Frank Gratkowski Christian Weidner Hayden Chisholm Sean Og
(clockwise)
Kaum Quartett
St. Audoen's Church
Cornmarket High Street Dublin 8.
€15
Doors Open: 7.45 pm
Booking 01 670 3885
Four very distinctive international voices of the same instrument coalesce in the Kaum Quartett, in a new project that seems eminently suited to this most atmospheric of Dublin venues.
The 12th Century German mystic Hildegard von Bingen is the catalyst for this impressive gathering of alto saxophonists, convened by adventurous Dubliner Seán Óg. Christian Weidner is an emerging force in Berlin's creative music scene, the soulful New Zealander Hayden Chisolm brilliantly uses microtones and in Frank Gratkowski, the quartet has one of Europe's most exhilarating free spirits.
Working with overtones, just intonation and open structures, Kaum Quartet weigh up stately plates of sound detailed with highly coloured and virtuosic improvisations, using Hildegard's beautiful monophonic chants for further investigations into an evolving lexicon for the saxophone.
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So yes, this Friday we have our last non Pendulum show of the year with Kaum Quartett in St Audoens Church featuring our own Sean Og, New Zealander Hayden Chisholm, and two German stalwarts in Frank Gratkowski and Christian Weidner.
With the triumph that was the Trihornophone album, John Kelly fave, gun for hire and sometime United Bible student, Sean Og matches up with some serious players in this saxophone dust-up.
Witnessing Gratkowski in the Goethe Institute back in February was as strong a musical experience as I’ve ever had such was the power generated. If you missed him in the Goethe, our northern friends might tell you to ‘catch yourself on’ this time around in St Audoens.
The Wire magazine in describing Gratkowski says ‘This is supple, intricate, accomplished European contemporary jazz of the highest order.’
See http://http://www.frankgratkowski.de/
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=325189961
I’m also much looking forward to Root 70 member Hayden Chisholm whose recent collaborators include legendary Can drummer Jaki Liebezeit and dub deconstructionist Burnt Friedman. See http://www.myspace.com/root70
See also http://www.christianweidner.de/
http://www.myspace.com/christianweidner
Hayden Chisholm on Youtube
Frank Gratkowski on Youtube
*Kaum Competition*
We have 3 pairs of tickets to giveaway for the Kaum Quartett.
To be in with a chance answer the following question:
Q.Sean Og first met Frank Gratkowski at a workshop a) in Greece or b) in a greasy spoon in Manchester?
Please send your answer with your name and mobile number to ronan or ronan(a)improvisedmusic.ie with ‘Kaum Thumped’ in the subject line. Mails must be received no later than 5pm on Thursday December 4th.
We have 3 pairs of tickets to giveaway for the Kaum Quartett.
To be in with a chance answer the following question:
Q.Sean Og first met Frank Gratkowski at a workshop a) in Greece or b) in a greasy spoon in Manchester?
Please send your answer with your name and mobile number to ronan or ronan(a)improvisedmusic.ie with ‘Kaum Thumped’ in the subject line. Mails must be received no later than 5pm on Thursday December 4th.
