Alfred Kramer

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

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 and Padova.

Discography

Le meurtier dans l'ombrage with Lukas Kramer - Ubu, 1984 D.O.C. with Marcello Tonolo - Splasc(h), 1986 Soft Landing with Giannantonio De Vincenzo - Splasc(h), 1987 Where extremes meet with Luca Flores - Splasc(h), 1987 Quartet with Hilaria Kramer - Unit, 1988 Space Jazz Trio Vol. II with Enrico Pieranunzi - Yvp, 1988 Blew with Lee Konitz ed Enrico Pieranunzi - Philology, 1988 Phil's Mood with Phil Woods ed Enrico Pieranunzi - Philology, 1988 Keptorchestra - Nord Sound, 1990 Moonmaids in my garden with Songs of Maybe - Ubu, 1990 Nomos with Riccardo Zegna e Danila Satragno - Ariston, 1989 Ci ritorni in mente - dedicato a Lucio Battisti - Gala, 1989 Slowly with Pietro Tonolo - Splasc(h), 1989 Felix with Sandro Gibellini- Tirreno, 1990 Thinking of you with Marco Tamburini - Pentaflowers, 1992 In between with Bruno Steffen e Heiner Althaus - Brambus, 1992 Very fool with Massimo Salvagnini e Lee Konitz - High Tide, 1993 Zoom with Strani Itinerari - New Label/Amnesty International, 1994 Piku with Mauro Negri - Sentemo, 1994 Sweet Sixteencon Steve Lacy / Keptorchestra - Caligola, 1994 Buried Treasurescon Racine Steffen Group- Brambus, 1994 Dayscon Marcello Tonolo/Music on Poetry- Caligola, 1995 Tribute To Nino Rotacon GAP Band- Nel Jazz, 1995 Algonchinacon Claudio Capurro- DDQ, 1995 Miss Etnacon Joe Lovano / Keptorchestra- Caligola, 1995 Straight Aheadcon M.Tamburini / Slide Hampton- Ermitage, 1996 La Banda Disegnata with Sandro Gibellini- Flex, 1996 Tindi & Altro with M. Tindiglia- Splasc(h), 1997 Disguise with Pietro Tonolo- Splasc(h), 1997 Notte di Luna Calante with GAP Band / Lucio Dalla- Idea, 1997 Seed Journey with M. Tonolo / Music on Poetry- Caligola, 1998 Sundance with Bebo Ferra - CDPM Lion 1998 Memories of Louis with Giampaolo Casati - Tring 1998 Piccolo Walzer with Riccardo Zegna - Egea, 2001 Now We Can with Bansigu Big Band – Splas(h), 1999 Amori Imperfetti with Mario Raia - Egea, 2001 Live at Siena Jazz with Paolo Birro – Splasc(h), 2002 Mancini Dry with Massimo Salvagnini – Velut Luna, 2003 Bansigu Big Band with Lee Konitz – Splasc(h), 2004 Mr 88 with Gianluca Tagliazucchi Trio feat. Lee Konitz, Splasc(h), 2004 Piano Kings with Paolo Birro – Azzurra, 2005 Nuances with Gianluca Tagliazucchi – Splas(h), 2006 Trufò with Sandro Gibellini – Blue Serge, 2006 Lennie's Pennies with Pietro Tonolo – Blue Serge, 2006 Back To Da Capo with Lydian Sound Orchestra – Almar, 2006 Di Mezzo Il Mare with Egea Orchestra – Egea, 2007 Canto di Ebano with Gabriele Mirabassi – Egea, 2007 Un Bacio a Mezzanotte with Paolo Birro – Azzurra 2008 Changing Walking with Fausto Ferraiuolo – Abeat, 2008 Scott Hamilton with Scott Hamilton – Kragib, 2009 Open the Cage with Robert Bonisolo – Almar, 2009 Dedicated to...with Joanna Rimmer – SAM, 2009 Jazz In The Park with Sandro Gibellini - Kragib, 2009 20! Bansigu Big Band - Music Center, 2013 Bean And The Boys with Scott Hamilton - Fonè, 2015 Ballads for Audiophiles with Scott Hamilton - Fonè, 2017 Castello Nights with Paolo Birro and Aldo Zunino, Fonè, 2017 I remember you with Dario Carnovale and Lorenzo Conte, Fonè, 2018