Career
He once played drums for Cinderella. He replaced drummer Jim Drnec and was replaced by drummer Fred Coury shortly after the recording of Cinderella"s Night Songs. Jody Cortez has worked with David Crosby and played on the live version of the hit single "Hero" by Crosby and Philosophy Collins.
In 1994, Cortez toured with Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear for the 25th Anniversary Tour, including Woodstock 2.
In December 2009, he was announced as the new drummer for Yoso, although he left the band early in 2010. World Tours:
1981-1983 Boz Scaggs
1984- Brenda Russell, T.J. Parker
1989-1995 David Crosby
1990-2001 Christopher Cross.