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János Sramkó, a frequently hired drummer, has been playing as a professional musician in bands with different line-ups (from trios to big bands) since the age of sixteen. He is at home in the styles of rock, hard bop, Latin, funk, soul, traditional and modern jazz. He started his musical studies at the Béla Bartók Conservatory, and later he graduated at the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music. He took part in master courses of Egil Johansen and Ed Thigpen, and he spent half a year in the USA developing his knowledge. The greatest influences on his style have been Tony Williams, Elvin Jones, Steve Gadd, and Peter Erskine. He has played with many outstanding Hungarian jazz artists, like István Regős, Kati Bontovics, Aladár Pege, György Vukán, the band Brass Age, the László Süle Septet, Kálmán Oláh, etc. With different groups he won awards at festivals in Dunkerque, Karlovy Vary, Kromeriz, among other places. Sramkó has been a regular participant of Hungarian and European jazz festivals, radio and TV shows. Hundreds of studio recordings and film soundtracks have been made with his contribution. Since 1997 he has been teaching at the Art School of the Hungarian Musicians’ and Dancers’ Union. He has been leading his own groups in different formations since 1990.

Year	Title	Publisher	Code	Remark
	Pege Aladár: Music for everybody vol.2	Magánkiadás	Pege 11
1989	Winand Gábor: Captive Dreamer	Hungaroton	019/89	LP
1989	Captive Dreamer	Hungaropop	021/89 019/89	LP
1996	Pleszkán Frigyes: Second Step	Magánkiadás	PCD CD 003
1998	Hárs Viktor: Contacts and Conflicts	Magánkiadás	PCD 006
2001	Téli Márta - Winand Gábor: Follow Your Dreams	CD BÁR BUDA	DM001
2002	Pege Aladár: Pege Live at IBS Concert Hall	KCG Records	KCG 011
2002	Pege Aladár: Music for everybody	Hungaroton	HCD 71099
2004	The Howling Spirit	HUMABEN Records	4558/2004	Own
2005	Hungarian Jazz Store	BMC HMIC	BMC PCD 016	Not for sale - only for promotion / 4 CDs