David Licht

• Active: '80s, '90s
• Genres: Rock
• Instrument: Drums

Biography

Drummer David Licht co-founded the Klezmatics in NYC in the late '70s. A member of the legendary groups Shockabilly and Bongwater, he also performed with Ned Rothenberg, John Zorn and Tom Cora in the early '80s. Other collaborations include: composing for choreographer Karen Heifetz, and performing with Kapelye, Giora Feidman, David Krakauer's Klezmer Madness. A father, painter and plasterer, Licht still records with When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water, and the Klezmatics. ~ Joslyn Layne, All Music Guide