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Music: Jazz/Blues Kaufmann / Gratkowski / de Joode

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The illustrious Mills College music department hosts an evening of world-class jazz improvisation as part of its ongoing Songlines free-concert series. Achim Kaufmann (piano), Frank Gratkowski (clarinet and alto sax), and Wilbert de Joode (bass) all have lengthy individual discographies reflecting their solid standing in the European avant-garde jazz world. Further evidence: both Kaufmann and Gratkowski have received Germany's prestigious SWR award, and de Joode has collaborated with innovators ranging from guitarist Derek Bailey to punks the Ex. As a trio they practice a kind of improvised chamber music that needs to be heard to be believed.

– Max Goldberg

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