Tamer earned his Bachelor of Music in Piano and a Masters of Arts in Teaching from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Tamer established Swamp Queen Music in 1997.  His first CD, released in the fall of 1998, Tamer ~ Unwanted Curtains, features his jazz trio, solo piano performances and original compositions.  Beginning To See the Light, released in spring 2002, also features original compositions, as well as Tamer's spins on classic jazz standards and includes piano solo, trio and sextet performances.  Let it Snow! was released in the winter of 2002.  Building on the foundation laid with Unwanted Curtains and Beginning to See the Light, Let it Snow! features exciting new arrangements of traditional holiday tunes.
Tamer has played with Les Paul; Grover Washington, Jr.; Stanley Clarke; Eddie Gomez; and Trudy Pitts.  As a cabaret artist and pianist he has performed at the ASCAP Songwriters Showcase; the Iridium Jazz Club; and NBC's Rainbow Room.