new
Artikulationen III
Frank Gratkowski

Frank Gratkowski – alto saxophone & flute.

 

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 “Artikulationen II” in 2002.
That is the third part of “Artikulationen” released by Improdimensija Records.

 

1. Siulliq 34:44
2. Marluk 25:24
3. Pingasut 07:45
Total time 68:03

All compositions by Frank Gratkowski / GEMA
Track 1 recorded live at “Improdimensija” concert series, Vilnius on September 11th 2019 by Arūnas Zujus, Vytautas Bedalis.
Mastered by Wolfgang Stach, Maarwegstudio 2.


Track 2 and 3 recorded live at Sowieso, Berlin on March 5th 2022 by Frank Gratkowski.
Mastered by Peter Gurk.


Design by Neringa Žukauskaitė.
Produced by Liudas Mockūnas, Frank Gratkowski.
Photos by Frank Gratkowski, Akvilė Šileikaitė.
ImproDimensija Records IDRCD05
music@improdimensija.lt
www.improdimensija.art
A.Mickevičiaus 29, Vilnius LT-08117, Lithuania

All rights reserved. Unauthorized duuplication is aviolation of applicable laws. ℗ and © 2020, ImproDimensija Records.

Tubisms
Simonas Kaupinis

It is work by Lithuanian, Vilnius based tuba player Simonas Kaupinis. Simonas is one of the most interesting musician from young generation Lithuanian impro scene. He also specializes in contemporary music. In this CD he is presenting works for solo tuba also invites some guest musicians to expand his “Tubisms”.
Simonas Kaupinis – tuba
Guest musicians:
Kristupas Vincas Gikas (Dj)

Kazimieras Jušinskas (alto saxophone)
Domantas Razmus (percussion)

released November 10, 2021

All compositions by Simonas Kaupinis. Recorded at MAMA studios by Vytautas Bedalis. Mixed and mastered by Vytautas Bedalis. Produced by Vytautas Bedalis and Simonas Kaupinis. Artwork design by Paulė Bocullaitė. This album is supporter by “Lithuanian Council for Culture”. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duuplication is aviolation of applicable laws. ℗ and © 2020, ImproDimensija Records

Dj Extended feat. Kazimieras Jušinskas “Passes”
Dj Extended feat. Kazimieras Jušinskas
The electroacoustic project of two like-minded colleagues astounds with a wide palette of unconventionally produced sounds and surprising sonorities. Kristupas Gikas is playing the turntable, and Kazimieras Jušinskas manoeuvring his saxophone between acoustic and electronic sounds, fuse soft noise, interactive musical conversations, elegant melodic lines, glitch music, rhythmic loops and extreme extended performance techniques on both instruments.
Album was born out of 2 years of experimentations, it is totally improvised music, which was inspired mainly by old vinyks. Some of the pieces was recorded with lithuanian improvisers. Enjoy!
Recorded by Kristupas Gikas
Mastered by Adas Gecevičius
Artwork by Augustina Gruzdytė
Suported by LATGA and Lithuanian Council for Culture
All rights reserved. Unauthorized duuplication is aviolation of applicable laws. ℗ and © 2020, ImproDimensija Records.
Oak Birches & Klaipėda Jazz Orchestra

Oak Birches even from the title cause lot of questions about the content. Being self ironic and equipped with wide range of knowledge of both academic and jazz music. This coloboration with Klaipėda Jazz Orchestra conception swings between minimalism to stormy breakouts of open improvisation and precisely composed passages, creating multi-layered and spell bingind music. Each member of this project contributes his ideas equally, with strong sense of intellectual background and personal creativity.

Oak Birches:
Tomas Razmus – alto saxophone
Simonas Kaupinis – tuba
Arnas Mikalkėnas – percussion
Klaipėda Jazz Orchestra:
Dovydas Stalmokas – alto saxophone, bass clarinet
Mindaugas Apulskis – tenor saxophone
Kęstutis Sova – baritone saxophone (art director)
Valdas Surdokas – trombone
Sigitas Saukalas – trombone
Jonas Katauskas – trumpet
Dmitrij Levencov – trumpet
Mindaugas Vadoklis – trumpet
Tomas Razmus, Dovydas Stalmokas, Kęstutis Sova, Simonas Kaupinis, Valdas Surdokas, Dmitrij Levencov solos on “Bon Bon Paris”.
Mindaugas Apulskis, Mindaugas Vadoklis, Tomas Razmus solos on 3X3.
All compositions and arrangements by Arnas Mikalkėnas.
Recorded with MAMA studios, by Vytautas Bedalis.
Mixed and mastered by Vytautas Bedalis.
Art work and design by Ugnė Upė Pilitauskaitė.
Produced by Oak Birches and Klaipėda Jazz Orchestra.
This album is suported by “Lithuanian Council for Culture”
All rights reserved. Unauthorized duuplication is aviolation of applicable laws. ℗ and © 2021, ImproDimensija Records.

older releases

Dalius Naujokaitis “Residency at Improdimensija”
Dalius Naujokaitis
Verse La Flamme, 2020
Petras Geniušas & Liudas Mockūnas