Biography and Credits

Jozef Berk is performing and recording artist, percussionist, educator and music accompanist resides in London. Prior to moving to UK Jozef was gaining years of experience with a wide range of artists and ensembles, playing world percussion in Slovakia. Jozef landed his first international tour in 2006. This paved the way for him to continue on his musical path and moved to London.
Since arriving in London, Jozef has burst on to the music scene, performing, recording and composing with many groups and artists across a wide range of genres – from Latin, Jazz ,funk , to Soul, Hip hop, Pop ,Afro beat, and Gospel.
Stylistically, playing with different bands around London and the world has lead Jozef to develop his own sound and voice as a musician, incorporating eclectic modern sounds with traditional Afro-Cuban and Latin music.

Jozef’s visits to Cuba gave him opportunity playing and studying with members of Afro-Cuba de Matazas, Munequitos de Matanzas, Havana C. and Korimakao: Conjuncto Artistico comunitario to acquire more knowledge of traditional and popular Afro-Cuban styles of music and understand better the musical cultures and history.

Being eclectic and creative musician, Jozef is  also music accompanist at some of the British and world leading dance conservatoires and companies including  Trinity Laban Music and Dance Conservatoire and  London Contemporary  Dance School,  (past : Rambert Dance Company and Mathews Born Swan Lake , multiple Broadway and award winner ) .

Jozef has also passion for teaching and is permanent tutor and workshop leader for the world renowned Barbican Centre and creative learning team running the Drum Works project.

The UK’s elite youth drumming/music program., offers workshops, tutoring and professional performance opportunities to hundreds of children every week in some of the most challenging boroughs of London.