Michael Mondesir
Michael Mondesir (born February 6, 1966 in London ) is a British jazz bass guitarist and composer.
Mondesir, the brother of the drummer Mark Mondesir , began studying drums and then switched to bass guitar at the age of 16. Like his brother mostly self-taught, he played this fusion- oriented music in a trio called EMJIEM (with guitarist Hawi Gondwe). Afterwards, like his brother, he attended the weekend jazz workshops in North London organized by Ian Carr and began in the late 1980s with jazz musicians such as saxophonists Courtney Pine , Iain Ballamy and Steve Williamson , with Django Bates (in "Human Chain"), Billy Cobham , Jeff Beck , John McLaughlin , Annette Peacock and pianist Jason Rebello .
He teaches u. a. at the Royal Academy of Music and the Rhythmic Conservatory in Copenhagen .
literature
- Carr, Fairweather, Priestley "Rough Guide to Jazz"
Web links
- Homepage
- Michael Mondesir at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Mondesir, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British jazz bass guitarist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 6, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |