16. July 2018.

Croatia Drum Camp 2018 at Groznjan

Are you a fan of drumming? How about some top-level jazz drumming? With Croatia Drum Camp 2018 you are at the right place. The Istrian town of Groznjan will host 11th Annual Croatia Drum Camp from July 22th until July 28th, 2018.

Croatia Drum Camp is a leading Drum & Percussion Summer Camp in Europe. Past camps have featured some of the World’s Best Drummers and Percussionists such as: Steve Gadd, Bill Bruford, Horacio ‘El Negro’ Hernandez, Virgil Donati, Antonio Sanchez, JoJo Mayer, Benny Greb, Thomas Lang, Gerald Heyward, Marco Minnemann, Mike Mangini, Rick Latham, Clayton Cameroon, John Riley, Gary Chaffee, Trevor Tomkins, Howard Curtis, Claus Hessler, Pier Foschi, Nippy Noya, Pete Riley, Matt Thompson, Pete Lockett, Mike Haid, Gabor Dornyei, Petar Curic and many more.

Croatia Drum Camp International Percussion Summer Courses presents a week-full of intensive workshops, drum-clinics, seminars, masterclasses, concerts, round-table discussions, VIP guest-appearances, competitions and much more.

This year’s camp will feature renowned drummers and professors:

John Riley (USA) professor of Jazz drums at the Manhattan School of Music New York. Collaborated with Miles Davis, Woody Herman, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Bob Mintzer

Howard Curtis (USA/AT) professor of Jazz Drums at Universitat Kunst Graz (Austria). Collaborated with John Abercrombie, Jimmy Heath, The Temptations, Bary White.

Robby Ameen (USA, Cuba) On of the world’s prominent drummers in the area of Latin Jazz and Fusion music

Trevor Tomkins (UK) professor of Jazz Drums at The Royal Academy of Music and The Guildhall School of Music and Drama London.

Petar Curic (HR) Croatian academic musician and percussionist, drummer, master of music performance, manager, founder and artistic director of Croatia Drum Camp.

Drummers heaven will this year once again be in Groznjan and we are proud to say that Euro-Unit will support the Croatia Drum Camp 2018, together with the partners YamahaPaiste, Vic Firth and Lion Style.