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Woodwind virtuoso blending composition and improvisation, redefining the boundaries of contemporary music 🎷

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RUMOER

Rumoer is a Dutch word I like.
Not so easy to translate, that makes it interesting and rich.

The English dictionary gives me:
noise, row, uproar
Sophie Hassfurther with whom I form the trio RUMOER,
came up with these words in German:
Aufregung, Getöse
It can happen in a school classroom, but also with a larger impact.

The Dutch writer Florette Dijkstra wrote a book with short stories about
thinkers, writers, artists.
She questions:
“What happens if someone makes art / an artwork?”
“Is this new or has it a relation with something old?”
“Why are people making art?”
Her answer is I think ‘Rumoer’

One of the people she writes about is the photographer Berenice Abbott, who basically saved the archive of photos of Eugène Atget. Both their work is in the large museums and well known now (within a certain bubble of course as most of the things, knowledge..).

Art is there to stir and to provoke reflection and hopefully inspiration.

In the video: snippet of our concert in Porgy & Bess Vienna Sept 2026
RUMOER: Frank Gratkowski, Sophie Hassfurther, Fie Schouten

@sophiehassfurther @frankgratkowski @porgyandbessvienna

#art #inspiration #music #improvisation #bassclarinet taken in Porgy & Bess by @frankgratkowski

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2 days ago

💥 GAMGUMSUPON OUT NOW! 💥
Our new album is finally out! It’s been a long journey, but a fun one. We hope you enjoy the music!
🎧 Listen now - link in bio!

THE OCTET

@frankgratkowski - Alto Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet
@dikemanjohn - Tenor Saxophone
@mateuszrybickimusic - Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet
@zivtaubenfeld - Bass Clarinet
@salvosoff_the_return - Baritone Saxophone
Christian Kühn - Guitar, Composition
@esatekincioglubass - E-Bass
@georgehadow - Drums

RECORDING & CREDITS

Recorded live at Zentrifuge Berlin by Tito Knapp on October 13 - 14, 2025.
Audio Engineer: Tito Knapp
Mixed and Mastered by @werner.angerer.52
Artwork: @illustrartur
Animation: @timm.schindel
@bertholdrecords @kicktheflamepublishing

#kuhnfu #gamgumsupon #punkjazz #newmusic #outnow by @frankgratkowski

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2 days ago

Frank Gratkowski
at
Brda Contemporary Music Festival 2026 / Medana
done on Mamiya 67 by @frankgratkowski

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8 days ago

#DAY2 v @divadlodrak pod taktovkou Olie Brice Quartet a In Cahoots feat. Ingrid Laubrock.

Jak jste si užili vůně středeční džungle? 🌴

#jgtt32 #jazzgoestotown
foto • @lukasfoti.cz taken in Divadlo Drak a Mezinárodní institut figurálního divadla by @frankgratkowski

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9 days ago

Very special evening with
In Cahoots feat Ingrid Laubrock
in @divadlodrak
on @jazzgoestotown festival.

@frankgratkowski – saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
@ilaubrock – saxophones
@philipzoubek – piano, synthesizer
@robert.landfermann – double bass
@dmahnig – drums, percussion by @frankgratkowski

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9 days ago

This video is on YouTube and this band is on tour.
We already played in Germany and now we are going to Austria and the Czeck Republic!
𝐈𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭. 𝐈𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐤,
📆05.10.2026
📌Porgy & Bess, Wien, AUT

𝐈𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭. 𝐈𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐤,
📆06.10.2026
📌tube's, Graz, AUT

𝐈𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭. 𝐈𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐤,
📆07.10.2026
📌Jazz Goes To Town Festival, Hradec Králové, CZ by @frankgratkowski

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13 days ago

We’ll be at Loft, Cologne, today at 6:30pm!! @frankgratkowski @robert.landfermann @philipzoubek @dmahnig @loftkoeln by @frankgratkowski

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14 days ago

With a contrabass clarinet and some Duke Elington.
Acompanied by Jelena Kuljić and Achim Kaufmann.
It's on YouTube, subscribe and discover more gems like this!

#frankgratkowski #saxophone #woodwinds #concerts #dukeelington taken in LOFT Köln by @frankgratkowski

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3 days ago

I have decided to share some interesting videos with various collaborators through the years that I think deserve some attention!
Link in bio / pinned post for the full video with Jelena Kuljić - Vocal, Achim Kaufmann - Piano and myself on bass flute. This was filmed at @loftkoeln .

#saxophone #concerts #woodwinds #frankgratkowski #dukeelington taken in LOFT Köln by @frankgratkowski

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24 days ago

Altered States in Austria, with no concept and lots of fun with Kazuhisa Uchihashi - guitar, daxophon,
Mitsuru Nasuna - bass and Yasuhiro Yoshigaki - drums.
Check it out on YouTube!

#woodwinds #concerts #frankgratkowski #improvisedmusic taken in Austria by @frankgratkowski

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19 days ago

Throwback to a summer night at @richten25_space. Hot impro, full room, very fun!

#woodwinds #frankgratkowski #concerts #saxophone #improvisedmusic taken in Berlin, Deutschland by @frankgratkowski

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a month ago

Highlights from last season with Skein at Industriesalon Schöneweide .
Breezy improv for the warm days 🎷

#woodwinds #frankgratkowski #saxophone #improvisedmusic #concerts #skein by @frankgratkowski

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3 months ago