Mario Calire is an American drummer, based in Los Angeles, known for his affiliations with

The Wallflowers The Wallflowers is an American rock solo project of American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jakob Dylan. The Wallflowers were originally a roots rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1989 by Dylan and guitarist Tobi Miller. The band ...

and

Ozomatli Ozomatli is an American rock band, formed in 1995 in Los Angeles. They are known both for their vocal activist viewpoints and incorporating a wide array of musical styles – including salsa, jazz, funk, reggae, hip hop, and others. The grou ...

and his wide-ranging freelance work. A native of

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, Calire moved to California when his father, the keyboard and saxophone player Jimmy Calire, had a gig with the band

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. Calire and his two brothers were raised in the bohemian Ojai Valley by his father and artist mother. Calire studied jazz and world music at the

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. He played frequently around Los Angeles, joining The Wallflowers in 1995 and remaining during the band’s peak years, during which time the band won the

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for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group for the song "

One Headlight "One Headlight" is a song by American rock band the Wallflowers. The song was written by lead singer Jakob Dylan, and produced by T-Bone Burnett. It was released in January 1997 as the second single from the band's second studio album, '' Bringi ...

". In 2003, Calire joined Los Angeles Latin band

. The album, ''

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'', won two Grammys and fueled a career resurgence bolstered by the band's live shows. During Calire's ten-years with the bad, Ozomatli toured throughout the United States, Europe, Japan, Burma, Mongolia, Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan, Lithuania and India. After an amicable split with Ozomatli, Calire began playing with The Wallflowers again as they toured in support of their 2012 record, "

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". He has since worked as a freelance drummer with artists like

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, and

Pat Green Patrick Craven Green (born April 5, 1972) is an American Texas Country artist. Active since 1995, he has recorded a total of seven studio albums, including several independent works, three for Republic Records and two for BNA. Fifteen of his ...

. He is the brother of the animation director, Jamie Caliri.

Discography

*1999 Smooth Sailin' - Marty Grebb - drums *2000 Blues for a Rotten Afternoon - Various Artists - drums *2001 Big Slow Mover - Phil Cody - performer *2001 The Ballad of Liverpool Slim -

Jackie Lomax John Richard Lomax (10 May 1944 – 15 September 2013) was an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. He is best known for his association with George Harrison, who produced Lomax's recordings for the Beatles' Apple record label in the late ...

- drums *2001 I Am Sam

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- Original Soundtrack - drums *2002 I Am Sam apanese Bonus Tracks- Original Soundtrack - drums *2002 I Am Sam - Original Soundtrack - drums *2002 Red Letter Days - The Wallflowers - drums, backing vocals, group member *2002 Trampoline Records Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 - Various Artists - cymbals, drums *2003 Broken Promises - Rusty Truck - drums *2003 Coming Up P- Ozomatli - drums *2003 Evening of My Best Day - Rickie Lee Jones - drums *2003 Liz Phair lean- Liz Phair - drums *2003 Liz Phair - Liz Phair - drums *2003 Trampoline Records Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 - Various Artists - drums *2004 Everything I've Got in My Pocket - Minnie Driver - drums *2004

- Ozomatli - drums, group member *2005 Concord Picante 25th Anniversary Collection - Various Artists - drums *2005 Look at All the Love We Found: A Tribute to Sublime - Various Artists - drums *2005 Here Comes Memory - Tom Langford - drums *2005 Over/Time P- Ted Lennon - drums *2005 Live At The Fillmore - Ozomatli - drums *2006 Here Comes Memory - Tom Langford - drums *2006 So Much More -Brett Dennen - drums *2007 Don't Mess with the Dragon - Ozomatli - drums, group member *2007 Jessica Callahan - Jessica Callahan - drums *2007 SXSW Live 2007 - Various Artists - Drums *2008 Luck's Changing Lanes - Rusty Truck - drums *2009 Collected: 1996–2005 - The Wallflowers - drums *2010 Fire Away - Ozomatli - drums, group member *2012 Ozokidz - Ozomatli - drums, group member *2014 Place In the Sun - Ozomatli - drums

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Calire, Mario 1974 births Living people American rock drummers The Wallflowers members 20th-century American drummers American male drummers 21st-century American drummers Grammy Award winners