Contestant

Pauls Pokratnieks

Latvia

We See by Thelonious Monk
05:30
Relaxin' at Camarillo by Charlie Parker
06:26
Blah Blues by Aleksis Liukko
06:46

Bio

In his teens he became one of the best young orchestra musicians in Latvia. At the age of 16 he discovered drums. After finishing music high school, he moved to the Netherlands where he graduated with BA and MA degree from Royal Conservatory in The Hague as a jazz drummer.
In 2016 Pauls moved to Gothenburg, Sweden, to explore Scandinavian music scene. So far Pauls have been blessed to share his passion in more than 20 countries jazz festivals and clubs such as Aglanjazz Festival, Casa Del Jazz, Warshaw Summer Jazz Days, Reykjavik Jazz Festival, Rigas Ritmi, Saulkrasti Jazz, Positivus.