Jeff Arnal

Jeff Arnal is an American percussionist, composer, curator and arts administrator whose work since the 1990s has centred on experimental music, improvisation and interdisciplinary collaboration. He studied percussion with Milford Graves and Stuart Saunders Smith, trained at Peabody Conservatory and earned an MFA in Music from Bennington College.

Arnal has combined performing with a long career in cultural programming and arts leadership. He has served as Executive Director of the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center in Asheville since 2016, while continuing to appear as a percussionist and to develop public programmes around experimental music, performance and interdisciplinary practice.