Mario Calire, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Mario Calire

American musician

Date of Birth: 25-Jun-1974

Place of Birth: Buffalo, New York, United States

Profession: drummer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Mario Calire is an American drummer, based in Los Angeles, known for his affiliations with The Wallflowers and Ozomatli and his wide-ranging freelance work. A native of Buffalo, New York, Calire moved to California when his dad, keyboardist/saxophonist Jimmy Calire, got a gig with the band America.
Calire was raised alongside his two brothers in the bohemian Ojai valley by his father and artist mother. Calire studied jazz and world music at the California Institute of the Arts.
He played frequently around Los Angeles, eventually joining The Wallflowers in 1995 and remaining through the band’s peak years, during which time he and the band won the Grammy Awards for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group for the song One Headlight. In 2003, Calire joined LA Latin band Ozomatli.
The album "Street Signs" won two Grammys and fueled a career resurgence bolstered by the band's live shows.
During Calire's ten-year stint, Ozomatli toured throughout the United States, Europe, Japan, and less-traveled nations such as Burma, Mongolia, Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan, Lithuania and India.
After an amicable split with Ozomatli, Calire began gigging with The Wallflowers once again as they toured in support of their new record, "Glad All Over." He has since worked as a freelance drummer with artists like Rickie Lee Jones, Liz Phair, Nikka Costa, Brett Dennen, and Pat Green. He is the brother of animation director, Jamie Caliri.