Claude Coleman Jr.

Claude Coleman Jr. (born August 29, 1974)^[1] is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the alternative rock group Ween.^[2] He has also worked with Eagles of Death Metal, Chocolate Genius, The Wooden Soldiers, Elysian Fields, 3 Input Woman and Skunk. Coleman has also served as a touring member of Mike Dillon's band on multiple occasions.

Claude Coleman Jr.
Coleman performing in 2007
Background information
Born	(1974-08-29) August 29, 1974 (age 50) Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Drummer
Years active	1989–present
Website	amandlanet.net

A multi-instrumentalist, Coleman is also the singer/songwriter for his own group Amandla. In 2006, he released his second album as Amandla, titled The Full Catastrophe.

Coleman survived a near-fatal car crash on August 7, 2002, in which he suffered multiple pelvic fractures and brain injuries.^[3] During his extensive and difficult recovery, members of Ween organized a series of benefit concerts on October 7 and 8, 2002, hosted at New York's Bowery Ballroom. Josh Freese performed with Ween in Coleman's place. Coleman eventually recovered, and remained an active member of Ween until their dissolution in 2012 and since their reunion in 2016^[4]

Coleman is also active in music education through the Paul Green School of Rock, and through the New York City music program Music Ascension.^[5]

Since 2017, he has co-owned and actively managed SoundSpace@Rabbit's, a music rehearsal and art studio facility inside of a 1947 Black-owned tourist court and soul food café known as Rabbit's Motel, in the historically African-American district of Southside, Asheville, North Carolina.^[6]

A resident of Maplewood, New Jersey,^[7] he is a graduate of Columbia High School in Maplewood.^[8]

Discography

Main articles: Ween discography

With Amandla

• Falling Alone (2001)
• The Full Catastrophe (2006)
• Laughing Hearts (2018)^[9]