Luggage Store Gallery @ 509 Cultural Center
509 Ellis St. (between Hyde & Leavenworth) SF
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Frank Gratkowski/Jerome Bryerton/Damon Smith
with Special Guest Henry Kaiser

8pm Gratkowski/Bryerton/Smith cd release concert

Frank Gratkowski (Köln) - alto saxophone, Bb& bass clarinets
Damon Smith (Oakland) - double bass
Jerome Bryerton (Chicago) - percussion

9mp Gratkowski/Bryerton/Smith + Henry Kaiser-acoustic guitars

Although the German saxophonist/clarinettist Frank Gratkowski runs with somehigh profile improvisers, his most promising collaboration may be with two emergent players, percussionist Jerome Bryerton and bass player Damon Smith. Documenting two 2002 Bay Area gigs, Voice Imitator is free ranging improvised music with a strong, innate sense of design. In his sleevenotes, Smith provides part of the answer in stating that he and Bryerton "are a section of some kind"; their foundation-laying, yet non-subordinate approach accounts for much of the music's cohesion. Their approach accomodates both the deliberative and explosive components of Gratkowski's playing. This is egalitarian trio music. -- Bill Shoemaker - The Wire

Cost: $6-10

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