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Michael Mondesir (born February 6, 1966 in London) is an English jazz bass guitarist [1] and composer [2]. He is one of the most in demand jazz bass players in Europe [3], touring regularly with Billy Cobham [4], Cream (band) drummer Ginger Baker [5] and James Brown musical director Pee Wee Ellis [6] . He is credited as bass player on over twenty major name jazz albums [7]

Mondesir, brother of drummer Mark Mondesir [8], started a percussion studies and then moved at the age of 16 to bass guitar. Like his brother, largely self-taught, he played with this fusion-oriented music in a trio called EMJIEM (with guitarist Hawi Gondwe). Then he visited his brother organized by Ian Carr Weekend Jazz Workshops in North London and started from the late 1980s with jazz musicians like the saxophonist Courtney Pine, Iain Ballamy and Steve Williamson [9] , with Django Bates (in "Human Chain"), Billy Cobham [10], Jeff Beck [11], John McLaughlin, Annette Peacock and pianist Jason Rebello to play.

The Rough Guide To Jazz describes Mondesir as "a superb bassist with phenomenal concentration and excellent time" [12]

In 2009, Michael joined the Thriller – Live world tour celebrating the life of Michael Jackson. The Brisbane Weekender noted that Michael Mondesir "boasted instrumental skills that made the crowd go wild" [13] .

He has performed with artists including Jeff Beck, Billy Cobham, Ginger Baker, Eddie Harris, Jack DeJohnette [14] , John McLaughlin [15] , Oumou Sangare, Usher, Whitney Houston, Imogen Heap, Sir George Martin, State of Bengal, Hermeto Pascoal [16] , David Garibaldi, Jan Hammer [17] , Ty, Zoe Rahman, Jim Mullen, Ronnie Wood [18] , John Serry, Andy Summers, Django Bates [19] , Gary Husband, Chante Moore, Lulu, Nitin Sawhney, Lenny White , Chad Smith, Courtney Pine, Jocelyn Brown [20] , Jason Rebello [21] , Brice Wassy, Neneh Cherry, Nikki Yeoh, Bernard Purdie, Iain Ballamy [22], Bill Bruford, Julian Joseph, Leni Stern, Mory Kante, Keith More, Trilok Gurtu, Mike Lindup, Aster Aweke, S-Club 7, Talvin Singh and Pee Wee Ellis.

He has taught as a freelancer at the Royal Academy of Music and at the Rhythmic Conservatory in Copenhagen.


References

  1. ^ http://www.thejazznetworkworldwide.com/profile/MichaelMondesir
  2. ^ https://www.google.co.uk/#tbm=bks&hl=en&q=michael+mondesir
  3. ^ http://www.jazzwisemagazine.com/breaking-news/13592-mark-mondesir-set-for-yamaha-uk-drum-clinic-tour
  4. ^ http://www.billycobham.com/html/projects.php
  5. ^ http://www.jazzjournal.co.uk/magazine/612/preview-ginger-baker-in-stratford
  6. ^ http://sijf.co.uk/phone/pee-wee-ellis-swansea-international-jazz-festival-2016.html
  7. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mike-mondesir-mn0001732566
  8. ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=P1fUAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA250&dq=michael+mondesir&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjq9-jJrNrOAhWCJ8AKHVD7DN4Q6AEIMjAE#v=onepage&q=michael%20mondesir&f=false
  9. ^ http://www.jazzwisemagazine.com/breaking-news/13244-steve-williamson-and-courtney-pine-tuck-into-pizza-express-jazz-club
  10. ^ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/feb/25/jazz
  11. ^ http://dynamic88.securesites.net/~dynamic7/janhammer.com/archive/A-UKtour.html
  12. ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=I5wrGL-a-Q8C&pg=RA1-PR97&lpg=RA1-PR97&dq=jason+rebello+mike+mondesir&source=bl&ots=qyuoFHOvjN&sig=1cjkkPbeDhdDVMf3Jy7uwQGedIE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi874v5xtrOAhWCIsAKHe4DAb0Q6AEIQjAH#v=onepage&q=jason%20rebello%20mike%20mondesir&f=false
  13. ^ https://brisbaneweekender.com/2015/01/19/thriller-live-jackson-5/
  14. ^ http://www.thejazzmann.com/reviews/review/jack-dejohnette-group-adrian-boult-hall-birmingham-20-11-2012/
  15. ^ http://www.londonjazznews.com/2010/05/review-john-mclaughlin-and-fourth.html
  16. ^ https://jazztimes.com/articles/172284-hermeto-pascoal-s-80th-birthday-concert
  17. ^ http://dynamic88.securesites.net/~dynamic7/janhammer.com/archive/A-UKtour.html
  18. ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xjwDAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT469&lpg=PT469&dq=ronnie+wood+michael+mondesir&source=bl&ots=I-vXUAHlG2&sig=eriW7UGaSZKhfrAwGKwWddw1IUA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiW3MKZxtrOAhXsKMAKHRKpB-04ChDoAQhHMAc#v=onepage&q=ronnie%20wood%20michael%20mondesir&f=false
  19. ^ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2001/jul/12/jazz
  20. ^ http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/event/jocelyn-brown-saturday-standing-room-only/
  21. ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=I5wrGL-a-Q8C&pg=RA1-PR97&lpg=RA1-PR97&dq=jason+rebello+mike+mondesir&source=bl&ots=qyuoFHOvjN&sig=1cjkkPbeDhdDVMf3Jy7uwQGedIE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi874v5xtrOAhWCIsAKHe4DAb0Q6AEIQjAH#v=onepage&q=jason%20rebello%20mike%20mondesir&f=false
  22. ^ http://www.jazzcds.co.uk/artist_id_2/cd_id_158



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