WORKSHOPS
The 14th and 15th of October 2019 were very special days for jazz/fusion lovers and Simon Phillips’s fans in western Poland. On the former day, Mr. Phillips and his band Protocol played a concert at the Blue Note in the city of Poznań. The...
BeatIt Report: Open Minded Drum Camp 2018
The second Polish edition of the Open Minded Camp conducted by the world-class drummer/educator, Claus Hessler, was held between Aug 4 and 9, 2018. Most of the other Polish media focusing on drums have discussed the advantages of this workshop...
BeatIt Report: Meinl Percussion Festival 2018
The first edition of Meinl Percussion Festival, which was held on June 23 at the company’s HQ in Gutenstetten, Germany, is already behind us. It must be stressed that it was yet another successful Meinl event, which was organized very well...
Beatit Report: Drum Fest 2017 weekend
Drums and drumming everywhere! Every autumn in Opole there is an awesome event going on. It’s called Drum Fest, and it’s an international Drum Festival. Every October one weekend is reserved strictly for drummers, drumerettes and...
Open-Minded Drum Camp: Our Report
Keep up the great job! On August 6-10 there was a lot going on at the Culture Centre in Żywiec. One of Poland’s most interesting drumming events of the year took place there, and it was something more than drumming- it was also education! We...
Simon Phillips: Drum Solo Live for BeatIt
Simon Phillips is one of the most prolific drummers of his generation, a true institution in the world of modern drums. The list of artists he has collaborated with would take the entire space we have for this article. Just a few of them, e. g.:...