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A flexible and talented drummer,
Danny Gottlieb studied with
Mel Lewis and
Joe Morello. After graduating from the University of Miami (1975), he did session work in the Miami Beach area.
Gottlieb joined
Gary Burton's Quartet (1976) at a period when
Pat Metheny was the guitarist. When
Metheny soon formed his group,
Gottlieb became a charter member (1977-1983). In 1981, he teamed up with
Metheny's bassist
Mark Egan in a band that by 1983 was called Elements. He has worked in many other settings since then, including with
John McLaughlin in the short-lived later version of
the Mahavishnu Orchestra (1984) and
Al DiMeola (1985).
Gottlieb now plays on a part-time basis with Elements. ~ Scott Yanow