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“. . . nothing short of brilliant, often closer to miraculous.”
— Scott Yanow, veteran jazz journalist
WELCOME
Please plan to enjoy the world of jazz pianist Mark Kramer.
Discover an enormous body of legacy and brand new works for trio/duo/solo. The music speaks fluently with heart and mind. Long associated with highest standards of excellence and creativity, this art continues to surprise and nourish as it evolves.
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MUSIC PAGE: hundreds of audiophile tracks available for download - including NEW CD RELEASES
STORE PAGE: - makes available the piano and bass transcriptions of some audio
- growing selection of custom physical CDs
VIDEO PAGE: an ever-expanding selection of videos
VIDEO INTRODUCTION
Mark Kramer's BLOG and news
Initial posts and current news
NEW VIDEO of MKT POSTED - "TROUBLED TIMES"
Rare footage recorded in 2011 of a long-standing version of the Mark Kramer Trio playing "Troubled Times:" a 2-5 cycle of changes. Gary Mazzaroppi on bass, and John Mosemann on drums. Contain some biographical material and commentary. Concert sponsored…
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TO PUSH THE ENVELOPE OR NOT?
As most restless older artists have experienced, navigation of the field of jazz had been a daunting challenge 40 years ago: reimagining/ extending its artistic scope had been materially pitted against maintaining aspects of its status quo. Today that challenge still exists but…
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MAINLY FOR MY BROTHER and SISTER MUSICIANS
So, you are searching out your jazz "brothers?" You are in or have recently completed jazz college? Or maybe you are already published and recognized? You are familiar with the history of jazz piano, and have studied and practiced almost…
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