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Originally from New York and now residing in Orlando, Ross Kratter performs on double bass, electric bass, fretless bass, synth bass, and tuba, and also works as a composer and arranger. A bandleader since age 10 and performing professionally since age 14, he has performed with such luminaries as Joshua Redman, Joey Fatone of NSYNC, Shawn Stockman and Wanyá Morris of Boyz II Men, Jay Siegel's Tokens, Bob Franceschini, Bob Reynolds, Alex Sipiagin, Gil Goldstein, Badal Roy, Dave Pietro, Randy Johnston, Victor Wooten, the Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet, and many more. He was the bass player on the First National Tour of Bandstand, the 2018 US and Canada tour of A Charlie Brown Christmas Live on Stage, and the 2016-2017 national tour of Fame the Musical. For six years he worked onboard cruise ships, and served as Musical Director and Bandleader for Cunard Line and P&O Cruises.
Since 2010, Ross has led the Ross Kratter Jazz Orchestra, a large jazz ensemble comprised of some of New York's finest players, playing exclusively original compositions and arrangements.
In 2018, Ross Kratter released his debut album, It's Time, featuring legendary saxophonist Bob Franceschini, along with his longtime working quartet of Joe Graziosi on tenor and soprano saxophones, Will Armstrong on piano, and Sam Gautier on drums.
An extremely in-demand arranger, Ross has arranged music for various Disney events, as well as for headline entertainers all over the world.
Ross Kratter has studied under some of the all time great bass players - Mike Richmond, Ron McClure, Victor Wooten, Felix Pastorius, Anthony Wellington, Chuck Rainey, Steve Bailey, and John DeWitt. He has studied composition and arranging under Rich Shemaria and improvisation under Mike Stern.
Ross Kratter is proud to use and endorse RS Berkeley tubas, La Bella Strings, Phil Jones Bass Amplification, Jerry Harvey Audio in-ear monitors, and Remic Microphones.