Claudio Infante

Cláudio Infante, a dynamic program drummer in Brazil, continues to be backing up functions such as for example Ed Motta (while an associate of his music group from 1992 to 1994) and Marisa Monte (1997), having also performed internationally in NY with Child Abelha (1987), along with Leo Gandelman (1997). Infante also participated within the JVC Jazz Event in the Artwork Institute in NY. He followed Ed Motta in Paris (1993) and Déborah Blando in Miami (1997). He also participated in the brand new Year’s Eve party for the Ruler of Morocco in Fez. Infante also offers backed up music artists like Heitor T.P., Sheila E., and Arthur Maia. From 1989 to 1983, he was the drummer and percussionist of the group Garage area, shaped by Arthur Maia and Paulinho Soledade, amongst others. He also performed with Child Abelha from 1985 to 1988, taking part in the documenting of the Compact disc Child Abelha Ao Vivo (1987) and in the group’s worldwide tour. From 1983 to 1997, Infante was an associate of the music group Pulsar (with Arthur Maia and Heitor T.P.). Cláudio Infante began playing music at seven, learning the drums. At ten he became a member of Zé Renato and Cláudio Nucci in Grupo Agora, which performed in institutions in Rio de Janeiro. From 1977 to 1978, Infante researched on the Villa-Lobos open public college of music, also acquiring personal classes with American drummer Bob Wyatt in 1983. In NY, he participated in workshops with instructors Tommy Campbel, Harvey Mason, and John Riley, from 1988 to 1992, and in addition in 1996.