{"id":651,"date":"2014-05-12T18:54:09","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T16:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gratkowski.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=651"},"modified":"2019-05-16T15:59:07","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T13:59:07","slug":"z-country-paradise","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/gratkowski.com\/de\/projects\/z-country-paradise\/","title":{"rendered":"Z-Country Paradise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gratkowski.com\/wordpress\/de\/jelena-kuljic\">Jelena Kuljic<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>(SRB) voice<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gratkowski.com\/wordpress\/\">Frank Gratkowski<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>(D) alto sax, bass clarinet<strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kallekalima.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kalle Kalima<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>(FIN) guitar<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oliver-potratz.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oliver Potratz<\/a> <\/strong>&nbsp;(D) electric bass<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianmarien.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christian Marien<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>(D) drums<\/p>\n<p><em>Sie geh\u00f6ren zur Creme des zeitgen\u00f6ssischen Jazz, haben auch Erfahrungen in anderen Bereichen gesammelt \u2013 und klingen so wuchtig, verr\u00fcckt, erfrischend, provokativ wie Captain Beefheart, wie Broken Heart Collector, Zoogz Rift oder die Flying Luttenbachers. Klar \u2013 die Instrumentierung von Frank Gratkowskis \u00bbZ-Country Paradise\u00ab weicht von denen der genannten Bands durchaus ab, aber der Freigeist, die raffinierte Rhythmik, die Expressivit\u00e4t, die Offerten des Unerwarteten, auch manche musikalische Skurrilit\u00e4t sprechen eine eindeutige Sprache: Mit Z-Country Paradise ist eine Band geboren, die die Hochglanz-All-Inklusive-Ressort-Musik \u00e0 la Tom Gaebel, Torsten Goods oder Viktoria Tolstoy mit St\u00fcrmen sauerstoffreicher Frischluftwirbel hinwegfegen kann.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mathias B\u00e4umen, Jazzzeitung.de, April 2016<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Konzerte<\/h3>\nIm Moment keine Konzerte angek\u00fcndigt.\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Aktuelle CD<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<a title=\"Z-Country Paradise CD\" href=\"https:\/\/gratkowski.com\/wordpress\/recordings\/z-country-paradise\/\">Z-Country Paradise<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Musik<\/h3>\n<p>Two (Lyrics by Charles Simic)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gratkowski.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/01-Two.mp3\">Two<\/a><\/p>\n<p>My Little Lovelies (Lyrics by&nbsp;Arthur Rimbaud)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gratkowski.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/02-My-Little-Lovelies.mp3\">My Little Lovelies<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Success&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gratkowski.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/03-Kollaps-II.mp3\">03 Kollaps II<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Season in Hell&nbsp;(Lyrics by&nbsp;Arthur Rimbaud)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gratkowski.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/04-Season-in-Hell.mp3\">04 Season in Hell<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aufnahme: Marco Birkner Mix: Wolfgang Stach @&nbsp;<a title=\"Maarwegstudio2 in Cologne\" href=\"http:\/\/www.maarwegstudio2.com\/site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maarwegstudio2<\/a> in Cologne<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Pressefotos<\/h3>\n<p><strong>(Alle SW-Fotos \u00a9 Oliver Potratz, Farbfoto \u00a9 Sven Thielmann):<\/strong><\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Videos<\/h3>\n<p>Live at Moers Festival 2015<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bJAYJnLag_k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iEoVXzldN3Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LFBxvn_RG0A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Live Golem Hamburg<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GasOrcySWLs<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jelena Kuljic&nbsp;(SRB) voice Frank Gratkowski&nbsp;(D) alto sax, bass clarinet Kalle Kalima&nbsp;(FIN) guitar Oliver Potratz &nbsp;(D) electric bass Christian Marien&nbsp;(D) drums Sie geh\u00f6ren zur Creme des zeitgen\u00f6ssischen Jazz, haben auch Erfahrungen in anderen Bereichen gesammelt \u2013 und klingen so wuchtig, verr\u00fcckt, erfrischend, provokativ wie Captain Beefheart, wie Broken Heart Collector, Zoogz Rift oder die Flying Luttenbachers. 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