Steven Crammer

Steven Crammer is a Brooklyn-based drummer active across the spectrum of improvised music, from straight-ahead jazz to free improvisation. He holds a bachelor's degree from William Paterson University and a master's from the Manhattan School of Music, and after moving to New York in 2018 he became a busy sideman, working with musicians such as Matt Mitchell, Aaron Goldberg, Chris Tordini, and Adam O'Farrill. He leads the quartet Nortonk, whose self-titled debut appeared on Biophilia Records in 2021. His playing draws on wide-ranging study, from metal to Indian classical music, in service of a flexible, open-eared approach to the kit.