Cramer took up the saxophone at age 13, after the sudden death of his father. Four years later in 1977, Cramer heard a recording of alto sax legend Sonny Criss and was so taken with Sonny's playing that he travelled from Canada to Los Angeles to study with him. After developing a close relationship with Criss that lasted only eight months, Sonny Criss committed suicide. After briefly attending the Dick Grove School of Music in Los Angeles (1977–79), Cramer was recommended by Grove to study privately with Phil Sobel, one of L.A.'s finest studio musicians. Cramer worked with Sobel from 1978 until Sobel's death in 2008.
In 1997, 20 years after Sonny's death, Cramer decided to do an album in his honour. For that recording, "Remembering Sonny Criss," he hired jazz legend and friend of Sonny, Leroy Vinnegar, on bass. In 2011, Nagel Heyer Records from Hamburg released the tribute worldwide. In 1998, Cramer recorded a classic jazz album, "All Night Long," which was received with critical acclaim worldwide and was a top seller on Amazon.com for many months. In 2003, Cramer recorded his third album, "Bumpin' On Sunset," which continued Cramer's masterful interpretations of movie themes, Latin tunes, and bluesy ballads. 2009 marked the release of Cramer's fourth album, "Alto," released on his own record label, Casa Records. In 2017, Cramer released his fifth album, "Blue Prelude," with pianist Ron Johnston, on Casa Records. The album features two songs from George Michael, one from Michael McDonald and another from Stevie Wonder, along with the classic Amy Winehouse hit, "Back To Black.".[1] In 2019, Cramer published his first book, "Alto Saxophone Mastery." Three years later in 2022, Cramer published his second book, "Chasing My Father."
dylan, cramer, born, january, 1958, north, vancouver, british, columbia, canadian, alto, saxophonist, jazz, musician, author, contents, career, discography, references, external, linkscareer, editcramer, took, saxophone, after, sudden, death, father, four, yea. Dylan Cramer born January 21 1958 in North Vancouver British Columbia is a Canadian alto saxophonist jazz musician and author Contents 1 Career 2 Discography 3 References 4 External linksCareer editCramer took up the saxophone at age 13 after the sudden death of his father Four years later in 1977 Cramer heard a recording of alto sax legend Sonny Criss and was so taken with Sonny s playing that he travelled from Canada to Los Angeles to study with him After developing a close relationship with Criss that lasted only eight months Sonny Criss committed suicide After briefly attending the Dick Grove School of Music in Los Angeles 1977 79 Cramer was recommended by Grove to study privately with Phil Sobel one of L A s finest studio musicians Cramer worked with Sobel from 1978 until Sobel s death in 2008 In 1997 20 years after Sonny s death Cramer decided to do an album in his honour For that recording Remembering Sonny Criss he hired jazz legend and friend of Sonny Leroy Vinnegar on bass In 2011 Nagel Heyer Records from Hamburg released the tribute worldwide In 1998 Cramer recorded a classic jazz album All Night Long which was received with critical acclaim worldwide and was a top seller on Amazon com for many months In 2003 Cramer recorded his third album Bumpin On Sunset which continued Cramer s masterful interpretations of movie themes Latin tunes and bluesy ballads 2009 marked the release of Cramer s fourth album Alto released on his own record label Casa Records In 2017 Cramer released his fifth album Blue Prelude with pianist Ron Johnston on Casa Records The album features two songs from George Michael one from Michael McDonald and another from Stevie Wonder along with the classic Amy Winehouse hit Back To Black 1 In 2019 Cramer published his first book Alto Saxophone Mastery Three years later in 2022 Cramer published his second book Chasing My Father Discography editAll Night Long Nagel Heyer 2001 Bumpin On Sunset Nagel Heyer 2003 Alto Casa 2009 Remembering Sonny Criss Nagel Heyer 2011 Blue Prelude Casa 2017 Alto Saxophone Mastery 2019 Chasing My Father 2022 References edit Cramer Dylan Dylan Cramer pp 1 28 External links editDylan Cramer Official Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dylan Cramer amp oldid 1216666489, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
