Independent artist Jimmy Branly is one of the worlds leading Latin drummers.

Born in Havana, Cuba in 1972, Branly began playing drums at the age of 13. Jimmy has performed with nearly every mayor group in Cuba in virtually every musical genre from straight-ahead jazz to fusion to hardcore dance music.

Among his credits (in Cuba and the U.S.) are piano virtuoso Gonzalo Rubalcaba, N.G la Banda, Isaac Delgado, Cuarto Espacio, Hernan Lopez Nussa quartet, Flora Purim and Airto Moreira, Strunz and Farah, Celia Cruz, Tito Nieves, Franky Negron, Sheila E, Jimmy Haslip, Russell Ferrante, Otmaro Ruiz, The Carlos Cuevas Trio, Alberto Salas, Rebecca Maulon, Francisco Aguabella, Poncho Sanchez, Luis Conte, Justo Almario, Alex Acuna, Gregg Bissonette, Cuba LA , The LA Latin-Jazz all Stars Big Band, Sandro Albert's Quintet, and many others.

Check out Jimmy's 2005 instruction book/CD "The New Method for Afro Cuban Drumming".