Paul Cram (musician)

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Paul Cram (born August 11, 1952 in Victoria , British Columbia , † March 20, 2018 in Halifax , Nova Scotia ) was a Canadian jazz musician (alto and tenor saxophone , clarinet , arrangement , composition ).

Live and act

At the age of eight, Cram moved with his family to Vancouver, where he first learned the clarinet and then the tenor saxophone; an early role model was John Coltrane . He played in local bands and graduated from the University of British Columbia in the early 1970s ; In 1978 he obtained a Bachelor of Music. During this time he played in the New Orchestra Quintet (with which the first recordings were made) and in the New Orchestra Workshop . Around 1982 he founded his own trio; his 1981 album Blue Tales in Time received a Juno Award nomination . In the following years he played a. a. in Toronto in the Solar System Saxophone Quartet , The Kings of Sming, also in the Benghazi Saxophone Quartet and in The NOW Orchestra (album WOWOW , 1997); he also led his own formations. In the field of jazz he was involved in 15 recording sessions between 1977 and 2010, most recently with the Aperture Trio (album Sculpin , with Arthur Bull and Tena Palmer). In 1989 he moved to Halifax with his family. Cram was co-founder of the Upstream Music Association series of events , which he directed in Halifax for 19 years and in which he also served as artistic director until 2015. He was also the managing director of Sming Productions Company , which produced soundtracks for film, video, multimedia, theater and dance.

Discographic notes

  • New Orchestra Quintet: Up 'Til Now (1977), with Ralph Eppel, Paul Plimley , Lisle Ellis , Gregg Simpson
  • Blue Tales in Time (Onari, 1981), with Ken Newby, Karen Oliver, Paul Plimley, Lisle Ellis, Gregg Simpson
  • Jazz in the Zebra Zone (Condition West, 1984), with Robert Leriche (as), James Young (kb), Gregg Simpson (dr)
  • Beyond Benghazi (Apparition, 1987), Paul Cram Orchestra with Mike White (tp), Tom Walsh (tb), Nic Gotham, Julius Hemphill (as), Rich Underhill (bar), Taras Chornowol (el-vln), John Gzowski ( git), James Young (kb), Richard Wynston (dr)
  • Campin Out (Victo, 2001), with Richard Simoneau, Roland Bourgeois (tp), Tom Walsh (tb), Jeff Reilly (cl, b-cl), Don Palmer (as, sop, fl) Paul Cram (ts, cl) , Steve Naylor (p, synt), John Gzowski (git), Christoph Both (el-cello), Jamie Gatti (el-b), Dave Burton (d, perc)
  • Live in Lisbon (Ombu, 2004), with Rick Waychesko (tp), Tom Walsh (tb), Jeff Riley (cl, b-cl), Don Palmer (as, sop, fl), Paul Cram (ts, cl), Steven Naylor (p, synt), John Gzowski (git), John Scott (cello), Alan Baculis (el-b), David Burton

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tara Thorne: Halifax loses jazz legend - Paul Cram, co-founder of Upstream Music, has died. The Sene, March 21, 2018, accessed March 21, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed March 21, 2018)
personal data
SURNAME Cram, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH August 11, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Victoria (British Columbia)
DATE OF DEATH 20th March 2018
Place of death Halifax (Nova Scotia)