Eugen Gondi (b. 1947, in Timișoara) is a Romanian-born jazz drummer.
He graduated from the Arts Middle School in his hometown.
He started his musical career by playing with the "Paul Weiner Free Jazz" trio.
He has played with many famous Romanian jazz players, like Marius Popp, Johnny Răducanu, Garbis Dedeian, Radu Goldiş, Pedro Negrescu, Dan Mândrilă, Jan Jankeje, Liviu Butoi. For a time, in 1974, he was the drummer of rock band Transsylvania Phoenix.
He is a former member of Mircea Florian's concept-band Ceata Melopoică.
He participated at several jazz festivals, such as the ones in Ploieşti, Sibiu, San Sebastián, Warsaw, Přerov, and Ljubliana.
After the Romanian Revolution of 1989, he emigrated to the Netherlands.
References
- "ROMANIAN JAZZ COLLECTIVE feat Eugen Gondi" (in Romanian). Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- "Dor de Transilvania" (in Romanian). jurnalul.ro. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- "Gondi" (in Romanian). jazzcompass.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- "Povestea incredibilă a bateristului preferat al lui Johnny Răducanu: a ajuns restaurator al Muzeului Regal din Olanda, după ce a spălat WC-uri" (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
External links
- Eugen Gondi at Discogs
- Interview with Eugen Gondi Part I (in Romanian)
- Interview with Eugen Gondi Part II (in Romanian)
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