Drori Mondlak

Drori Mondlak (born April 12, 1958 in Mexico City ) is an American jazz musician ( drums ).

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Mondlak's mother was a music lover who played classical piano. As a child he received piano lessons. He moved to London at the age of nine and to New York City at the age of eleven. There he began to play the drums as an autodidact, but then received lessons, for example on jazz mobiles from Charlie Persip . He then attended Bard College , where he played in the group Easy Livin ' . Then he lived in the country for several years and did not return to New York City until 1984. Between 1987 and 1992 he studied with Joe Morello , then with John Riley . In the following years he had the opportunity to play with musicians such as Joe Williams , Ernestine Anderson , Chris Potter , Frank Foster , Lew Tabackin , Don Friedman , Danny Mixon and Lynn Seaton .

Drori released two recordings as a leader, Wake-Up Call , recorded in Brooklyn in 2003, and Point in Time , recorded in 2008. Together with his wife Karolina Strassmayer , he leads the band Klaro , with whom he released three albums. He is also with Lee Konitz , Sonny Fortune , Barbara Dennerlein , Lynne Ariale, Stefan Bauer , David Friedman , Tony Lakatos , Ingmar Heller , Fritz Pauer , Ludwig Nuss , Andy Hunter , Chico Freeman , Heiner Wiberny , Kálmán Oláh , Pablo Held , Scott Fields , the Sunday Night Orchestra and the Cologne Contemporary Jazz Orchestra. He can also be heard on albums by Nicolas Simion and Cary DeNigris.

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SURNAME	Mondlak, Drori
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz musician (drums)
DATE OF BIRTH	April 12, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mexico city