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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