Dylan Cramer is a renowned saxophonist, recording artist, educator, and author. Dylan Cramer started playing the alto saxophone at age 13, after the sudden death of his father. At 17, he heard a recording of jazz alto saxophone legend Sonny Criss, and was so taken with his playing that he decided to go to Los Angeles to study with him. Two years later, in 1977, Dylan Cramer arrived in LA and met Criss. Dylan Cramer worked with Criss for the next eight months, until Criss’s untimely death in November of 1977.

Unsure of what to do next, Dylan Cramer took the advice of renowned educator Dick Grove and began studying with Phil Sobel, a top-notch studio musician and brilliant teacher. Dylan Cramer studied with Sobel from 1978 to 1987. After relocating back home to Canada in 1988, Dylan Cramer began his recording and teaching career. Since then, he has released five albums and published three books, all to critical acclaim.

Residing in North Vancouver, Dylan Cramer teaches saxophone, flute, clarinet, violin, and piano. He plays regularly with his jazz trio in and around the Vancouver area and is currently working on both a new recording and a new book.