TAMSTA Drum Day'25 - Kristaps Jānis Sokolovs 1st place

Kristaps Jānis Sokolovs (17m) Riga, Latvia I’m Kristaps Jānis Sokolovs – a 17-year-old drummer from Riga, Latvia, currently studying jazz music in the 2nd year of the Riga Cathedral Choir School, where I’m taught by the great Tālis Gžibovskis and I’m also studying with Henrique De Almeida (Professor – Berklee College of Music, USA). Currently my biggest influences are Vinnie Colaiuta, Dave Weckl, Steve Jordan, David Garibaldi, Chad Smith etc. Atis Andersons (35) – Hammond organ, Dāvis Jurka (35) – Sax. video - Laimonas Staniulionis [email protected]