Rhythmology - Groove Gumbo

Claes Brondal was born in Denmark in the mid-70 and has been playing drums since the age of 8. He's been studying with drumming greats such as Ed Thigpen, Marcello Salazar, Kenwood Dennard, John Amira, Dom Famularo and Gary Chaffee.
Claes is versatile in many styles of music - especially enjoying big band, funk, soul, jazz, afro, afro/Cuban and Brazilian.
His "just say yes" approach landed him with many groups in the US and Europe ranging from rock and jazz to Turkish and Latin.
Claes' professional credits includes recording sessions with musicians such as James Genus, David Sanchez and Randy Brecker. His latest CD is with jazz quartet LUMA. He has worked with the Ross School Jazz Ensemble and musical director Hal McKusick, taught for the Morriss Center Jazz Ensembles and as a mentor for the East End All Star Youth Jazz Ensemble. He performed among other venues at Central Park Summer Stage and Blue Note jazz club in 2007. Continuously works and contributes to communities locally as well as nationally.

The following is an incomplete list of various credits:

- Member of the Vic Firth Educational Team
- Member of the Percussive Arts Society
- Hayground Summer Camp
"Drumming with Claes" w/ Thiago De Mello. 2006
- Contributing writer for Vic Firth Educational Program at VicFirth.com
- Drum Clinic at Southampton High School, New York. 2006
- Guest teacher and performer at Ross School, Easthampton, NY 2001-present
- Drum Instructor at Morriss Center High School, Easthampton, NY 2005 -2006
- Registered BOCES Instructor, NY.
- Private teaching practice for 16 years.
- Ethos Music Center, Oregon. 2000
- Bolton Music Studio, Oregon. 2000
- Percussion Seminars at Hampton Day School, NY. 2006
- Blue Note Jazz Club, NYC w/ LUMA 2007
- Central Park Summer Stage w/ LUMA 2007
- East End Arts Council Drum Workshop 2007



Constantly looking for new ways and methods to convey information and how to teach the art of drumming. Continuously studying and researching world rhythms and drumming traditions, as well as traditional
practical applications to the drum set.

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