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Frank Gratkowski plays clarinet, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, alto saxophone, flute. He was born in Hamburg, Germany. Gratkowski 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. Then after he 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 Arikulationen II 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 bassist Dieter Manderscheid, and drummer Gerry Hemingway (CDs Gestalten and The Flume Factor )
Read moreNew Release Red Toucan: "Ardent Grass" by Jacob Anderskov and Frank...
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Jan12Sun |
Jazzkeller69 stellt vor: Fo[u]r Alto plus Brigade Futur...Industriesalon SchöneweideBerlin, Germany |
Jan15Wed |
Frank Gratkowski’s EntrainmentYokoClubHamburg, Germany |
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