Cliff Almond was born in Tallahassee Florida. Coming from a family of musicians, his father a choral conductor and his mother a piano teacher, Cliff was exposed to various styles and influences at a very young age. His parents started him on violin at the age of 5, but Cliff was constantly gravitating toward the drums and other percussion instruments. Cliff’s parents purchased him a drum set when he was eight years old and from that point on he was playing along with records and began studying the instrument with various teachers around San Diego. Based in New York City, Cliff has and continues to tour and perform with many iconic Artists such Anthony Jackson, Will Lee, Jeff Berlin, Jimmy Johnson, Bunnie Brunell, John Pattitucci, Mike Stern, Tom Scott, Michael Brecker, Lou Marini, Terrance Blanchard, Trey Anestasio and many more. Cliff has also been featured in many international Music magazines such as Modern Drummer Magazine, Slagwerkkrant (Holland), Drums (Japan), BASS (Japan), Keyboard (Japan), and Sound and Recording (Japan), as well as on television shows such as CBS This Morning, Austin City Limits, and CBS Night Watch.
