Brian Kramer & The Nights Of Blu-Topia - Live At Club Stampen

Year: 2008
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:38
Size: 148,4 MB
Styles: Blues, folk, roots
Scans: Full

1. Just Sittin' Here Thinkin' (7:17)
2. Win Or Lose (5:53)
3. Pause (5:38)
4. I Get It Wrong (4:40)
5. Everything Is Headed Somewhere (4:35)
6. Spirit Of Washington Square (5:17)
7. Cypress Grove (12:53)
8. Say Goodbye To B'klyn (8:22)
9. Cross Boundaries (6:47)
10. Introducing The Nights Of Blu-Topia (3:12)

"I thought it was time for some blues again. This time with the blues veteran Brian Kramer, who has recently released the album “Live at Club Stampen” under the name Brian Kramer & the Nights of Blu-topia. Brian invites us to an intimate and soulful performance in the company of great musicians like Mats Qwarfordt, “Iron Hand” Mike Haglund, Marcelo Nunez and Peter Freij.

It’s a wonderful collection of songs that Brian presents here. I find a nice earthy, positive (can I say that?) blues, together with folk music and bluegrass, which makes my feet move, and also nice bluesy singer/songwriter tunes. Good music, of course, always comes from within, but somewhere I feel that the blues lies as close as you can get to the soul. And judging from what I hear it would be real nice to meet a person like Brian Kramer." /Pär Berglund, Meadow Music

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Brian Kramer Trio & Friends - Live At The Folklore Center

Year: 2000
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:44
Size: 158,6 MB
Styles: Acoustic blues
Scans: Full

1. What It Appears To Be (5:05)
2. Sweet Lina (4:21)
3. Can't Be Satisfied (5:36)
4. Someday Baby (6:13)
5. Come On In My Kitchen (5:47)
6. You Don't Know My Mind (4:14)
7. God Don't Never Change (4:18)
8. Bottle Up And Go (Feat. Derrick Walker) (6:00)
9. Crazy About You (Feat. Janne Sjöström) (5:00)
10. Blue Prelude (Feat. Sivert Bramstedt) (4:52)
11. I Believe In You (8:28)
12. Trouble In Mind (Bonus Track) (8:44)

Brian Kramer from Brooklyn was barely out of his teens when he began hanging out with legendary blues men, picking up tips and advice from folks such as Buddy Guy and Junior Wells, whenever they visited his hometown of NYC. Junior Wells took a particular liking to Brian and paid careful attention in showing him the right moves and how to play from the heart. In 1989, Junior joined Brian on his first record, Brian Kramer and the Blues Masters featuring Junior Wells, Win or Lose, with Junior backing up Brian on almost every track and Brian supporting Junior on four of his songs. On these sessions were a gathering of the finest, most respected sidemen in the US, as well as former Rolling Stone, Mick Taylor. Throughout the 90s, Brian toured and continued to be a fixture within the New York club scene, performing frequently with the great blues man Larry Johnson, until relocating overseas to seek a broader range of opportunities.

Based in Sweden, Brian began to be featured on the tracks of several established artists, steadily becoming an active part of Scandinavia’s club and festival scene. Brian has shared the stage, traded licks and recorded with the Legendary Taj Mahal, Toumani Diabate, Bob Brozman, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Robin Ford, Bobby Rush, Cory Harris, John Mayall, Sven Zetterberg, Jimmy Dawkins and many others; and performed at international events such as the Cambridge Folk Festival, Bull Durham Blues Festival, Chicago World Music Festival, Notudden Blues Festival, Portugal Simply Blues Festival, etc.

When not on the road, Brian hosts his weekly International Blues Jam in Stockholm, Sweden, originally at Club Stampen, now at Engelen every Saturday, which he started in 1998. These jam sessions proved to be fertile ground for nurturing Sweden’s hottest new young blues talents, many who have become shining stars within the Blues and Jazz community; Isabella Lundgren, Jasmine Kara, Anna Christoffersson and Lisa Lystam are just a few who have gone on to tour and release their own albums after fine-tuning their skills on Brian’s popular scene. July 10th 2015 after Brian Kramer Band's performance at Sweden's biggest Blues event, Åmål Blues Festival, Brian was presented with their prestigious BLUES AWARD OF THE YEAR - a hand sculpted trophy in Brian's likeness as well as a very large check.

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Brian Kramer & The Couch Lizards - Everybody's Story

Year: 2002
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:24
Size: 116,9 MB
Styles: Blues, roots
Scans: Full

1. On-Line Mamma (5:22)
2. Sweet Lina (4:47)
3. Heart 2 Heart (4:08)
4. Devil's Got A Hold On Me (4:04)
5. Minor Fling (2:13)
6. Double Dare Ya' (5:07)
7. Everybody's Story (4:39)
8. Lucy May (3:43)
9. Pawnshop (5:05)
10. Faith (6:08)
11. I Believe In You (5:05)

Brian Kramer from Brooklyn was barely out of his teens when he began hanging out with legendary blues men, picking up tips and advice from folks such as Buddy Guy and Junior Wells, whenever they visited his hometown of NYC. Junior Wells took a particular liking to Brian and paid careful attention in showing him the right moves and how to play from the heart. In 1989, Junior joined Brian on his first record, Brian Kramer and the Blues Masters featuring Junior Wells, Win or Lose, with Junior backing up Brian on almost every track and Brian supporting Junior on four of his songs. On these sessions were a gathering of the finest, most respected sidemen in the US, as well as former Rolling Stone, Mick Taylor. Throughout the 90s, Brian toured and continued to be a fixture within the New York club scene, performing frequently with the great blues man Larry Johnson, until relocating overseas to seek a broader range of opportunities.

Based in Sweden, Brian began to be featured on the tracks of several established artists, steadily becoming an active part of Scandinavia’s club and festival scene. Brian has shared the stage, traded licks and recorded with the Legendary Taj Mahal, Toumani Diabate, Bob Brozman, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Robin Ford, Bobby Rush, Cory Harris, John Mayall, Sven Zetterberg, Jimmy Dawkins and many others; and performed at international events such as the Cambridge Folk Festival, Bull Durham Blues Festival, Chicago World Music Festival, Notudden Blues Festival, Portugal Simply Blues Festival, etc.

When not on the road, Brian hosts his weekly International Blues Jam in Stockholm, Sweden, originally at Club Stampen, now at Engelen every Saturday, which he started in 1998. These jam sessions proved to be fertile ground for nurturing Sweden’s hottest new young blues talents, many who have become shining stars within the Blues and Jazz community; Isabella Lundgren, Jasmine Kara, Anna Christoffersson and Lisa Lystam are just a few who have gone on to tour and release their own albums after fine-tuning their skills on Brian’s popular scene. July 10th 2015 after Brian Kramer Band's performance at Sweden's biggest Blues event, Åmål Blues Festival, Brian was presented with their prestigious BLUES AWARD OF THE YEAR - a hand sculpted trophy in Brian's likeness as well as a very large check.

Personnel: Brian Kramer (vocals, guitars), Mats Qwarfordt (vocals, harmonica), Christer Lyssarides (mandolin, banjo), PA Ulander (upright bass), Jim O'Leary (drums).

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