Studio 1510
1510 8th Street Oakland
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CD release concert for "Mimetic Holds"
New and available now:
Mimetic Holds - Balancepoint Acoustics - BPA 100

Frank Gratkowski (Germany) - Alto Sax,Clarinet

Scott R. Looney (USA) - Prepared and Unprepared Piano

Damon Smith (USA) - Double Bass

Kjell Nordeson (Sweden) - Drums, Percussion

This quartet pairs two explosive players, sax and clarinet titan Frank Gratkowski, and high-energy drummer and percussionist Kjell Nordeson (Mats gustafson,Ken Vandermark) w/ pianist Scott Looney and bassist Damon Smith in an exciting, incredibly intense, and varied series of sonic landscapes, from hard blowing free jazz to extremely sparse textures, all within the boundaries of cooperative composition. Recorded live in Santa Cruz at Kuumbwa Jazz (#1-5) and in Oakland (#6) at Studio 1510 in October 2004.

You can send a paypal for $15 PP worldwide to damon@balancepointacoustics.com
Get it here from Emusic:
http://www.emusic.com/album/Frank-Gratkowski-Mimetic-Holds-MP3-Download/11333293.html
Or Itunes:
Here at Itunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=296945966&s=143441



Cost: $6-10

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