Carlo Krahmer

Carlo Krahmer (born William Max Geserick, 11 March 1914, Shoreditch, London – 20 April 1976, London) was a British jazz drummer and record producer.

Carlo Krahmer
Birth nameWilliam Max Geserick
Born(1914-03-11)11 March 1914
Shoreditch, London, England
Died20 April 1976(1976-04-20) (aged 62)
London, England
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsJazz Drummer
Record Producer
Band Leader
Years active1939-1976

Biography

Born in Shoreditch, London, Krahmer was partially sighted. He made has first record in 1939 and in the early 40s made recordings with Johnny Claes’s (1916-1956) band. He later joined Claude Bampton's Blind Orchestra, a body sponsored by the National Institute for the Blind (now the RNIB), of which George Shearing was also a member.[1] He worked in various bands, sometimes as leader, taking his own group to the Paris Jazz Festival in 1949.[1][2]

In 1947 Krahmer co-founded Esquire Records with Peter Newbrook, a label which recorded bebop and licensed American blues and jazz recordings.[3] By 1950, Krahmer had retired from active performance, but had begun to teach aspiring drummers such as Victor Feldman.

Krahmer died in London in April 1976. After his death, Esquire Records was run by his widow Greta.

References
  1. John Chilton Who's Who in British Jazz, London: Continuum, 2004, p.206-7
  2. Carlo Krahmer Biography www.allmusic.com Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. Roberta Freund Schwartz How Britain Got the Blues: the Transmission and Reception of American Blues, Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, 2007, p.32
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