JL Claybourne's Profile

About me:(BIO)
JL works as a freelance drummer & private instructor in CT & MA. His area of expertise as a “Groove Specialist” is recording great drum tracks & relaying his knowledge through a Masterclass Series entitled “Improve the Groove”. Along with having displayed a signature pocket at over a hundred venues on the East Coast, including dozens of festivals within New England, he’s taught over 400 students. In Addition, his self-produced videos have been viewed thousands of times over – on more than 40 websites across the globe.

JL’s a Life Member of the Funk Phi Mob Drum Line in North Carolina & a Berklee College of Music Graduate (with a concentration in drum set performance). He’s a member & clinician of Drummers United & the CT Drummers Association (as Mentor Program Coordinator & Curriculum Writer for the Ed. Division). Mr. Claybourne has served as an adjudicator for the International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE), Guitar Center’s national “Drum Off” competition & was recently invited to perform at Boston Soul fest 2011.

He currently performs around New England with various freelance projects & lives in West Hartford, CT with his wife & daughter… Some of his teachers have included: Alan Dawson, Dave (yP) Cowan, Steve Wilkes, Larry Finn, John Ramsay, Jackie Santos & Kenwood Dennard.
Member Since:February 4, 2010
Last Login:October 12, 2011
Location:West Hartford, CT
Birthday:June 16
Music means to me:Good times, recording, jamming, having fun & learning.
Schools:Berklee College Of Music (MA)
Johnson C. Smith University (NC)
Lexington High School (MA)
General Interests:treating people fairly & being good to the planet. I'm available for gigs, tours, educational clinics & lessons. I offer both acoustic recordings & programmed (electric) drums. I hate greed & I love comedy. In April of 2009, I became a vegetarian. I can't stand littering & perhaps above all else, I admire integrity. Students, you now have the option of paying for lessons ahead of time via PayPal. Although trained as a jazz & studio drummer, I approach music first & foremost as a musician with caring ears. My books, "Fundamental Rhythms" is available now & "The Groove" needs only a publisher!

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