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25.11.2024 Landfermann | Fox | Gratkowski | Zoubek | Berger
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Victor Fox – tenor sax, bass clarinet
Philip Zoubek – piano
Robert Landfermann – bass
Leif Berger – drums

Loft Wissmannstr. 30, 50823 Köln, DE
20.11.2024 Berghammer | Gratkowski | Delius | Herbert | Kugel
20:00

Thomas Berghammer – Trompete
Frank Gratkowski – Altsaxophon, Bassklarinette, Flöte
Tobias Delius – Tenorsaxophon, Klarinette
Peter Herbert – Kontrabass
Klaus Kugel – Schlagzeug, Perkussion

Stockwerk Jakominiplatz 18, 8010 Graz, AT
19.11.2024 Berghammer | Gratkowski | Delius | Herbert | Kugel
19:30

Thomas Berghammer – Trompete
Frank Gratkowski – Altsaxophon, Bassklarinette, Flöte
Tobias Delius – Tenorsaxophon, Klarinette
Peter Herbert – Kontrabass
Klaus Kugel – Schlagzeug, Perkussion

Martinschlössl Martinstraße 18, 1180 Wien, AT
13.11.2024 with Georg Graewe’s Sonic Fiction Orchestra
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – clarinets
Maria Gstättner – bassoon
Joanna Lewis – violin
Laura Strobl – viola
Martin Siewert – guitar, electronics
Sara Kowal – harp
Melissa Coleman – cello
Peter Herbert – double bass
Valentin Duit – drums, percussion
Georg Graewe – piano, composition, musical direction

KUG MUMUTH Lichtenfelsgasse 14, A-8010 Graz, AT
11.11.2024 with Georg Graewe’s Sonic Fiction Orchestra
20:30

Frank Gratkowski – clarinets
Maria Gstättner – bassoon
Joanna Lewis – violin
Laura Strobl – viola
Martin Siewert – guitar, electronics
Sara Kowal – harp
Melissa Coleman – cello
Peter Herbert – double bass
Valentin Duit – drums, percussion
Georg Graewe – piano, composition, musical direction

Porgy & Bess Riemergasse 11, A-1010 Wien, AT
07.11.2024 Soundscapes 44, Berlin (two days in a row in variable constellations)
19:30

Liz Allbee – trumpet
Jon Raskin – alto saxophone
Frank Gratkowski -bass clarinet / clarinet / contrabas clarinet, flutes
Steve Heather – drums & percussion
Vesna Pisarovic – voice
Vincent von Schlippenbach – turn tables
Harri Sjöström – soprano & sopranino sax.

Gallery Wolf & Galentz Wollankstraße 112a, 13187 Berlin, DE
06.11.2024 Soundscapes 43, Berlin (two days in a row in variable constellations)
19:30

Jon Raskin – alto saxophone
Frank Gratkowski -bass clarinet / clarinet / contrabas clarinet, flutes
Steve Heather – drums & percussion
Vesna Pisarovic – voice
Vincent von Schlippenbach – turn tables
Antonio Borghini – double bass
Harri Sjöström – soprano & sopranino sax.

Gallery Wolf & Galentz Wollankstraße 112a, 13187 Berlin, DE
26.10.2024 Takatsuki Trio Quartett featuring Frank Gratkowski
20:00

Frank Gratkowski (woodwinds)
Rieko Okuda (piano, viola)
Joshua Weitzel (Gitarre, Shamisen)
Antti Virtaranta (Bass)

Kühlspot Social Club Lehderstrasse 74-79, 13086 Berlin, DE
12.10.2024 Bärtsch – Dell – Frith – Portugal – Gratkowski – Riessler „Solo und Tutti“
20:30

Nik Bärtsch/CH – Piano
Christopher Dell/D – Vibraphon
Fred Frith/GB – Gitarre
Frank Gratkowski/D – Altsaxophon
Maria Portugal/BRA – Schlagzeug
Michael Riessler/D – Bassklarinette

F.I.M. Festival `24 – Internationales Festival Improvisierter Musik

Brotfabrik Bachmannstraße 2-4, 60488 Frankfurt am Main, DE
24.09.2024 Kuljic | Gratkowski | Tramontana
20:00

Jelena Kuljic – voice
Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Sebi Tramontana – trombone

Schwerer Reiter Dachauer Strasse 114a (Kreativquartier), 80636 München , DE
14.09.2024 Gratkowski | Uchihashi | Schick
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – Altsaxophon, Klarinetten, Flöten
Kazuhisa Uchihashi – Gitarre, Daxophon
Ignaz Schick – Turntables

ZOGLAU3, Raum für Musik Zoglau 3, 84367 Taubenbach / Reut, DE
06.09.2024 In Cahoots feat. Ingrid Laubrock
20:00

Cologne Jazzweek

WDR Funkhaus (Klaus von Bismarck Saal) Köln, DE
01.09.2024 With Kuhn Fu
15:30

Christian Achim Kühn – guitar
Frank Gratkowski – alto sax, clarinet, flute
Tobias Delius – tenorsax, clarinet
John Dikeman – tenorsax
Sofia Salvo – baritone sax
Esat Ekincioglu – bass
George Hadow – drums

Stadtgarten Open Air Venloer Straße 40, 50672 Köln, DE
01.09.2024 Paul Lovens 75
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Tobias Delius – tenor sax, clarinet
Florian Stoffner – guitar
Philip Zoubek – piano
Wilbert de Joode – bass
Michael Vatcher – drums

Part of Cologne Jazzweek

 

Loft Wissmannstr. 30, 50823 Köln, DE
31.08.2024 Gratkowski / Nabatov

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Simon Nabatov – piano

ZOMeRJaZZFIeTSTOUR Groningen, NL
30.08.2024 with KuhnFU

Christian Achim Kühn – guitar
Frank Gratkowski – alto sax, clarinet, flute
Tobias Delius – tenorsax, clarinet
John Dikeman – tenorsax
Sofia Salvo – baritone sax
Esat Ekincioglu – bass
George Hadow – drums

ZOMeRJaZZFIeTSTOUR Groningen, NL
27.08.2024 Dunkellesung mit Bernd Kebelmann
19:00

Dunkellesung
Frank Gratkowski: Saxophon, Klarinette, Flöten
Bernd Kebelmann: Lyriker und Erzähler

Terzo Mondo Grolmanstraße 28, 10623 Berlin, DE
24.08.2024 Kuhn Fu
16:00

Christian Achim Kühn – guitar
Frank Gratkowski – alto sax, clarinet, flute
Tobias Delius – tenorsax, clarinet
John Dikeman – tenorsax
Sofia Salvo – baritone sax
Esat Ekincioglu – bass
George Hadow – drums

Jazz am Kaisersteg - draußen & gratis @ Alte Kita Hasselwerderstraße 22A, Berlin, DE
24.08.2024 Frank Gratkowski’s Entrainment (CD Release Concert)
17:00

Frank Gratkowski – alto sax
Kazuhisa Uchihashi – guitar
Dan Peter Sundland  – electric bass
Steve Heather – drums

Jazz am Kaisersteg - draußen & gratis @ Alte Kita Hasselwerderstraße 22A, Berlin, DE
04.07.2024 Multiple Joy[ce] Orchestra
20:00

Lucia Mense – Blockflöten
Holger Werner – Klarinetten
Georg Wissel – Altsaxophon, Klarinette
Frank Gratkowski – Altsaxophon, Klarinetten, Komposition
Matthias Schubert – Tenorsaxophon, Komposition 
Victor Fox – Tenorsaxophon, Bassklarinette
Moritz Wesp – Posaune
Carl Ludwig Hübsch – Tuba, Komposition 
Julia Sanjurjo – Stimme
Philip Zoubek – Piano
Dominik Mahnig – Drums 
Axel Lindner – Violine
Radoslaw (Radek) Stawarz – Violine
Pauline Buss – Viola
Constantin Herzog – Kontrabass
Jonas Gerigk – Kontrabass
Sebastian Gramss – Kontrabass, Komposition

Loft Wissmannstr. 30, 50823 Köln, DE
30.06.2024 The Resonators
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – Reeds
Sebastian Müller – Gitarre
Reza Askari – Bass
Thomas Sauerborn – Drums

 

Loft Wissmannstr. 30, 50823 Köln, DE
28.06.2024 FESTAC ’77 @ AFROLUTION FESTIVAL
20:00

Composer, Conductor & Trombone: Craig Harris

Woodwinds: Fuasi Abdul-Khaliq,

Frank Gratkowski, Regis Molina

Strings: The String Archestra

French Horn: Stefan Jezierski

Rythm section: Abdou Mbaye, Mar Gueye,

Melissa Slocum, Shirazette Tinnin

Vocals: Amma Whatt

Sinema Transtopia Lindower Str. 20/22/Haus C, 13347 Berlin, DE
25.06.2024 Dudek Disaster
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – Bassklarinette
Fabian Dudek – Altsaxophon, Komposition
Berthold Brauer – Trompete, Piccolotrompete
Elisabeth Coudoux – Cello
Emily Wittbrodt – Cello
Philip Zoubek – Piano, Synthesizer
Felix Hauptmann – Piano, Synthesizer
Robert Landfermann – Kontrabass
David Helm – Elektrischer Bass, Effekte
Leif Berger – Schlagzeug, Percussion
Alexander Parzhuber – Schlagzeug, Percussion

Loft Wissmannstr. 30, 50823 Köln, DE
22.06.2024 with Baby Sommer’s Brother & Sisterhood
16:00

Anna Kaluza – alto sax / Silke Eberhard – alto sax / Frank Gratkowski – alto sax, flute / Gebhard Ullmann – tenor sax, bass clarinet/ Matthias Schubert – tenor sax / Raymond MacDonald – alto sax, soprano sax
Anke Lucks – trombone / Marleen Dahms – trombone / Gerhard Gschlößl – trombone / Nikolaus Neuser – trumpet / Martin Klingeberg – trumpet, voice
Uli Gumpert – piano / Antonio Borghini – bass
Günter Baby Sommer – drums

Jazz am Kaisersteg - draußen & gratis @ Alte Kita Hasselwerderstraße 22A, Berlin, DE
19.06.2024 Simon Nabatov „your ID please“
20:00

Ina Stock – Oboen, Englischhorn
Lucia Mense – Blockflöten, Traversflöten
Frank Gratkowski – Holzblasinstrumnete
Axel Lindner – Violine
Axel Porath – Bratsche
Nathan Bontrager – Violoncello
Simon Nabatov – Piano & Komposition

Loft Wissmannstr. 30, 50823 Köln, DE
17.06.2024 Fox | Gratkowski | Wittbrodt | Kintopf
20:00

Emily Wittbrodt: Cello
Frank Gratkowski: Altsaxofon, Flöten, Klarinetten
Roger Kintopf: Kontrabass
Victor Fox: Saxofone und Bassklarinette

Jazz im Greesberger Greesbergstraße 11, 50668 Köln, DE
16.06.2024 Gratkowski / Askari
17:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds, comp. 
Reza Askari – bass

Kunsthalle Hangelar Richthofenstr. 3, 53757 Sankt Augustin, Germany
09.06.2024 RUNDUM OPPIDUM – WALDMUSIK-ORCHESTER
14:00

Christoph Gallio, Frank Gratkowski, Chris Heenan -saxophones, clarinets
Liz Allbee – trumpet
Matthias Müller – trombone
Niko Meinhold – keyboards
Torsten Papenheim – guitar
Stephan Bleier, John Hughes – bass
Rudi Fischerlehner, Špela Mastnak – drums, percussion
Dietrich Eichmann – conception, composition, piano and artistic direction

Waldpension Buchholzmühle, bei Dessau-Roßlau Dessau-Roßlau, DE
08.06.2024 RUNDUM OPPIDUM – WALDMUSIK-ORCHESTER
15:00

Christoph Gallio, Frank Gratkowski, Chris Heenan -saxophones, clarinets
Liz Allbee – trumpet
Matthias Müller – trombone
Niko Meinhold – keyboards
Torsten Papenheim – guitar
Stephan Bleier, John Hughes – bass
Rudi Fischerlehner, Špela Mastnak – drums, percussion
Dietrich Eichmann – conception, composition, piano and artistic direction

Coswig (Anhalt), DE
04.06.2024 Gratkowski / Tramontana & Steve Beresford
20:00

Steve Beresford – piano
Sebi Tramontana – trombone
Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds

Loft Wissmannstr. 30, 50823 Köln, De
22.05.2024 Frank Gratkowski – Kazuhisa Uchihashi Duo
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Kazu Uchihashi – electric guitar & daxophone

Donau 115 Donaustr. 115, Berlin, DE
21.05.2024 Mureddu | Kääriäinen | Gratkowski | Sjöström
20:00

Libero Mureddu – piano –
Jukka Kääriäinen – guitar –
Frank Gratkowski -bass clarinet & clarinet
Harri Sjöström – soprano & sopranino saxophone

Terzo Mondo Grolmanstraße 28, 10623 Berlin, DE
10.05.2024 with KuhnFU
Jazz Jantar Gdansk, PL
04.05.2024 Frank Gratkowski – Kazuhisa Uchihashi Duo
20:30

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Kazu Uchihashi – electric guitar & daxophone

1st set: Voutchkova–Kosack–Coudoux  Biliana Voutchkova (violin), Liz Kosack (synthesizer) & Elisabeth Coudoux 

Sowieso Weisestraße 24, Berlin 12049, DE
01.05.2024 Gratkowski / Schweizer
19:00

Frank Gratkowski woodwinds
Livia Schweizer flutes

HOŠEK CONTEMPORARY @ MS HEIMATLAND close to Fischerinsel 3, 10179 Berlin, DE
30.04.2024 Cajado / Gratkowksi / Schweizer / Sjöström /
19:30

Vinicius Cajado bass
Frank Gratkowski woodwinds
Livia Schweizer flutes
Harri Sjöström soprano & sopranino saxophones

Gallery Wolf & Galentz Wollankstraße 112a, 13187 Berlin, DE
27.04.2024 Frank Gratkowski Trio
20:00

Frank Gratkowski: alto saxophone, bass clarinet, composition
John Hughes: double bass, composition
Chad Popple: drum set

Die Grete Margaretenstr. 33, 20357 Hamburg , DE
24.04.2024 In Cahoots feat. Ingrid Laubrock
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds and composition
Ingrid Laubrock – tenor and soprano saxophone
Philip Zoubek – piano, synthesizer
Robert Landfermann – bass
Dominik Mahnig – drums

Loch Plateniusstr. 35, 42105 Wuppertal, DE
23.04.2024 In Cahoots feat. Ingrid Laubrock
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds and composition
Ingrid Laubrock – tenor and soprano saxophone
Philip Zoubek – piano, synthesizer
Robert Landfermann – bass
Dominik Mahnig – drums

Kreuzung an St. Helena Bornheimer Straße 130, Bonn, DE
22.04.2024 In Cahoots feat. Ingrid Laubrock
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds and composition
Ingrid Laubrock – tenor and soprano saxophone
Philip Zoubek – piano, synthesizer
Robert Landfermann – bass
Dominik Mahnig – drums

Loft Wissmannstr. 30, 50823 Köln, DE
17.04.2024 Madeleines
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – clarinets
Leonhard Huhn – saxophone
Carl Ludwig Hübsch – tuba
Dominik Mahnig – drums

Brückenstern Stresemannstraße 133, 22769 Hamburg, DE
16.04.2024 Madeleines
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – clarinets
Leonhard Huhn – saxophone
Carl Ludwig Hübsch – tuba
Dominik Mahnig – drums

Salon de Jazz Severinskloster 3a, 50678 Köln, DE
13.04.2024 with Baby Sommer’s Brother & Sisterhood
Freiberger Jazztage Freiberg, DE
15.03.2024 Ernesto Rodrigues | Frank Gratkowski | Guilherme Rodrigues | Michael Griener
20:30

Ernesto Rodrigues – Viola
Frank Gratkowski – Flutes, Clarinets, Saxophones
Guilherme Rodrigues – Cello
Michael Griener – Drums, Percussion

KÜHLSPOT SOCIAL CLUB Lehdererstr. 74-79, 13086 Berlin, DE
05.03.2024 with Ensemble Handwerk
20:00 Alte Feuerwache Melchiorstr. 3, 50670 Köln , DE
20.02.2024 Laura Strobl / Samuel Dietze / Frank Gratkowski
20:00

Laura Strobl – viola/violin 
Samuel Dietze – drums 
Frank Gratkowski – clarinets

Scheune Dresden (Blechschloss) Alaunstraße 36-40, 01099 Dresden, DE
18.02.2024 w/ Kuhn Fu
18:00

Christian Achim Kühn ( DE ) – guitar, voice, comp.
Frank Gratkowski (DE) – alto sax, clarinet, flute
Ziv Taubenfeld ( ISR ) – bass clarinet
Sofia Salvo ( ARG ) – bariton saxophone
Esat Ekincioglu ( TR ) – double bass
George Hadow ( UK ) – drums

Black Box, Cuba Achtermannstr. 10 – 12, Münster, DE
14.02.2024 Oswald/Gratkowski/Weber/Griener
21:00

Margaux Oswald – piano
Frank Gratkowski – alto sax, clarinet, flutes
Christian Weber – bass
Michael Griener – drums

part of Vinterjazz Festival

ILK / LiteraturHaus København N, DK
13.02.2024 Oswald/Gratkowski/Weber/Griener
20:30

Margaux Oswald – piano
Frank Gratkowski – alto sax, clarinet, flutes
Christian Weber – bass
Michael Griener – drums

part of Vinterjazz Festival

PRiMi, H15 Scene Halmtorvet 15, 1700 København, DK
25.01.2024 Multiple Joy[ce] Orchestra
20:30

Angelika Sheridan – flutes
Lucia Mense – recorders
Annette Maye – clarinets, comp.
Holger Werner – clarinets
Victor Fox – tenor sax, bass clarinet
Ben Jones – alto sax
Matthias Schubert – tenor sax
Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds, comp.
Moritz Wesp – trombone
Carl Ludwig Hübsch – tuba, comp
Florian Zwißler – synthesizer 
Axel Lindner – violin
and more…

Loft Wissmannstr. 30, 50823 Köln, DE
20.01.2024 Kaufmann / Gratkowski / DeJoode
20:30

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Achim Kaufmann – piano
Wilbert DeJoode – bass

QBUS, zaal BplusC Middelstegracht 123, Leiden, NL
19.01.2024 Kaufmann / Gratkowski / DeJoode
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Achim Kaufmann – piano
Wilbert DeJoode – bass

Parzelle Immermannstraße 29, 44147 Dortmund, DE
18.01.2024 Kaufmann / Gratkowski / DeJoode
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Achim Kaufmann – piano
Wilbert DeJoode – bass

Foyer Theater Rüsselsheim Am Treff 7, 65428 Rüsselsheim am Main, DE
17.01.2024 Kaufmann / Gratkowski / DeJoode
20:30

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Achim Kaufmann – piano
Wilbert DeJoode – bass

Loft Wissmannstr. 30, 50823 Köln, DE
11.01.2024 Gratkowski / Uchihashi Duo
19:30

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Kazuhisa Uchihachi – guitar and daxophone

HASE29 – GESELLSCHAFT FÜR ZEITGENÖSSISCHE KUNST OSNABRÜCK E.V. Hasestr. 29/30, 49074 Osnabrück, DE
15.12.2023 Gratkowski / Tramontana & Steve Beresford
20:30

Steve Beresford – piano
Sebi Tramontana – trombone
Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds

also playing: 
Tobias Delius Solo (Clarinet / Tenor Sax)
Ulrike Brand / Olaf Rupp (Cello / E-Git)

Serious Series @ Uferstudios Studio 1 Badstr. 41a (Tor 1), 13357 Berlin, De
15.11.2023 Gratkowski / Nabatov
20:30

Frank Gratkowski –  woodwinds
Simon Nabatov – piano

LOFT Wissmannstr. 30, Köln, DE
14.11.2023 Gratkowski / Nabatov
20:00

Frank Gratkowski –  woodwinds
Simon Nabatov – piano

Steinway & Sons Frankfurt Bockenheimer Landstraße 47, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, DE
01.11.2023 Soundscapes #4 Berlin
18:30

Liz Allbee, trumpet
Sergio Armaroli, vibraphone
Tony Buck, drums, percussion
Andrea Centazzo, drums and electronics
John Edwards, double bass
Frank Gratkowski, alto saxophone, clarinet, bass/contrabassclarinet, flute
Elisabeth Harnik, piano
Elena Margarita Kakaliagou, french horn
Giancarlo Schiaffini, trombone
Livia Schweizer, flute
Liz Kosack, synthesizer, elektronics
Veli Kujala, accordion, microtonal accordion
Olavi Louhivuori, drums
Libero Mureddu, piano, keyboards
Guilherme Rodrigues, cello
Harri Sjöström, soprano and sopranino saxophone
Sebastiano Tramontana, trombone
Philipp Wachsmann, violin, electronics
Els Vandeweyer, vibraphone

playing in various formations
concert will start sharp at 19:00 – don’t be late

silent green Gerichtsstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, DE
31.10.2023 Soundscapes #4 Berlin
18:30

Liz Allbee, trumpet
Sergio Armaroli, vibraphone
Tony Buck, drums, percussion
Andrea Centazzo, drums and electronics
John Edwards, double bass
Frank Gratkowski, alto saxophone, clarinet, bass/contrabassclarinet, flute
Elisabeth Harnik, piano
Elena Margarita Kakaliagou, french horn
Giancarlo Schiaffini, trombone
Livia Schweizer, flute
Liz Kosack, synthesizer, elektronics
Veli Kujala, accordion, microtonal accordion
Olavi Louhivuori, drums
Libero Mureddu, piano, keyboards
Guilherme Rodrigues, cello
Harri Sjöström, soprano and sopranino saxophone
Sebastiano Tramontana, trombone
Philipp Wachsmann, violin, electronics
Els Vandeweyer, vibraphone

playing in various formations
concert will start sharp at 19:00 – don’t be late

silent green Gerichtsstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, DE
18.10.2023 Gratkowski / Uchihashi Duo

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Kazuhisa Uchihachi – guitar and daxophone

special guests: 
Mitsuhisa Sakaguchi – synthesizer, electronics
Tatsuhisa Yamamoto – drums

Shibuya Koen-dori Classics Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
17.10.2023 Gratkowski / Uchihashi Duo

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Kazuhisa Uchihachi – guitar and daxophone

special guests: 
Masahiko Sato – piano
Akira Sotoyama – drums

Shibuya Koen-dori Classics Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
16.10.2023 Gratkowski / Uchihashi Duo

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Kazuhisa Uchihachi – guitar and daxophone

Naruse Shokudo Toyohashi, Japan
15.10.2023 Gratkowski / Uchihashi Duo

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Kazuhisa Uchihachi – guitar and daxophone

environment Og zero gauge Osaka, Japan
14.10.2023 Gratkowski / Uchihashi Duo

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Kazuhisa Uchihachi – guitar and daxophone

Otis! Hiroshima, Japan
13.10.2023 Gratkowski / Uchihashi Duo
19:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Kazuhisa Uchihachi – guitar and daxophone

whole tour info

Polepole 7-6 Motomachi, Fukuyama City, Maeda Liquor Store 2F, Fukuyama, Japan
12.10.2023 Gratkowski / Uchihashi Duo
19:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Kazuhisa Uchihachi – guitar and daxophone

Gäste:
Makoto Inada – bass
Shinki Yamamoto – trumpet

whole tour info

Kobe Shioya Guggenheim House Kobe, Japan
11.10.2023 Gratkowski / Uchihashi Duo
19:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Kazuhisa Uchihachi – guitar and daxophone

UrBANGUILD 京都府京都市中京区材木町181−2 ニュー京都ビル3F, Kyoto , Japan
10.10.2023 Gratkowski / Uchihashi Duo
19:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Kazuhisa Uchihachi – guitar and daxophone

Nagoya Nanya 1-47-4 Shiotsuke-dori, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
09.10.2023 Gratkowski / Uchihashi Duo

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Kazuhisa Uchihachi – guitar and daxophone

Atami, Japan
08.10.2023 Gratkowski / Uchihashi Duo
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Kazuhisa Uchihachi – guitar and daxophone

Sendagi Bar Isshee 3-36-11 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku Sendagi Century 21 B1F, Tokyo, Japan
30.09.2023 Frank Gratkowski Quintett feat. Ingrid Laubrock
20:00

Frank Gratkowski | Altsaxophon, Klarinetten, Flöte
Ingrid Laubrock | Tenorsaxophon, Sopransaxophon
Philip Zoubek | Piano, Synthesizer
Robert Landfermann | Kontrabass
Dominik Mahnig | Schlagzeug

Bessunger Knabenschule Ludwigshöhstraße 42 , 64285 Darmstadt, Deutschland
23.09.2023 Artist in Residence @ Plush Music Festival
20:00

Andrea Parkins – Elektroniks & Akkordeon
Elli Coudoux – Cello
Frank Gratkowski – Reeds

Max Baillie – Violine Solo

Max Baillie – Violine
Susanne Szambelan – Cello
mit Werke von:
Zoltan Kodaly u.a.

Wildcard

Loft Wissmannstr. 30, 50823 Köln, DE
22.09.2023 Artist in Residence @ Plush Music Festival
20:00

Kuljić |Kaufmann | Gratkowski play the music of Duke Ellington:
Jelena Kuljić – Voice
Achim Kaufmann – Piano
Frank Gratkowski – Woodwinds

String Quartet
Nurit Stark – Violin
Max Baillie – Violin
Anna-Maria Wünsch – Viola
Susanne Szambelan – Cello
Compositions by:
Sándor Veress, Sulkhan Tsintsadze, Anton Webern & Igor Stravinsky

The Resonators feat. Jelena Kuljić & Achim Kaufmann
Jelena Kuljić – Stimme
Frank Gratkowski – Reeds
Sebastian Müller – Gitarre
Achim Kaufmann – Keys
Reza Askari – Bass
Thomas Sauerborn – Drums

 

Loft Wissmannstr. 30, 50823 Köln, DE
21.09.2023 Artist in Residence @ Plush Music Festival
20:00

Musik for Windquintett by Frank Gratkowski
Dietmar Wiesner – Flutes
Christian Hommel – Oboe
Johannes Schwarz – Bassoon, Contraforte
Frank Gratkowski – Woodwinds, Composition

Loft Wissmannstr. 30, 50823 Köln, DE
19.09.2023 Simon Nabatov: Fine Mesh Ensemble
20:30

Pascal Klewer – Trompete
Frank Gratkowski – Reeds
Simon Nabatov – Klavier
Roger Kintopf – Bass
Gerry Hemingway – Schlagzeug

Loft Wissmannstr. 30, 50823 Köln, DE
08.09.2023 Gratkowski / Friedl
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – Woodwinds
Reinhold Friedl – Piano

19th MÓZG Festival @ Teatr Polski Bydgoszcz, Poland
03.09.2023 Fo[u]r Alto
18:00

microtonal music for four alto saxophones in space

Frank Gratkowski
Leonhard Huhn
Florian Bergmann 
Salim Javaid
– alto saxophone and percussion

Tonhalle Fischerstr. 1A, Hannover, DE
02.09.2023 Fo[u]r Alto
20:00

microtonal music for four alto saxophones in space

Frank Gratkowski
Leonhard Huhn
Florian Bergmann 
Salim Javaid
– alto saxophone and percussion

Kreuzung an St. Helena Bornheimer Straße 130, Bonn, DE
01.09.2023 Fo[u]r Alto
20:00

microtonal music for four alto saxophones in space

Frank Gratkowski
Leonhard Huhn
Florian Bergmann 
Salim Javaid
– alto saxophone and percussion

Cuba Cultur Achtermannstraße 10-12, Münster, DE
31.08.2023 Fo[u]r Alto
19:00

microtonal music for four alto saxophones in space

Frank Gratkowski
Leonhard Huhn
Florian Bergmann 
Salim Javaid
– alto saxophone and percussion

Musikinstrumentenmuseum Ben-Gurion-Straße , Berlin, DE
27.08.2023 Uchihashi | Gratkowski Duo
16:30

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Kazuhisa Uchihashi – guitar, daxophone

 

Visual Sound Outdoor Festival @ Parzelle Immermannstraße 29, 44147 Dortmund, DE
17.08.2023 In Memoriam Udo Moll
19:00

Sebastian Gramss (double bass), Frank Gratkowski (saxophone), Leonard Huhn (saxophone), Felix Petry (saxophone), Annette Maye (clarinet), Janko Hanushevsky (bass), Philip Zoubek (piano), Ralph Beerkircher (guitar), Peter Fulda (piano), Dirk-Peter Kölsch (drums), Luis Negrón van Grieken (video), Gudrun Barenbrock (video), & das Simon Rummel Ensemble: Lucia Mense (recorders), Joris Rühl (clarinet), Georg Wissel (alto saxophone), Brad Henkel (trumpet), Matthias Muche (trombone), Carl Ludwig Hübsch (tuba), Radek Stawarz (violin), Oxana Omelchuk (keyboard), Ketonge (sound art, voice), Michael Griener (drums), Simon Rummel (piano)

Cologne Jazzweek @ Stadtgarten Venloer Str. 40, 50672 Köln, DE
23.07.2023 w/ The Tony Buck’s Campfire
20:00

MAZEN KERBAJ 
DJ RABIH BEAINI 
ANDY MOORE
FRANK GRATKOWSK
MICHAEL VORFELD
TONY BUCK

JAZZGALERIE NICKELSDORF Untere Hauptstraße 13, A-2425 Nickelsdorf, Österreich
14.07.2023 Nicola Miller & Living Things ft. Frank Gratkowski
18:30
Halifax Jazzfestiva @ The Carleton 1685 Argyle St., Halifax, NS, Canada
09.07.2023 Artikulationen, solo music for Saxophone and Clarinets
16:00

first set: Nicola Miller – alto sax solo

St. John Anglican Church 388 LaHave Islands Road, Bell Island, LaHave Island, Canada
29.06.2023 Mózg on Screen-live, vol. 9
20:00
Online ul. Parkowa 2,, Bydgoszcz, Poland
27.06.2023 Gratkowski / Tramontana & Jelena Kuljic – Instant Songs
20:00

Jelena Kuljić – Stimme
Frank Gratkowski – Alto Saxophon, Klarinette, Bassklarinette 
Sebi Tramontana – Posaune
Eintritt Frei !!!

Habibi Kiosk Maximilianstrasse 26, München, DE
25.06.2023 with Baby Sommer`s Brother & Sisterhood
20:30
Maritim Seehotel "Maritim Stage" (Festsaal) Strandallee 73, 23669 Timmendofer Strand, DE
02.06.2023 Gratkowski – Tramontana „Instant Songs“
17:30
Castello Solaroli Briona, Italy
29.05.2023 with SHIFT!
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – alto saxophone, clarinet
Philip Zoubek – piano
Thomas Lehn – analogue synthesizer
Dieter Manderscheid – double bass
Martin Blume – drums, percussion

 

JAKI @ Stadtgarten Venloer Straße 40, 50672 Köln, DE
27.05.2023 Artikulationen Solo
18:30
Haarschneiderei Kirchstr 11, 47441 Moers, DE
27.05.2023 with Baby Sommer`s Brother & Sisterhood
21:50
Rodelberg stage 47441 Moers, DE
26.05.2023 Fo[u]r Alto
20:00

microtonal music for four alto saxophones in space

Frank Gratkowski
Leonhard Huhn
Florian Bergmann 
Salim Javaid
– alto saxophone and percussion

Neue Kirche Sophienstraße 3b, 42103 Wuppertal, DE
24.05.2023 Fo[u]r Alto
20:00

microtonal music for four alto saxophones in space

Frank Gratkowski
Leonhard Huhn
Florian Bergmann 
Salim Javaid
– alto saxophone and percussion

Brückenstern Stresemannstraße 133, 22769 Hamburg, DE
23.05.2023 Fo[u]r Alto
20:30

Frank Gratkowski
Leonhard Huhn
Florian Bergmann 
Salim Javaid
– alto saxophone and percussion

Loft Wissmannstr. 30, 50823 Köln, DE
22.05.2023 Fo[u]r Alto
20:00

Frank Gratkowski
Leonhard Huhn
Florian Bergmann 
Salim Javaid
– alto saxophone and percussion

Kulturhaus Häselburg Gera - Zentrum für neue Ideen und Perspektiven Florian-Geyer-Str. 17/ Hofeingang über Stadtgraben, Gera, DE
21.05.2023 Fo[u]r Alto

Frank Gratkowski
Leonhard Huhn
Florian Bergmann 
Salim Javaid
– alto saxophone and percussion

Saxstall Dorfstr. 87, 01737 Pohrsdorf, DE
19.05.2023 with KuhnFU
Ponava Fest Brno, CZ
14.05.2023 Allbee / Gratkowksi / Raskin / Sjöström
19:30

Liz Allbee (trumpet)
Frank Gratkowski (bass clarinet, clarinet, flutes)
Jon Raskin (alto saxophone)
Harri Sjöström (soprano & sopranino saxophone)

Gallery Wolf & Galentz Wollankstraße 112a, 13187 Berlin, DE
13.05.2023 Artikulationen
20:00

New Solo CD Release!

Westwerk Admiralitätstr. 74, 20459 Hamburg, DE
02.05.2023 Multiple Joy[ce] Orchestra
20:30

„DAS MOLLSCHE UND ANDERE GESETZE“
Memorial / homage concert for Udo Moll

Heidi Bayer – trumpet
Elisabeth Coudoux – cello
Marlies Debacker – piano
Lucie Graehl – tenor sax
Sebastian Gramss – bass
Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Carl Ludwig Hübsch – tuba
Leonhard Huhn – saxophones
Shiau-Shiuan Hung – percussion
Ben Jones – tenor sax
Zuzana Leharova – violin
Axel Lindner – violin
Vincent Royer – viola
Matthias Schubert – tenor sax
Angelika Sheridan – flutes
Holger Werner – clarinets
Moritz Wesp – trombone
Carter Williams – viola d’amore
Georg Wissel – alto sax

Loft Wissmannstr. 30, 50823 Köln, DE
30.04.2023 Gratkowski / Kaufmann / De Joode / Buck „Skein Quartet“
18:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Achim Kaufmann – piano
Wilbert de Joode – bass
Tony Buck – drums

Tonhalle Fischerstr. 1A, 30167 Hannover, DE
28.04.2023 Gratkowski / Kaufmann / De Joode / Buck „Skein Quartet“
19:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Achim Kaufmann – piano
Wilbert de Joode – bass
Tony Buck – drums

Ulrichsberger Kaleidophon Festival Badergasse 2, 4161 Ulrichsberg, Austria
22.04.2023 Gratkowski / Kaufmann / De Joode / Buck „Skein Quartet“
20:30

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Achim Kaufmann – piano
Wilbert de Joode – bass
Tony Buck – drums

Facebook event

Club Manufaktur - Saal Hammerschlag 8 , 73614 Schorndorf, DE
21.04.2023 Gratkowski / Kaufmann / De Joode / Buck „Skein Quartet“
20:30

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Achim Kaufmann – piano
Wilbert de Joode – bass
Tony Buck – drums

Loft Wissmannstr. 30, 50823 Köln , DE
13.04.2023 Zeitkratzer.
22:00

Music Biennale Zagreb: zeitkratzer Plays Kraftwerk & Malec

POGON JEDINSTVO - BIG HALL Trnjanski nasip, 1000, Zagreb, Kroatien
03.04.2023 SOUNDSCAPES # 33 celebrating Frank Gratkowski’s – 60th!
19:30

Frank Gratkowski – Alto sax, clarinets, flutes
Sebi Tramontana – Trombone
Harri Sjöström – Soprano sax, sopranino sax, alto sax

GALERIE WOLF & GALENTZ Wollankstraße 112a, 13187 Berlin, DE
02.04.2023 Frank 60!
15:30

Celebrating my 6oth birthday!!!

Liz Allbee – trumpet
Sebi Tramontana – trombone
Achim Kaufmann – piano
Kazuhisa Uchihashi – guitar
Antonio Borghini – bass
Tony Buck – drums 
Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds

Industriesalon Schöneweide Reinbeckstr. 9, 12459 Berlin-Schöneweide, DE
01.04.2023 Sixty Frank | Ein Abend von & mit Frank Gratkowski
19:30

Celebrating my 60th birthday at my „home-stage“ in Köln
The concert will start already 19:30!!!
Lineup: 
Felix Hauptmann – Piano
David Helm – Bass
Leonhard Huhn – Saxophone
Dominik Mahnig – Drums
Sebastian Müller – Guitar
Maria Portugal – Drums
Sebi Tramontana – Trombone
Rie Watanabe – Percussion
Emily Wittbrodt – Cello
Philip Zoubek – Piano & prepared piano
und
Frank Gratkowski – Saxophone, clarinets, flutes

Loft Wissmannstr. 30, 50823 Köln, DE
21.03.2023 Gratkowski / Buck

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Tony Buck – drums

Cafe OTO 18–22 Ashwin street, London, Great Britain
31.01.2023 Gratkowski / Zoubek / Landfermann / Mahnig
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Philip Zoubek – piano
Robert Landfermann – bass
Dominik Mahnig – drums

Kühlspot Social Club Lehderstr. 74-79, Berlin, DE
28.01.2023 Gratkowski / Tramontana „Instant Songs“
19:00
Galerie Artoxin Kirchenstraße 23, 81675 München, DE
06.01.2023 Gratkowski / Zoubek / Landfermann / Mahnig
19:15

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Philip Zoubek – piano
Robert Landfermann – bass
Dominik Mahnig – drums

Stadtgarten Venloer Straße 40, 50672 Köln, DE
04.01.2023 Frank Gratkowski & Hans Lüdemann
20:30

Frank Gratkowski – Saxophone, clarinets, flutes
Hans Lüdemann – Piano, virtual piano

Loft Wissmannstr. 30, 50823 Köln, DE
18.12.2022 Gratkowski / Kaufmann / Borghini / Hemingway
20:30

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds, comp.
Achim Kaufmann – piano, comp. 
Antonio Borghini – bass
Gerry Hemingway – drums

Part of the Serious Series

Uferstudios Studio 1 Badstr. 41a (Tor 1), 13357 Berlin, DE
07.12.2022 Gratkowski / Nabatov Duo
21:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Simon Nabatov – piano

Stadtgarten Venloer Straße 40, 50672 Köln, DE
02.12.2022 Gratkowski / Reid / Blume
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Tomeka Reid – cello
Martin Blume – drums

Kunstmuseum Kortumstraße 147, 44787 Bochum, DE
19.11.2022 w/ KUHN FU Birthday Bash
21:00

Christian Kühn ( DE ) – guitar, voice, composition 
Koen Boeijinga ( NL ) – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
Esat Ekincioglu ( TR ) – bass, voice
George Hadow ( UK ) – drums
Special guest: Frank Gratkowski ( DE ) – clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, flute

B-Flat Dircksenstr. 40, 10178 Berlin, DE
17.11.2022 Fo[u]r Alto
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – alto saxophone , composition
Florian Bergmann – alto saxophone
Leonhard Huhn – alto saxophone
Salim Javaid – alto saxophone

Labor Ebertplatz Ebertplatzpassage 5 , 50668 Köln, DE
07.11.2022 Musikfabrik NRW plays Gratkowski
20:00

Luigi Nono – Post-Prae-Ludium n. 1 ‚Per Donau‘ (1987) für Tuba und Liveelektronik

Frank Gratkowski – Neues Werk (2022) für 13 Instrumentalisten – Uraufführung

Studio des Ensemble Musikfabrik Im Mediapark 7, 50670 Köln, Germany
03.11.2022 w/ Zeitkratzer
20:00

Reinhold Friedl – Künstlerische Leitung, Klavier
Lisa Marie Landgraf – Violine
Burkhard Schlothauer – Violine
Elisabeth Coudoux – Cello
Uli Phillipp – Doublebass
Maurice de Martin – Percussion
Hild Sofie Tafjord – French Horn
Frank Gratkowski – Klarinetten
Hayden Chisholm – Saxophon, Banjo, Voice
Andreas Harder – Licht
Klaus Dobbrick – Sound
Nik Hummer – Video
Maximilian Bauer – Schauspiel

Hellerau Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 56 , 01109 Dresden, DE
28.10.2022 With Colonel Petrov’s Good Judgement
20:30

Frank Gratkowski – alto sax
Sebastian Müller – guitar
Reza Askari – el-bass
Rafael Calman – drums

Loft Wissmannstr. 30, Köln, Deutschland
27.10.2022 Gratkowski / Griener / Margaux / Weber
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – Saxophone
Michael Griener – Drums
Margaux Oswald – Piano
Christian Weber – Double Bass

Sowieso Weisestraße 24, 12049 Berlin, DE
26.10.2022 GRATKOWSKI/PITSIOKOS/SALVO
23:59

Leipziger Jazztage: First Date

CHRIS PITSIOKOS (A-SAX)
SOFIA SALVO (B-SAX)
FRANK GRATOWSKI (SAX, KB-CL, FL)

MORITZBASTEI OBERKELLER Leipzig, DE
23.10.2022 duo with Luise Volkmann
16:30

Be in time it will be only 30min. Free admission!
Luise is playing different duos from 15:00 – 20:00

Luise Volkmann – sax
Frank Gratkowski – sax

Labor Ebertplatz Ebertplatz, Köln, DE
20.10.2022 Graewe / Leonberg Holm / Gratkowski
19:00

Frank Gratkowski – reeds
Georg Graewe – piano
Fred Lonberg Holm – cello

LABORATORIUM CSW Warsaw, Poland
17.10.2022 Multiple Joy[ce] Orchestra
20:00

Pauline Buss – viola
Elisabeth Coudoux – cello
Jonas Gerik – bass
Frank Gratkowski – alto sax
Carl Ludwig Hübsch – tuba
Leonhard Huhn – sax
Shiau-Shiuan Hung – percussion
Salim Javaid – sax
Axel Lindner – violin
Annette Maye – clarinet
Eric Mingus – vocals
Udo Moll – trumpet
Matthias Muche – trombone
Marlies Debacker – piano
Melvyn Poore – tuba
Vincent Royer – viola
Matthias Schubert – tenor sax
Elliot Sharp – guit / sax / comp.
Angelika Sheridan – flute
Stefan Schönegg – bass
Radek Stawarz – violin
Christian Thome – drums
Holger Werner – clarinet
Emily Wittbrod – cello

KREUZUNG AN ST. HELENA Bornheimer Straße 130, Bonn, DE
14.10.2022 Gratkowski / Preisler
20:30

Frank Gratkowski –  woodwinds
Moritz Preisler – piano

LOFT Wissmannstr. 30, Köln, DE
03.10.2022 Zeitkratzer

Playing Lou Reed – Metal Machine Music

théâtre Garonne Scène européenne 1, avenue du Chateau d'eau , 31300 Toulouse, France
23.09.2022 With Kris Davis – Save your Breath
21:00

Kris Davis – p, electr.
Joachim Badenhorst – bcl, Bb-cl
Frank Gratkowski – bcl, reeds
Miles Perkin – db
Jim Black – dr

Skulpturenpark Waldfrieden Hirschstraße 12, 42285 Wuppertal, DE
22.09.2022 Clone of With Kris Davis – Save your Breath
20:00

Kris Davis – p, electr.
Joachim Badenhorst – bcl, Bb-cl
Frank Gratkowski – bcl, reeds
Miles Perkin – db
Jim Black – dr

Jazzschmiede Himmelgeister Straße 107g, 40225 Düsseldorf, DE
21.09.2022 With Kris Davis – Save your Breath
21:15

Kris Davis – p, electr.
Joachim Badenhorst – bcl, Bb-cl
Frank Gratkowski – bcl, reeds
Miles Perkin – db
Jim Black – dr

Multiphonics Festival @ Stadtgarten Venloer Str. 40, 50672 Köln, DE
05.09.2022 Gratkowski / Dhonau
19:30

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Dirk Achim Dhonau – drums

Alter Hafenbahnhof Große Elbstraße 276, 22767 Hamburg, DE
01.09.2022 Gratkowski / Kaufmann / Williamson / Buck
20:00

Frank Gratkowski (D) – woodwinds
Achim Kaufmann (D) – piano
Joe Williamson (CAN) – bass
Tony Buck (AUS) – drums

TBA Vilnius, Lithuania
27.08.2022 Frank Gratkowski Trio
16:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
John Hughes – bass
Chad Poppel – drums

Platzfestival Eifflerstraße 35, 22769 Hamburg, DE
17.08.2022 with Bassmasse feat. Dieter Manderscheid
20:00

Sebastian Gramms – cond./composition
+ 23 double basses
Frank Gratkowski – flute and contrabass clarinet
Wollie Kaiser – bass flute and bass clarinet

1. Set: Anthony Braxton Trio

WDR Sendesaal Wallrafpl. 5, 50667 Köln, Deutschland
11.08.2022 Frank @ Au-Topsi-Pohl Day 3
20:00

Liz Allbee – trumpet and small instruments
Frank Gratkowski
– woodwinds
Achim Kaufmann – piano
Adam Goodwin – bass
Joe Hertenstein  – drums

Au Topsi Pohl Pohlstrasse 64, 10785 Berlin, DE
10.08.2022 Frank @ Au-Topsi-Pohl Day 2
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Kazuhisa Uchihashi – guitar and daxophone
Achim Kaufmann – piano
Antonio Borghini – bass
Christian Lillinger  – drums

Au Topsi Pohl Pohlstrasse 64, 10785 Berlin, DE
09.08.2022 Frank @ Au-Topsi-Pohl Day 1
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Jasper Stadhouders – guitar
Tony Elieh – electric bass
Christian Marien  – drums

Au Topsi Pohl Pohlstrasse 64, 10785 Berlin, DE
06.07.2022 Solo „Artikulationen“
19:30

F.I.M. Raumbespielung #4

Paulskirche (1.OG Vortragssaal) Paulsplatz 11 , 60311 Frankfurt am Main, DE
01.07.2022 @ Supersam+1 Mini Festival 2022
20:00

Frank Gratkowski „Artikulationen“ – Solo for Woodwinds
Duo with Maja Miro (diverse flutes)
late night set:
Duo with Reinhold Friedl (piano) [CD Release concert]

Klub SPATiF Al. Ujazdowskie 45, Warszawa, Poland
25.06.2022 Z-Country Paradise
16:00

Open Air Bühne im Garten Hasselwerderstraße 22A, Berlin – Schöneweide

Jazz am Kaisersteg Hasselwerderstraße 22A, Berlin, Germany
23.06.2022 Gratkowski / Sharif / Elieh / Buck
21:00

Frank Gratkowski-Saxophone
Sharif Sehnaoui-Electric Guitar
Tony Elieh-Electric Bass
Tony Buck-Drums

Trickster Oberbaumstr. 11, 10997 Berlin, Germany
18.06.2022 Signs and Messages by Frank Gratkowski played by the IEMA-Ensemble 2021/22
20:00

New Composition / Conception for the IEMA-Ensemble (International Ensemble Modern Academy) 2021/22 
Conducted and composed by Frank Gratkowski

Akademie für Tonkunstt Ludwigshöhstr. 120, 64285 Darmstad, Germany
16.06.2022 Frank Gratkowski – Stefan Prins
22:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Stefan Prins – electronics

Akademie für Tonkunstt Ludwigshöhstr. 120, 64285 Darmstad, Germany
14.06.2022 Frank Gratkowski & Harri Sjöström
19:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Harri Sjöström – saxophones

HOŠEK CONTEMPORARY @ MS HEIMATLAND close to Fischerinsel 3, 10179 Berlin, DE
04.06.2022 Gratkowski / Johnson / Filliano / Nazary
19:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Max Johnson – bass
Ken Filiano – bass
Jason Nazary – bass

Moers Festival @ Annex Zahnstraße 43, 47447 Moers, Germany
29.05.2022 Kaufmann / Gratkowski / DeJoode
18:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Achim Kaufmann – piano
Wilbert DeJoode – bass

YOKO Club Valentinskamp 47, 20354 Hamburg - Neustadt, DE
28.05.2022 Kaufmann / Gratkowski / DeJoode
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Achim Kaufmann – piano
Wilbert DeJoode – bass

Ort Luisenstr. 116, 42103 Wuppertal, DE
27.05.2022 Kaufmann / Gratkowski /DeJoode
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Achim Kaufmann – piano
Wilbert DeJoode – bass

Dialograum Kreuzung an St. Helena Bornheimer Straße 130, 53119 Bonn, DE
23.05.2022 Kaufmann / Gratkowski / DeJoode
20:30

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Achim Kaufmann – piano
Wilbert DeJoode – bass

Loft Wissmannstr. 30, 50823 Köln, DE
22.05.2022 Kaufmann / Gratkowski / DeJoode CHANGE OF TIME AND VENUE !!!
19:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Achim Kaufmann – piano
Wilbert DeJoode – bass

Au Topsi Pohl Pohlstrasse 64, 10785 Berlin, DE
21.05.2022 Kaufmann / Gratkowski / DeJoode
20:30

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Achim Kaufmann – piano
Wilbert DeJoode – bass

club w71 Zwischen den Sportplätzen, 97990 Weikersheim, DE
17.05.2022 Christian Kühn/Frank Gratkowski/Steve Heather
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – Saxophone, Flutes, Clarinet
Christian Kühn – Guitar
Steve Heather – Drums

Autopsi Pohl Pohlstrasse 64, 10785 Berlin, DE
13.05.2022 Gennaro & Gratkowski
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – reeds
Mike Gennaro – drums

first set: Simon James Phillips, solo piano

Sowieso Weisestraße 24, 12049 Berlin, DE
12.05.2022 Liz Allbee/Frank Gratkowski/Emilio Gordoa/Tomaž Grom
20:00

Liz Allbee – trumpet
Frank Gratkowski – sax, clarinet
Emilio Gordoa – vibraphone, percussion
Tomaž Grom – double bass

Autopsi Pohl Pohlstrasse 64, 10785 Berlin, DE
10.04.2022 With Colonel Petrov’s Good Judgement
16:00

Frank Gratkowski – alto sax
Sebastian Müller – guitar
Reza Askari – el-bass
Rafael Calman – drums

Jugendkulturtreff Immerhin Bahnhofplatz 2A,, 97080 Würzburg, Deutschland
09.04.2022 Entrainment
19:00

Frank Gratkowski – reeds
Kazu Uchihashi – guitar
Dan Peter Sundland – electric bass
Steve Heather – drums

Gemeindezentrum Alte Kirche Ev.-Kirch-Straße 27, 66111 Saarbrücken, DE
07.04.2022 Frank Gratkowski „Sound & Artikulationen“ @ Saxfest Zürich
19:30

Frank Gratkowski: Sound 1 for 12 alto saxophones in space
zurich saxophone collective

Giorgio Netti: Affrettandosi Verso il Centro Della Luce Risonante
Pisol Manatchinapisit, Sopransaxophon 

Alvin Lucier: The Two Grey Hills
zurich saxophone collective

Frank Gratkowski – „Artikulationen“
Frank Gratkowski – Saxophon Solo

https://zurichsaxfest.org/donnerstag-7-4/

Kunsthalle Zürich Limmatstrasse 270, CH-8005 Zürich, Swizerland
05.04.2022 Gratkowski / Griener / Margaux / Weber
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – Saxophone
Michael Griener – Drums
Margaux Oswald – Piano
Christian Weber – Double Bass

Autopsi Pohl Pohlstrasse 64, 10785 Berlin, DE
01.04.2022 Multiple Joy[ce] Orchestra
20:30
Loft Wissmannstr. 30, 50823 Köln, DE
31.03.2022 Ensemble Modern & Frank Gratkowski
20:00

New Composition & Improvisations
Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds & composition
Dietmar Wiesner – flutes
Jaan Bossier – clarinet
Christian Hommel – oboe
Johannes Schwarz – bassoon
Sava Stoianov – trumpet
NN – trombone
Hermann Kretzschmar – piano
Jagdish Mistry – violin
Michael Maria Kasper – cello
Paul Cannon – bass

Haus der DEA, Dachsaal Schwedlerstraße 2, 60314 Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland
11.03.2022 Fo[u]r Alto
20:00

microtonal music for four alto saxophones in space

Frank Gratkowski, Christian Weidner, Leonhard Huhn and Florian Bergmann – Altsaxophone and percussion. 

KM28 Karl-Marx-Str. 28, 12043 Berlin, DE
05.03.2022 „Artikulationen“ Solo & Duo with Tony Buck
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – saxophones, clarinets, flutes
Tony Buck – drums, percussion

1st set – Solo
2nd set – Duo 

 

Sowieso Weisestraße 24, 12049 Berlin, DE
27.02.2022 New Generation of Sister & Brotherhood
15:30

Lina Allemano – trumpet / Antonio Borghini – bass / Silke Eberhard – alto sax / Frank Gratkowski – alto sax, flute / Gerhard Gschlößl – trombone / Martin Klingeberg – trumpet, vocal / Raymond MacDonald – soprano + alto sax, composition / Nikolaus Neuser – trumpet / Anna Kaluza – alto sax / Achim Kaufmann – piano / Anke Lucks – trombone / Matthias Schubert – tenor sax / Günter Baby Sommer – drums, composition / Sebi Tramontana – trombone / Gebhard Ullmann – tenor sax, bass clarinet

Industriesalon Schöneweide Reinbeckstr. 9, 12459 Berlin-Schöneweide, DE
26.02.2022 Harri Sjöström & Friends
20:00

Harri Sjöström, soprano saxophone
Frank Gratkowski, saxophones
Sebi Tramontana, trombone
Ignaz Schick, saxophones
Libero Mureddu, piano
Plus guest(s)

Sowieso Weisestraße 24, 12049 Berlin, DE
25.02.2022 Gratkowski / Tramontana „Instant Songs“
20:00

2nd set plus
HCL-Ensemble
Hannes Clauss – dr
Reinhart Hammerschmidt – b
Hans Kämper – tb
Sebastian Venus – p

Wilhelm13 Musik- und Literaturhaus Oldenburg Leo-Trepp-Str. 13, 26121 Oldenburg, DE
24.02.2022 Gratkowski / Tramontana „Instant Songs“
20:00

2nd set plus
Carl Ludwig Hübsch – Tuba
Salim Javaid – Saxophones

Kunstraum Dorissa Lem Geisselstr.56, Hofgebäude, 50823 Köln, DE
20.02.2022 Scott Fields Sand Project
20:00

Axel Lindner – violin
Carolin Pook – violin
Annegret Mayer-Lindenberg – viola
Scott Roller – cello
Katharina Hoffmann – cello
Miles Perkin – contrabass
Jonas Gerigk – contrabass
Sergio Sorrentino – electric guitar
Tal Botvinik – electric guitar
David Stackenäs – electric guitar
Daniel Agi – flute
Norbert Rodenkirchen – flute
Frank Gratkowski – clarinets
Salim Javaid – saxophones
Matthias Schubert – tenor sax
Udo Moll – trumpet
Matthias Muche – trombone
Melvyn Poore – tuba
Arturo Portugal – percussion
Shiau-Shiuan Hung – percussion
Tamara Lukasheva – vocal
Laia Genc – vocal
Sophie Tassignon – vocal
Scott Fields – composition / conductor

 

Alte Feuerwache Melchiorstr. 3, 50570 Köln, DE
19.02.2022 Scott Fields Sand Project
20:00

Axel Lindner – violin
Carolin Pook – violin
Annegret Mayer-Lindenberg – viola
Scott Roller – cello
Katharina Hoffmann – cello
Miles Perkin – contrabass
Jonas Gerigk – contrabass
Sergio Sorrentino – electric guitar
Tal Botvinik – electric guitar
David Stackenäs – electric guitar
Daniel Agi – flute
Norbert Rodenkirchen – flute
Frank Gratkowski – clarinets
Salim Javaid – saxophones
Matthias Schubert – tenor sax
Udo Moll – trumpet
Matthias Muche – trombone
Melvyn Poore – tuba
Arturo Portugal – percussion
Shiau-Shiuan Hung – percussion
Tamara Lukasheva – vocal
Laia Genc – vocal
Sophie Tassignon – vocal
Scott Fields – composition / conductor

Dialograum Kreuzung an St. Helena Bornheimer Straße 130, 53119 Bonn, DE
09.02.2022 Gratkowski / Steidle / Gordoa / Borghini
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – as
Emilio Gordoa – vib
Antonio Borghini – b
Oli Steidle – dr

Autopsi Pohl Pohlstrasse 64, 10785 Berlin, DE
29.01.2022 Gratkowski–Matsuno–Sundland–Santner
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – saxophone
Keisuke Matsuno – electric guitar
Dan Peter Sundland – electric bass
Max Santner – drums

Sowieso Weisestraße 24, 12049 Berlin, DE
11.01.2022 Gratkowski / Nabatov
20:30

Frank Gratkowski –  woodwinds
Simon Nabatov – piano

LOFT Wissmannstr. 30, Köln, DE
08.01.2022 The Resonators
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Sebastian Müller – guitar
Reza Askari – bass
Thomas Sauerborn – drums

Stadtgarten Venloer Str. , Köln, DE
04.12.2021 The Resonators
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Sebastian Müller – guitar
Reza Askari – bass
Thomas Sauerborn – drums

Tickets 

Hessisches Jazzpodium @ Kulturforum Wiesbaden Friedrichstraße 16, 65185 Wiesbaden, DE
01.12.2021 Gratkowski / Alvares
20:30

Frank Gratkowski –  woodwinds
Paulo Alvares – piano

LOFT Wissmannstr. 30, Köln, DE
29.11.2021 Gratkowski / Harnik Duo
20:30

Frank Gratkowski – alto sax, clarinets, flutes
Elisabeth Harnik – piano

KM28 Karl-Marx-Str. 28, 12043 Berlin, DE
16.11.2021 Gratkowski / Tramontana & Steve Beresford
20:00

Steve Beresford – piano
Sebi Tramontana – trombone
Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds

also playing: 
Steve Beresford – piano
Luc Houtkamp – sax
Martin Blume – drums

MUG – Münchner Untergrund im Einstein Kultur Einsteinstraße 42, 81675 München , De
15.11.2021 Trio Flakons & Wenzel / Gratkowski / Moschner
20:00

Trio Flonks
Johannes Pfingsten – drums
Joan Chavez – bass
Mathieu Bech – piano, keys
&
Bettina Wenzel – voice
Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Pinguin Moschner tuba

Salon de Jazz Severinskloster 3a, 50678 Köln, DE
07.11.2021 Voccia / Gratkowski / Hertenstein
20:00

KlangWorte: STEIN IM MAGEN
UND DIE LIEBE ZUR ARBEIT

CÉLINE VOCCIA – piano
FRANK GRATKOWSKI – woodwinds
JOE HERTENSTEIN – drums
NURCAN ÖZDEMIR – voice
JÖRG PETZOLD – voice

Kulturkirche Nikodemus Nansenstraße 12/13, 12047 Berlin, DE
06.11.2021 Fo[u]r Alto
20:00

microtonal music for four alto saxophones in space

Frank Gratkowski, Christian Weidner, Leonhard Huhn and Florian Bergmann – Altsaxophone and percussion. 

 

Sowieso Weisestraße 24, 12049 Berlin, DE
01.11.2021 Multiple Joy[ce] Orchestra
MJO Multiple Joy[ce] Orchestra
20:30
Loft Wissmannstr. 30, 50823 Köln, DE
30.10.2021 Kaufmann Gratkowski DeJoode
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Achim Kaufmann – piano
Wilbert DeJoode – bass

PlusEtage Past. de Katerstraat 5-7, 5111CM Baarle-Nassau, NL
28.10.2021 The Resonators
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Sebastian Müller – guitar
Reza Askari – bass
Thomas Sauerborn – drums

Dialograum Kreuzung an St. Helena Bornheimer Straße 130, 53119 Bonn-Nordstadt, DE
16.10.2021 Frank Gratkowski & Hradec Králové Philharmonic Orchestra
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – Alto Sax, Clarinet
The Philharmonic Orchestra of Hradec Králové will perform

Michal Nejtek (CZ) – Lost Rituals – exclusive world premiere
Heiner Goebbels (DE) – Die Faust im Wappen

Philharmony Hradec Králové Hradec Králové, CZ
19.09.2021 Kaufmann / Gratkowski / De Joode & Guests
20:00

Achim Kaufmann – piano 
Frank Gratkowski – clarinet, alto saxophone 
Wilbert de Joode – double bass 

Guests:
Liz Allbee – trumpet
John Butcher – tenor & soprano saxophone 
Barbara Lüneburg – violin 
Martin Mallaun – zither 
Taisîr Peywan – saz   

Alte Gerberei Lederergasse 5, St. Johann in Tirol, Austria
18.09.2021 SKEIN
20:00

Liz Allbee – trumpet
Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Richard Barrett – electronics
Kazuhisa Uchihashi – guit + daxophone
Achim Kaufmann – piano
Wilbert De Joode – bass
Tony Buck – drums

Silbersaal des SZentrum Schwaz Andreas Hofer Str. 10, Schwaz, AT
17.09.2021 Trio Gratkowski / Kujala / Schick
18:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Veli Kujala – accordion
Ignaz Schick – turntables & electronics
(world premiere)

Silbersaal des SZentrum Schwaz Schwaz, AT
09.09.2021 IEMA IMPROVISERS & FRANK GRATKOWSKI
21:00

Frank Gratkowski, Improviser in Residence, Reeds
Participants of the International Ensemble Modern Academy

Wirtschaftskammer, Festsaal Bahnhofstr. 11, Schwaz, Austria
30.08.2021 Madeleines

Leonhard Huhn – alto sax, soprano sax
Frank Gratkowski – bass clarinet, alto sax
Carl Ludwig Hübsch – tuba
Dominik Mahnig – drums

Hof Ueltgesforth Vinngrabenstraße 46, Moers, 47447
29.08.2021 Gratkowski / Harris / Jozwaik
20:30

Frank Gratkowski –  woodwinds
Nick Jozwiak – bass
Savannah Harris – drums

LOFT Wissmannstr. 30, Köln, DE
28.08.2021 New Generation of Sister & Brotherhood

Günter „Baby“ Sommer – drums, arrangements / Antonio Borghini – bass / Achim Kaufmann – piano / Anna Kaluza – alto sax / Frank Gratkowski – alto sax, clarinet, flute / Silke Eberhard – alto + tenor sax, clarinet, bass clarinet / Matthias Schubert – tenor sax / Gebhard Ullmann – tenor sax, flute, bass clarinet / Anke Lucks – trombone / Christof Thewes – trombone / Lina Allemano – trumpet / Martin Klingeberg – trumpet, vocals / Nikolaus Neuser – trumpet / guest Raymond MacDonald – soprano + alto sax

Jazz am Kaisersteg Schöneweide, Berlin, DE
21.08.2021 Entrainment
19:30

Frank Gratkowski – reeds
Kazu Uchihashi – guitar
Dan Peter Sundland – electric bass
Steve Heather – drums

WABE Danziger Straße 101, 10405 Berlin, DE
18.08.2021 Gratkowski / Uchihashi / Schick
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Kazu Uchihashi – guitar, daxophone
Ignaz Schick – turntables

Sowieso Weisestraße 24, 12049 Berlin, DE
13.08.2021 Moritz Pinnow meets the Frank Gratkowski HH Quartett
20:00

Moritz Pinnow – electric piano &

Frank Gratkowski – sax, flute, clarinets
Stephan Meinberg – trumpets, euphonium
John Hughes – bass
Chad Popple – drums

Werkhaus Münzviertel Rosenallee 11, 20097 Hamburg, DE
03.08.2021 Gratkowski / Elieh / Zerang
20:00

KARKHANA’S FRIENDS

set 1:
mazen kerbaj + sharif sehnaoui + marina cyrino

set 2:
sam shalabi + maurice louca + adham zeidan

set 3:
tony elieh (electric bass) + michael zerang (drums) + frank gratkowski (reeds)

Autopsi Pohl Pohlstrasse 64, 10785 Berlin, DE
31.07.2021 The Resonators
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Sebastian Müller – guitar
Reza Askari – bass
Thomas Sauerborn – drums

Freiluft Bühne im Garten Hasselwerderstraße 22A, Berlin, DE
25.07.2021 Gratkowski HH Quartett
19:00

FatJazz OpenAir 2021 (free admission)

Frank Gratkowski – sax, flute, clarinets
Stephan Meinberg – trumpets, euphonium
John Hughes – bass
Chad Popple – drums

ParkFiction St. Pauli Fischmarkt 27, Hamburg, DE
11.07.2021 Gratkowski / Tramontana
21:30

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Sebi Tramontana – trombone

Area Sismica Forlì, Italy
08.07.2021 Frank Gratkowski & Harri Sjöström
19:00

Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Harri Sjöström – saxophones

HOŠEK CONTEMPORARY @ MS HEIMATLAND close to Fischerinsel 3, 10179 Berlin, DE
11.06.2021 Gratkowski/Schröder/Deller/Breu
20:00

Streaming Concert

John Schröder – Gitarre
Frank Gratkowski – Saxophon
Stephan Deller – Bass
Maximilian Breu – Drums

Peppi Guggenheim Weichselstr. 7, Berlin, DE
06.06.2021 Oliwood
19:00

Frank Gratkowski – alto sax
Kalle Kalima – guitar
Oli Steidle – drums

Freiluft Bühne im Garten Hasselwerderstraße 22A, Berlin, DE
05.06.2021 Zeitkratzer
spielt Kraftwerk
20:00
Tonhalle Ehrenhof 1, Düsseldorf, DE
22.05.2021 The Resonators
16:10

Frank Gratkowski – alto sax, clarinet
Sebastian Müller – guitar
Reza Askari – bass
Thomas Sauerborn – drums

Moers Festival Rodelberg, Moers, DE
19.05.2021 Artikulationen
20:00

Frank Gratkowski – saxophone and clarinets

Yokoclub Stream, Hamburg, 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
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