Professional Drumming Explained

Met Tris Imboden in Berlin

2008-10-19T15:50:00.003+02:00

At Chicago concert on 7/23/08.

www.dwdrums.cz

2008-05-12T22:36:00.007+02:00

Custom Drum Shop in cz

2008-05-12T22:36:00.006+02:00

Proud to announce 1st version of http://www.dwdrums.cz, my custom drum shop showing latest catalog of luxury drum kits available in the Czech Republic. Don't buy brands such as dw, pdp, craviotto on Internet. It's not pizza.. visit me at the shop and try before you buy.

John Good @ muzikus.cz

2006-03-12T21:16:00.001+01:00

http://www.muzikus.cz/pro-muzikanty-clanky/
John-Good-viceprezident-firmy-DW~18~zari~2005/

Meetings with Jack Bruno in Austria

2005-12-06T22:01:00.000+01:00

Me and Jack Bruno in SalzburgArena, Salzburg, May 21.

Jack Bruno performing with Joe Cocker, Vienna, May 25.

..and in Burg Clam, Aug 14.

Doubled reason to post anniversary message

2005-11-30T11:05:00.000+01:00

Well, there is doubled reason to post message like this today.

1st anniversary of this blog,
Petr's birthday

So I'm taking an opportunity to say: Happy birthday to you!

Who personally knows Petr and reads this blog, append comments as well.

Here goes small e-gift, an interview published in monthly local music mag called Muzikus. It's written in Czech.

Ivan

DW Artist Day

2004-11-10T11:18:00.000+01:00

Let's celebrate November, 10, since it is the day when I joined a membership at the prestigious DW Artist Roster.

I'm very proud to see my name among legends like Jack Bruno, Peter Turre, Tris Imboden, Zorro or Tommy Lee.

Finally, URL is:
http://www.dwdrums.com/artists/rostersearch.asp?CUSTOMER_NAME=Kudibal

My nephew Vojta Kudibal

2004-10-22T22:44:00.000+02:00

Also playing DWs. :-) He is just 2 years old.

Meeting with John Good

2004-10-22T22:10:00.000+02:00

With my friend John Good, DW’s Vice President.

Photos

2004-10-05T23:37:00.000+02:00

Let me introduce myself

2004-10-03T19:42:00.001+02:00

Since early childhood strong musical feeling, at the age of 5 started to play accordion, completed 9 yrs music lessons at LSU (State music school) in birthplace, Kostelec nad Orlicí. Began playing the drums when 10 yrs old, performed with the rock band/participated at quite few youth competitions.

1983 - enrolled at the State conservatory in Brno (the 2nd largest city in CR) topped with graduate´s concert in 1990.
Performed with professional rock band Progress II. while studying, sat in with many jazz groups playing club circuits.

1988 - acquired the highest musician class available at that time (as a professional musician, which was rather unusual at the first time try)

1990 - enrolled Janacek´s Academy of Music Arts - drums. Thesis - Drums in modern music. Graduated in 1994.

Co-founder of latin-jazz-funk Mocca Band (Moravian-Canadian group) Worked extensively with own band X-Team, Brass 6, Jan Slabak´s Moravanka (Premium Folk Brass Band), Progress II. (rock band), State Philharmony Brno, Big Band Radio Brno, Jazz Archive (big-band), Titanic (rock), Dunaj (rock)

Except above mentioned recorded at the Czech State Radio (broadcast corporation) and Czech TV and sat in many bands around the country.

Accompanied Czech foremost vocalist Helena Vondráčková and Marky, Felix Slováček (soprano/alto sax), Laco Deci - New York (trumpet) and likes. With Jan Slabák´s Moravanka toured across Europe having on account more than 1 000 performances.

In the meantime I lead my own band X-Team and I have been in charge of drum & percussion classes teaching drums and percussion instruments seven years in row at the ZUŠ, 8 Smetanova str. in city of Brno which is State owned music school. There I lead and conduct student´s band Percussion Ensemble of Brno. I´ve organized several workshops and clinics i.e. Andrea Valentini, and likes.