Claudio Slon

Brazilian drummer and percussionist. Raised in São Paulo, son of a classical violinist and a ballet instructor, he began recording professionally while still a teenager, performing also alongside his father in the Sao Paulo Philharmonic. Slon moved to US after signed with producer Creed Taylor to record in New York as part of the [a269864]. Based in California for many years, he moved to Colorado in the mid 90's, where he died for lung cancer in 2002. Born: November 12, 1943 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Dead: April 16, 2002, in Denver, Colorado, USA.