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14 Facts About Jean-Paul Gaster

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Jean-Paul Gaster was born on June 19,1971 and is an American musician who is the drummer for the rock band Clutch.

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Jean-Paul Gaster is one of many students who studied with legendary Washington, DC, drummer and educator Walter Salb.

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Some favorite drummers of Jean-Paul Gaster are jazz drummers Elvin Jones and Jack DeJohnette, Bad Brains drummer Earl Hudson and New Orleans drummer Johnny Vidacovich.

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Jean-Paul Gaster has played and recorded with the rock band Five Horse Johnson.

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Jean-Paul Gaster appears on the albums The Mystery Spot and The taking of Blackheart.

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In 2007, Jean-Paul Gaster collaborated with ex-Opeth keyboardist Per Wiberg and Kamchatka guitarist Thomas Andersson on a project called King Hobo.

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Jean-Paul Gaster played on Mike Westcott's powerful blues rock album Justice Road in 2012 as well as his album Atomic Blues in 2017.

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Jean-Paul Gaster plays with Mike Westcott on a regular basis.

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In 2014, Jean-Paul Gaster recorded drums on Maryland guitarist Mark Stanley's Dark Brain album.

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Jean-Paul Gaster continues to collaborate with Stanley in the studio as well as live appearances.

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Jean-Paul Gaster collaborated with Kevin Hillard to record drums and percussion for the soundtrack to the movie Fishing Without Nets.

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Jean-Paul Gaster recorded drums and percussion for Agent Ogden's movie When the Man Went South.

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Jean-Paul Gaster plays a variety of models from Meinl's Byzance line.

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Jean-Paul Gaster plays coated G2s on snare and tom toms.