upcoming appearances ...

(links to the musicians, formations and venues are, if available, grey and bold)

for appearances in the past click here



As soloist with the Ensemble "Musikfabrik NRW" performing Sun Ra's composition "outer nothingness" and "pleiades" arranged by Marshall Allen

Frank Gratkowski (D) altosax, bass clarinet, flute

Thursday, November 27th 2008 (20:30) Amsterdam (NL) @ Muziekgebouw Amsterdam


As soloist with the Ensemble "Musikfabrik NRW" performing Sun Ra's compositions "outer nothingness" and "pleiades" arranged by Marshall Allen

Saturday, November 29th 2006   Huddersfield (England) @ Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival


Kaufmann/ Gratkowski/ DeJoode

Frank Gratkowski (D) alto sax, clarinet, bass clarinet
Achim Kaufmann (D) piano
Wilbert DeJoode (NL) bass

Friday, December 12th 2008 Amsterdam (NL) • New Dutch Jazz Meeting @ "Bim Huis"


Gratkowski/ Gramss/ Nakatani

Frank Gratkowski (D) alto sax, clarinet, bass clarinet
Sebastian Gramss (D) bass
Tatsuya Nakatani (Japan) drums, percussion

Monday, December 15th 2008  Köln (D) @ "Loft" • Wissmannstr. 30


With the Multiple Joy[ce] Orchestra

Performing compositions by Frank Gratkowski, Matthias Schubert, Carl Ludwig Hübsch, Niels Klein, Scott Fields, Thomas Lehn, Axel Lindner and Sebastian Gramss

Wednesday, December 17st 2008 (20:30) Köln (D) @ "Loft" • Wissmannstr. 30


Kaufmann/ Gratkowski/ DeJoode

Frank Gratkowski (D) alto sax, clarinet, bass clarinet
Achim Kaufmann (D) piano
Wilbert DeJoode (NL) bass

Wednesday, February 18th 2009  Maasmechelen (B) • TBA


more soon ....