EK and Friends (Trevor Shohen, Mike Ritz, Kamal GHammache-Mansour, Sean Lally Erik, Nick Latanzi Tyan Duchene @ Steam Pub (Southampton, PA - 2015 Young Lions Jazz Trio / Jumpin’ Off a Clef / Divine Jazz Combo
While a student at the Clef Club of Jazz, Erik was a member of a few student formed and lead professional ensembles. Members of these ensembles included Ben Sutin (violin); Jordan Williams, James Santangelo, and Jerry Tate (keyboards); Dahi Devine, D.J. Turner, and Sonny Step (saxophones); and, Justin Faulkner and Devon Waring (drums). Some of Erik’s first professional bands were . . . OWNED & OPERATED / MOZAIC / TOM HARRISON BAND The DANIE OCEAN BAND / ANNA WISE & the Wisemen
S U N C U T F L A T GRACIE CURRAN & The High Falutin’ Band
The BLIND WOODS (a.k.a. The Andrea Belanger Band)
Erik was the band’s touring bass player during 2014 and off and on again since. One of the highlights was playing at the American Blues Association’s Awards Ceremony, where the band was nominated as the best new act. INCUS
The Blind Woods were formed by singer/songwriter Andrea Belanger in 2011 after she was voted the winner of a contest on Sonicbids to play at the Bonneroo Music and Arts Festival. They were invited back to perform the next year.
INCUS brings influences from Middle Eastern, Native American, African, and Eastern European musical traditions, to the American Tribal music movement. Erik was the band’s bass player during 2012 into 2013. Highlights were playing the Festival Internacional de las Artes (FIA) and Envision Festivals in Costa Rica, and fire dances. Ryan Duchene, Ricky Petraglia, and Erik first played together in the “Blind Woods” Blending their diverse musical backgrounds - ranging from folk to hip-hop, country, and jazz to electronica - each member spins their own unique section of the collective cosmic web of Americana.

Erik Kramer

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^ First non-jazz professional gig … playing with Danie Ocean at The Fire (Philadelphia, PA - 2008) FORMER BANDS MORNING MARTYRS
‘Endangered Speeches’, the creative brainchild of Greek MC / singer / composer /arranger Mariletta Konstantara, was rooted equally in hip-hop and reggae. Their sound was characterized chiefly by the unique global view brought by each of its 13 members. Erik was a founding member in 2009 and played with the band until they scattered to the winds in 2013.
Listen to Erik’s composition “Boogie Beat” from 2011 ‘Mozaic’ recording session with (l. to r.) Joe Welsh (drums) Noah Frank (trumpet) Erik Kramer (bass guitar) Timm Mulhern (engineer) Chris Pegram (keys), Mike Mattice (guitar) Erik was a member of songwriter Nick Lattanzi’s band Sun Cut Flat from its founding in Boston in 2009 through 2015.