Alfred Kramer

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Alfred Kramer (born 1965) is a Swiss/Italian jazz drummer.

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Biography

Alfred Kramer was born in 1965 in Frauenfeld, Switzerland. He started playing drums at the age of sixteen after having studied piano for nine years. Since 1986, after moving to Italy, he has been working with musicians like Mal Waldron, Enrico Rava, Scott Hamilton, Pietro Tonolo, Andy McGhee, Enrico Pieranunzi, Paul McCandless, Benny Bailey, Chet Baker, Bob Mintzer, Eddie Daniels, Cedar Walton, Joe Henderson, Steve Lacy, Furio Di Castri, Barre Phillips, Art Lande, Art Farmer, Gianni Basso, Miroslav Vitous and Gil Goldstein. He performed all over Europe and the US and on all major Italian festivals (like Umbria Jazz, Rome, Clusone, etc.) and made a number of worth mentioning records with musicians like Phil Woods, Steve Lacy, Lee Konitz, Joe Lovano and Slide Hampton. He now lives near Florence, Italy, and is working in addition to the drums as a trombone player (four appearances on record) and arranger/conductor as well. He conducted Bansigu Big Band for three years. His jazz drum teaching activity includes various State Conservatories such as Genova, Verona [1] and Padova. [2]

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References

  1. "Percorso: Home » Studiare in conservatorio - Docenti". Conservatorioverona.it. Retrieved 30 November 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. "Bansigu Big Band - Alfred Kramer". Bansigu.it. Retrieved 30 November 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)