Altered States & Frank Gratkowski
	Altered States: Kazuhisa Uchihashi – guitar & daxohpone Mitsuru Nasuno – bass Yasuhiro Yoshigaki – drums Guest: Frank Gratkowski – Saxophone	Wels Music Unlimited Festival Dragonerstrasse 22, 4600 Wels, AT
01.11.2019	Kaufmann / Gratkowski / De Joode
20:30	Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds Achim Kaufmann – piano Wilbert De Joode – bass	Loft Wissmannstr. 30, 50823 Köln, DE
31.10.2019	Kaufmann / Gratkowski / De Joode
20:00	Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds Achim Kaufmann – piano Wilbert De Joode – bass also playing: Torben Snekkestad – solo David Toop – solo Emilio Gordoa – Vibraphone Florian Walter – Saxophone, Clarinet	MOERS Residence House, Moers Festival Kleine Allee 10, 47441 Moers, DE
25.10.2019	Gratkowski / Tramontana “Instant Songs”
	FESTIVAL improvisierte Musik	Streitfeld Projektraum Streitfeldstraße 33, Müchen, Germany
27.09.2019	Fo[u]r Alto + Pareidolia
20:30	Frank Gratkowski, Christian Weidner, Leonhard Huhn, Florian Bergmann – alto saxophones Liz Albee – quadraphonic trumpet and tine-wave spatializations Marta Zapparoli -self-built antennas, world wide band receivers and detectors	Ausland Lychener Straße 60, 10437 Berlin, DE
24.09.2019	Oliwood
20:00	Frank Gratkowski – alto sax Dan Nicholls – keyboards Trevor Dunn – bass Oliver Steidle – drums	Dave Lombardo Zionskirchstraße 34, 10119 Berlin, DE
23.09.2019	Oliwood
20:00	Frank Gratkowski – alto sax Dan Nicholls – keyboards Trevor Dunn – bass Oliver Steidle – drums	DOM Moskow , Russia
20.09.2019	Oliwood
20:00	Frank Gratkowski – alto sax Dan Nicholls – keyboards Trevor Dunn – bass Oliver Steidle – drums	Schl8hof Wels Dragonerstraße 22, A-4600 Wels, Austria
14.09.2019	Bauer / Brown / Gratkowski
20:30	Frank Gratkowski – alto sax, clarinets, flutes Chris Brown – piano, live electronics Matthias Bauer – bass	KM28 Karl-Marx-Str. 28, 12043 Berlin, DE
13.09.2019	Frank Gratkowski’s Entrainment
21:00	New Project with: Frank Gratkowski – alt sax, bass clarinet, flute Kazuhisa Uchihashi – guitar Dan Peter Sundland – e-bass Steve Heather – drums	Aufsturz Oranienburgerstr. 67, Berlin, DE
05.09.2019	Frenzel – Gratkowski – Schröder
20:30	Martial Frenzel – percussion Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds John Schröder – git, drums, piano	Sowieso Weisestrasse 24, 12049 Berlin, Deutschland
03.09.2019	Tristano 100
20:00	Frank Gratkowski – alto sax Håvard Wiik – piano Antonio Borghini – bass Heinrich Köbberling – drums play the music of Lennie Tristano, Warne Marsh, Lee Konitz and more.	Au Topsi Pohl Pohlstraße 64, 10785 Berlin, Deutschland
02.09.2019	Tristano 100
20:00	Frank Gratkowski – alto sax Håvard Wiik – piano Antonio Borghini – bass Heinrich Köbberling – drums play the music of Lennie Tristano, Warne Marsh, Lee Konitz and more.	Au Topsi Pohl Pohlstraße 64, 10785 Berlin, Deutschland
01.09.2019	Zeitkratzer
20:00	Playing Serbian War Songs	Ruhrtriennale @ Turbinenhalle Bochum Bochum, DE
31.08.2019	Kaufmann Gratkowski DeJoode + Gerry Hemingway
17:30	part of the ZomerJazzFietsTour Groningen	church of Oostum Oostum near Groningen, NL
29.08.2019	Flonks feat Frank Gratkowski
	Frank Gratkowski – Woodwinds Mathieu Bech – Piano Joan Chávez – Bass Johannes Pfingsten – Drums	Loft Wissmannstrasse 30, 50823 Köln, DE
17.08.2019	Urs Jaeggi + Frank Gratkowski
14:00	Urs Jaeggi – poetry Frank Gratkowski – alto sax 8min walk from S-Bahn Birkenwerder (S1 from Berlin) Part of 2. Kunstfest auf dem Skulpturen Boulevard	Skulpturen Boulevard Birkenwerder Str. , 16547 Birkenwerder, Germany
16.08.2019	Gratkowski Dudek Henkelhausen Wandinger
21:00	Frank Gratkowski / Saxophon Fabian Dudek / Saxophon Felix Henkelhausen / Kontrabass Ludwig Wandinger / Schlagzeug	Peppi Guggenheim Weichselstrasse 7 , Berlin, DE
04.08.2019	Buck / Gratkowski
20:00	Tony Buck – drums Frank Gratkowski – reeds first set will be: Jasper Stadhouders – guitar Mazen Kerbaj – extended trumpet Alexander Frangenheim – doublebass	Petersburg Art Space Kaiserin-Augusta-Allee 101, 10553 Berlin, DE
29.07.2019	Gratkowski / Kok / Yandsen / Schmitz / Hein
20:30	Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds Siew-Wai Kok – voice Yong Yandsen – tenor saxophone Claudia Schmitz – visuals Nicola L. Hein – guitar Viola Yip – lights	Kühlspot Social Club Lehderstraße 74-79, Berlin, Deutschland
27.07.2019	Gratkowski / Tramontana “Instant Songs”
19:00	Open Air Bühne im Garten Hasselwerderstraße 22A, Berlin – Schöneweide	Jazz am Kaisersteg Hasselwerderstraße 22A, Berlin, Germany
06.07.2019	Zeitkratzer
17:00	Playing Kraftwerk @ Stage Avalon	Roskilde Festival Roskilde, Denmark
15.06.2019	Oliwood
19:00	Frank Gratkowski – alto sax Kalle Kalima – guitar Oliver Steidle – drums Trevor Dunn – bass Open Air Bühne im Garten Hasselwerderstraße 22A, Berlin – Schöneweide	Jazz am Kaisersteg Hasselwerderstraße 22A, Berlin, Germany
14.06.2019	Artikulationen
20:00	Solo music for alto saxophone, clarinets and flutes	Galerie Toolbox Koloniestraße 120, 13359 Berlin, Germany
11.06.2019	MJO Multiple Joy[ce] Orchestra
		Loft Köln, DE
24.05.2019	Zeitkratzer
	Playing Lou Reed „Metal Machine Music“	CASA DEL LAGO Mexico City, MX
23.05.2019	Zeitkratzer
	Playing Stockhausen „Aus den sieben Tagen“	CASA DEL LAGO Mexico City, MX
14.05.2019	Frank Gratkowski
	with Georg Graewe’s Sonic Fiction Orchestra Georg Graewe piano Frank Gratkowski clarinets Maria Gstättner bassoon Sebi Tramontana trombone Sara Kowal Harfe Martin Siewert guitar Joanna Lewis violin Melissa Coleman cello Peter Herbert bass Wolfgang Reisinger drums	Porgy & Bess Vienna, AT
12.05.2019	Frank Gratkowski
	Playing compositions by Johannes Bauer Heiner Reinhardt – tenor sax, bass clarinet Frank Paul Schubert – sopran sax Frank Gratkowski – alto sax Gebhard Ullmann – flute Christof Thewes – trombone Lina Allemano – trumpet Simon Jakob Drees – violin Matthias Bauer – bass Andreas Willers – guitar Julie Sassoon – piano Willi Kellers – drums	Industriesalon Berlin, DE