-- Tristan Kromer's Bio --

"I just love it. It's absolutely beautiful . . .[Tristan Kromer is] talented beyond the normal musician/composers of today."
- Liz Smith, Editor of TheNightGuide.com

Biographical Information

Tristan Kromer is best known around the east coast for playing music in a variety of incarnations. He is also reknown for throwing very large parties and having a four poster bed. Tristan's largest and most ambitious music project Deridian explored world fusion music in a pop context featuring a horn section and a rotating cast of some of New York's finest musicians. The folk, blues & bluegrass trio H2K (Hermann, Hochman & Kromer) has been a relatively recent addition featuring Pete Hermann sharing vocal duties and David Hochman's songwriting. Tristan has also been sighted playing percussion & bass with Ari David & Cristina Cruz, playing bass with the Scott Wolfson Band (as well as co-producing their last album), and harassing a vast array of other musicians with ideas for other bands.

Education

Tristan has been playing music since the age of four and has loved every minute of it. Since earning a B.A. in philosophy from New York University in 1999, Tristan has devoted himself solely to music. In addition to private instruction (guitar, trumpet, mandolin, piano, violin, sitar, tablas, fretless bass, & percussion), Tristan has studied opera at Carnegie Mellon University, north Indian raga from Marina Alam, and pop music at Katie Agresta Studios. He has studied north Indian music theory at Chhandayan with Samir Chatterjee, music theory at the Sangeet School of World Music, and classical music theory at New York University. Lastly, Tristan can play the ukulele…very poorly.

Selected Discography

Deridian, Eponymous (Purple & Yellow) EP - lead vox & guitar
Deridian, Eponymous (Black & White) - lead vox & guitar
Scott Wolfson, Anything Left to Say - production, bass & guitar
Scott Wolfson, Soul Elastic - production, bass, guitar, mandolin & bvox
Ari David, Transitions - bvox
The Brodsky Project, City Under The Sea - mandolin, guitar, & perc
Tristan Kromer, When I Grow Up - production, vox & many instruments

More quotes about Tristan:

"The album has a sophisticated charm that perfectly matches its sense of musical exploration... It's this unexpected creatveity that is Tristan Kromer's unique gift." - Amelia White, Performing Songwriter Magazine

"Tristan simultaneously exudes a practiced command of his material and a liquid freedom that allows him to flow from moment to moment. Professionals work decades to master the intimacy with their music that seems to come so naturally to Tristan Kromer." - Chris Smith, Inside New York

"Tristan is a talented guy...the disc sounds terrific with great production and playing... the lyrics have a lot going on, imbued with humor, irony and truth... It really is a fun piece of work; quirky, yet solidly played and thoughtful. The unique use of instruments makes it that much more appealing. Hard core tradionalists of bluegrass are missing out on a real talent if they dismiss this release without listening." - Scottie Robertson, Allegheny Mountain Radio

"Tristan is one of the nexus points of the universe. His vibe is so positive that it draws the most talented, vibrant and sophisticated people anywhere he goes."
- Vince Veloso of Avatar

"Keeping the music alive..."
- Johnny Timewarp, "Dark Side of the Highway" WFCS 107.7 FM

"Tristan is a swell guy. who else would allow me to play a piglet on a bluegrass album? seriously -that's trust."
- Dennis

"Women flock to Tristan."
- Rachel

"In 12 years, I've never seen him eat a vegetable."
- Dave

"Tristan can evoke the soul hidden in a hoedown and bring out the schizophrenia in ya!"
- Elsa

"Okay OKAY, I admit it. Bluegrass is kinda fun...but ONLY when its done by Tristan!!"
- Rozz Nash of Red Lotus

"His niceness doesn't make up for the fact that he still needs to eat his vegetables."
- Jena

"I sometimes wonder if he is secretly our universe's secret guardian against the Ravenous Hordes of Chaos and Destruction"
- Wil

For bookings or other info contact:
Me@TristanKromer.com (add me to your friendster list!)
(917) 968-2254