selected discography
Speak Your Truth -Trio
Drori Mondlak - drums, Karolina Strassmayer - alto saxophone, flute, alto flute, David Friedman - vibraphone
To speak your truth is to connect with true feelings and expressing them in the purest way possible.
Our new trio is dedicated to the creation of spontaneous compositions, with raw beauty, lyricism and melody..This recording captures our new project, Speak Your Truth- Trio performing 12 spontaneous compositions in trio duo and solo settings.“Speak Your Truth is an imaginative work of spontaneity, virtuosity, and camaraderie. It benefits immensely from shared artistic vision among the trio members. Equally accessible and delightfully unpredictable, it is Strassmayer and Mondlak's best work to date”.
-Hrayr Attarian, All About Jazz
Our new CD is out!
quiet fortitude
Karolina Strassmayer (alto saxophone, flute, alto flute), David Friedman (vibraphone),Hans Glawischnig (bass), Drori Mondlak (drums).
The words quiet fortitude illustrate the steadfast dedication, staying power, and love of improvising that have carried us forward in our musical journey. This recording represents a new direction for our group towards further explorations, interweaving spontaneous improvisations with composed songs.This live CD captures KLARO! in a concert setting performing 3 new compositions from Karolina Strassmayer and the rest of the sounds you hear is the music that arose from the free flow of ideas and being in the moment.
freescapes
Drori Mondlak (drums), Karolina Strassmayer (alto saxophone, flute), Rainer Böhm (piano), Thomas Stabenow (bass).
Freescapes, to us, are those musical landscapes that offer full creative freedom. Traversing them is much like jumping into the ocean and swimming out towards the horizon, with strength and conviction, yet allowing the currents to steer our path. This recording opens a chapter in our musical journey defined by a desire for spontaneity, curiosity, and the free flow of ideas.
of mystery and beauty
Karolina Strassmayer (alto saxophone), Drori Mondlak (drums), Rainer Böhm (piano), John Goldsby (bass)
Recorded at Bayerische Rundfunk, 2016
small moments
Karolina Strassmayer (alto saxophone), Drori Mondlak (drums), Cary DeNigris (guitar), Ingmar Heller (bass)
Recorded at Bauer Studios, 2013
point in time
Karolina Strassmayer (alto saxophone), Drori Mondlak (drums), Cary DeNigris (guitar), Steve LaSpina (bass)
Recorded at Avatar, NYC, 2008
joining forces
Karolina Strassmayer (alto saxophone), Drori Mondlak (drums), Cary DeNigris (guitar), John Goldsby (bass)
Recorded at Bayerische Rundfunk, 2011
wake-up call
Karolina Strassmayer (alto saxophone), Drori Mondlak (drums), Cary DeNigris (guitar), Paul Ramsey (electric bass)
Recorded at Systems II, NYC, 2003
zoom blewz
Lynn Seaton (bass, leader), Drori Mondlak (drums), Stefan Karlsson (piano)
Released in 2015
klaro!
Karolina Strassmayer (alto saxophone), Drori Mondlak (drums), John DiMartino (piano), Thomas Bramerie (bass), Wycliffe Gordon (trombone), Ray Vega (trumpet)
Recorded at Systems II, NYC, 2003
between the lines
Cary DeNigris (guitar), Drori Mondlak (drums), Paul Ramsey (electric bass)
Recorded in New York City, 1999
adventures
Karolina Strassmayer (alto saxophone), Drori Mondlak (drums), Cary DeNigris (guitar), Steve LaSpina (bass)
Recorded at Avatar NYC, 2008