Krzysztof Dziedzic at Think Punk — Natural Grip Workshop + Drum & Box Heavyweights, 25 Sept 2026
Nigel Kennedy’s long-time drummer — Zildjian and Gretsch artist Krzysztof Dziedzic — lands at ThinkPunk Studios on Friday 25 September for a free evening in three parts: a one-hour Natural Grip workshop, then Drum & Box Heavyweights — a live drum soundtrack to a heavyweight boxing fight on the big screen — then the jam. Free; register on the page.
A drummer who has spent the best part of two decades behind Nigel Kennedy. A heavyweight boxing fight on the big screen. One free evening in Dublin 8.
Krzysztof Dziedzic comes to ThinkPunk Studios on Friday 25 September for a compact night in three parts: a one-hour Natural Grip workshop for anyone who plays (or wants to), his Drum & Box Heavyweights performance, and then the jam — because there's always a jam. The whole thing is free. The registration form is at the bottom of this page; workshop places are limited by the size of the room.
Who's playing
Krzysztof Dziedzic is a Polish jazz drummer from Bielsko-Biała who started on piano at seven, switched to drums at fifteen and was playing in the Katowice Academy of Music big band before he'd finished school. His first recording session — Piotr Wojtasik's Quest, while still a student — put him in a room with Billy Harper, Buster Williams and Ben Riley. The decade that followed placed him at the centre of the Polish jazz scene: Tomasz Szukalski, Janusz Muniak, Wojciech Karolak, Henryk Miśkiewicz, Adam Pierończyk and many more, with stops at Jazz Jamboree, Warsaw Summer Jazz Days, the ERA Jazz Festival alongside David Murray, and North Sea Jazz in Rotterdam.
Then, in December 2008, Nigel Kennedy called. Since then Krzysztof has played over 200 concerts a year with Kennedy's various projects — Sydney Opera House, the Royal Albert Hall, the biggest halls in Germany and, yes, the National Concert Hall here in Dublin — recording for EMI and Sony and cutting the Bach/Fats Waller project at Abbey Road. Along the way: festivals with Jon Lord, a run with the legendary Polish band SBB, a Nick Drake recording (“River Man”) with Boy George, and his own album, Tempo (2017).
He's an official Zildjian and Gretsch artist. He is also one of Poland's most committed drum educators — founder of the Polish Drummers Institute, of the Polish Drummers community (the country's biggest online drumming forum), of the international Hit Like A Man drum contest, and of the monthly Drum Camp in Jaworki, running since 2015.
17:30 — The workshop: Natural Grip
Natural Grip is Krzysztof's name for the way the sticks want to sit in your hands — where they naturally land and rebound. Art Blakey played this way. The workshop covers how you hold the sticks and what that does to your sound, your position at the instrument, and the Moeller and Gladstone techniques underneath all of it — then what to practise and how, and how a swing feel can feed any style of music. It's hands-on and interactive: everyone plays. It doesn't matter whether you've been drumming for twenty years or twenty days.
19:00 — Drum & Box Heavyweights
This is the one we can't stop talking about. A heavyweight boxing fight goes up on the big screen. Krzysztof sits down at the kit and plays it — a live drum soundtrack to the fight as it unfolds. Percussion as commentary. The programme closes the Bielsko-Biała Street Photo Festival on 20 September; five days later it's in Dublin 8.
After — the jam
As always. Stay on, sit in. Come play.
Details
Friday 25 September 2026
17:30–18:30 — Natural Grip workshop with Krzysztof Dziedzic
19:00–20:00 — Drum & Box Heavyweights
After — jam session
Venue — ThinkPunk Studios, Dublin 8
Free. Registration required — form below.
Register
Dig deeper
YouTube: youtube.com/user/dziedzicmusic
Think Punk is a not-for-profit community arts space in Dublin 8 — a free night like this one happens because people show up and if they can they leave a donation.
Brought to you by Grześ Witkowski.
Kasia Eliasz & 9 Piece Band - full concert - video
Full video recording of the performance in ThinkPunk Studios on the 1st October 2022 by Kasia Eliasz and 9 Piece Band
If you fancy re-living a beautiful, happy musical journey we were served by Kasia Eliasz and her band on the 1st October, as part of our BlueBellBeats Twilight Series, here is your chance!
Video filmed by Rafal Kostrzewa and sound mixed and recorded by Dawid Kondraciuk.
The event was kindly supported by South Dublin County Council via their Live Performance Scheme. Enjoy!
Kasia Eliasz & 9 Piece Band - photos from our second BlueBellBeats Twilight Series event: Brazilian Jazz.
What a magical night of music and serenity it was! We were all blown away by sheer energy and skill coming from stage with Kasia Eliasz and her band simply mesmerizing the audience!
What a magical night of music and serenity it was! We were all blown away by sheer energy and skill coming from stage with Kasia Eliasz and her band simply mesmerizing the audience! We will share a recording of the concert with all of you soon! In the meantime please take a look at some photos from the night taken by Simon Lazewski!
Performances supported by South Dublin Arts Office and the Dept. of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport, and Media through their Live Local Performance Scheme.
DJ Lucyan Froydovsky will spin some tunes after the next BlueBellBeats gig!
DJ Lucyan Froydovsky feels almost every genre of music. During his performances he plays mix of various genres, not just one, so everybody can find something for him/herself.
1st of October is going to be a real feast! After the performance of Kasia Eliasz and her 9 piece Brazilian Jazz band we will have DJ Lucyan Froydovsky in the main room continuing the party with music that is full of joy and with positive vibe.
DJ Lucyan Froydovsky feels almost every genre of music. During his performances he plays mix of various genres, not just one, so everybody can find something for him/herself. You can expect to hear funk, jazz, rock, reggae, popular, modern music and more. Dj Froydovsky plays only real music. He is probably the best music DJ.
Doors - 19:30
20:30 Kasia Eliasz & 9 piece band
22:00 till late DJ Lucyan Froydovsky (big room)
22:15 till late Jam Session (rehearsal room)
TICKETS ON SALE ! (free for members) Stay tuned for more info on upcoming live concerts in ThinkPunk Studios. You can JOIN US here for more.
Performances supported by South Dublin Arts Office and the Dept. of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport, and Media through their Live Local Performance Scheme.
BRAZILIAN JAZZ coming to ThinkPunk as part of BlueBellBeats Twilight Series
We’re delighted to let you know that on the 1st of October our stage will be full of beautiful vibes with Kasia Eliasz and her 9 piece band! Get ready for the groove!
The good news keep coming, we have yet another exciting announcement for our BlueBellBeats Live Series! We’re delighted to let you know that on the 1st of October our stage will be full of beautiful vibes with Kasia Eliasz and her 9 piece band! Get ready for the groove!
Kasia Eliasz and 9-piece band
Kasia Eliasz Brazilian Jazz Quintet, Ta Tum Tum!, jazz harpist and a sax/flute player. And everything in one place at once! Extremely energetic, fun and musically rich group will be taking you for a journey to Brazil through samba, bossa nova and jazz! Her Brazilian Quintet will be joined by Ta Tum Tum! - a trio she created in 2022 which has been sold out during Cruinniu na nOg in Riverbank Arts Centre. With the Quintet she will be playing at 20th Bydgoszcz Jazz Festival ’22 in Poland.
Brazilian rhythms have its roots in Africa and are one of the most recognisable rhythms in the world. Samba is enacted most spectacularly in the Brazilian Carnaval celebrations, which have captured the global imagination in its pulsating rhythms, its decadent revelry, its extroverted performativity and its extravagant exhibitionism.
And this is what this 9-piece band is about! Sharing the most colourful and happy celebration in the world!
Kasia is a recipient of Music Bursary 2022 from Riverbank Arts Centre. Her artistic work has been also funded by the Arts Council, Kildare County Council, Creative Ireland and Department of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Gaeltacht, Sports & Media.
Vocals - Kasia Eliasz / Guitar - Gustavo de Morais / Piano - Thomas Maxwell / Harp - Sorcha Mac Cague / Sax / Flute - Yuzuha O’Halloran / Cavaquinho - William Kanela / Bass - Alexandre Guerra / Percussion - Marcio Tarktarov / Drums - Miles Ronayne
TICKETS ON SALE SOON! (free for members) Stay tuned for more info on upcoming live concerts in ThinkPunk Studios. You can JOIN US here for more.