Michael Kramer
@MichaelKramer · Guitar · Washington, DC
I’m a guitarist, composer and bandleader in the Washington, DC area. I’m inspired by guitarists from Charlie Christian to Allan Holdsworth - everything in between and beyond. I also love Bach, Hindemith, Robert Johnson, Earl Scruggs and Mark Turner.
Here's another from a New Music premiere concert we did back in November of 2019. Featured on trombone is Aaron Eckert. When we get to his solo there are some backgrounds written that we don't use because… More…
Here's another from a new music premiere program the band gave back in November 2019. This one features Dustin Mollick on Bari. The way the roadmap is expressed on this one it D.S's back and then there's… More…
Being in this amazing sounding band is what I get to call "my day job", if you can believe that. This performance was from a program in November of 2019 of new music all written by guys in the band. In… More…
KW Big Band is co-led by me and pianist/composer Tim Whalen. The band's book is entirely our own music. This one is from a concert we gave at the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage in August of 2019. The… More…
This one is another from the first record "Superstring and the Cosmic Vibrations". Out of the blue my friend transcribed this and gave it to me! Solo starts around 1:06. The other fantastic musicians are… More…
From "Superstring and the Cosmic Vibrations". There are a few parts where the transcription is quite sloppy rhythmically. More…