Silesian Drum Festival

The biggest drum festival is back for the sixth time! Silesia Drum Festival is an event that has attracted lovers of rhythm, energy and the highest level of musical excitement for years. This year we are preparing for you even more surprises, workshops, shows and amazing performances by artists from Poland and abroad.

There will be:

- Dexter Hercules

- Kacper Kaczynki

- Eric Moore

- James Stewart

- Christin Neddens

Christin Neddens - Christin is an acclaimed drummer, composer and educator with international experience. She studied in Germany, the Netherlands and the United States under the guidance of such musicians as Peter Erskine, Aaron Serfaty, Jeff Hamilton and Ralph Peterson Jr. , She has performed at the Big Band Festival Imatra in Finland, the Standard Bank Jazz Festival in South Africa and the Port Townsend Jazz Festival in the USA, among others. She has toured with Nils Landgren, Helge Schneider and Mitch Ryder, and her tours have covered Europe, China, India, Africa and the Middle East.

Dexter Hercules - Versatility, groove and the world's top league. Dexter Hercules is a London-based drummer whose musical journey takes him from gospel, jazz and fusion to the biggest pop music scenes. In his career, he has collaborated with Ed Sheeran, Rita Ora, Stormzy, Emeli Sandé, Little Mix, Boy George, Ronnie Wood and Lalah Hathaway, among others. He has also been associated with The Voice UK over the years.

Eric Moore - If there is a name synonymous with speed, technique and modern gospel drumming, it is Eric Moore. The American drummer gained the attention of the world stage after his victory at the Guitar Center Drum-Off in 2003, and his extraordinary technical capabilities quickly made him one of the most recognizable figures in the drum community. He has collaborated with Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves, Sly and the Family Stone, Bobby Brown and T.R.A.M., and became one of the important figures of the Gospel Chops movement. His style is a mixture of powerful groove, spectacular chops, speed and enormous musicality.

James Steward - precision, extreme energy and uncompromising technique. James Stewart is a British metal and session drummer, currently associated with Decapitated, one of the most important bands of modern technical death metal. For many years he also toured and recorded with Vader, and as a session musician he collaborated with Belphegor, Skeletonwitch, Gama Bomb, Witchery and Nordjevel, among others.

Kaper Kaczyński - Young generation of Polish percussion at its best. Kacper Kaczyński, despite his young age, already has achievements to his credit that could be envied by much more experienced musicians. He is a laureate of international competitions, winner of the Drum Fest Grand Prix, and a fellow of the Berklee College of Music in Boston. The closest to him are jazz, fusion, improvisation and musical experiments. He performed with Urszula Dudziak, Wojtek Pilichowski, Grażyna Auguścik, Kamil Bednarek, Natalia Przybysz, Ania Dąbrowska and Igor Herbut, together with the band Tantfreaky, he was invited to the Montreux Jazz Festival.