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Kenny Kramme
(April 2005 Issue)
Blues Deluxe Some
drummers playing in power trios instinctively think in terms of filling
up space,
rather than creating it. Not so with the versatile Kenny
Kramme, who gives The Joe Bonamassa Band a solid foundation, along
with
providing plenty of flash and drive. "I had a teacher early on who
instilled in me the idea that space is a sound,"
says the thirty-six-year-old drummer.
In 2001 Kramme was called to audition for a spot with the acclaimed
young
blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa. After being sent recordings of his
music, "I learned the song structures and the things that had
to be
there," Kramme explains. "But I didn't try to cop every lick. I played
the way that I
play. For the most part
that's the only thing that separates one
drummer from another in an audition. I don't know if that's good
advice
for everybody, but it worked for me."
In 2002, Bonamassa, backed by Kramme and bassist Eric Czar,
released So, It's Like That which, with the help of non-stop touring, hit number-1 on the Billboard blues chart.
Kramme kicks off their new release, Blues Deluxe, Vol. 1,
with a no-trouble double shuffle. Then he's heard on
brushes, and later
on a funky half-time groove. "We covered a lot of styles on Blues Deluxe," Kramme agrees. "Shuffles,
ballads, R&B - we did it all. And we pretty much played it down live. It was a lot of
fun."
Robin Tolleson
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