Philip Kukulies
Born in Düsseldorf, Germany, percussionist Philip Kukulies had his first contact with drums / percussion at the age of 6 through his father Thomas Kukulies, percussionist and founder of the band "Salsa Picante".
He studied with different drummers / percussionists like Yeismel Grandal, Betún Valdes, Tomas "el Panga" Ramos, Nils Fischer, Adel González, Juan Carlos "el Peje" Rojas, Udo Demandt and others. He specializes in Latin Percussion and received his Bachelor of Music (Cum Laude) from the Conservatory of Music Codarts in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) in 2019.
In his professional career, the musical activity of the last years is outstanding, in which he has had countless presentations with different groups such as Salsa Picante, Colektivo, Codaku, Son de Aquí and Los Pipos.
Philip has performed at prestigious international festivals such as North Sea Jazz Festival, Dürener Jazzfestival, Düsseldorf Festival!, Jazzschmiede Düsseldorf, De Doelen Rotterdam and Bird in Rotterdam.