Julian Erdem, born in Berlin, is a jazz drummer, composer, and teacher. He was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study Jazz Performance at City College of New York (CCNY), where he earned a master’s degree with an excellent GPA. His studies emphasised on harmony and theory classes as well as classical and post-tonal composition. Furthermore, he was highly engaged in the CCNY graduate ensembles led by renowned saxophonist Steve Wilson. For his profound academic achievements, Julian Erdem received another grant by the Quadrille Ball Committee of the Germanistic Society of America. Later on, he worked as an adjunct professor at CCNY, which included teaching classes in jazz history and leading and evaluating undergraduate jazz combos. During that time he founded his quartet including Keisuke Matsuno, Can Olgun, and Thomas Morgan. In June 2016, he recorded his debut album Little Flower with this formation playing his original music (Unit Records, 2017). He has toured and performed in the US and Germany on occasions as Cipriano Wall Street hosted by the Institute of International Education, Bonafide Jazz Club (New York), the Elbjazz Festival (Hamburg) and a live broadcast of the NDR, a German radio station. In addition, he regularly played on social events as part of the Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now Association (Hamburg). Over the years he took lessons with well known teachers such as Holger Nell, Jochen Rueckert, Fred Hersch, John Taylor, Bobo Stenson, Johnathan Blake, and Lucas Lindholm.
Music
Little Flower
Can Olgun, piano
Keisuke Matsuno, guitar
Thomas Morgan, bass
Julian Erdem, drums & compositon
Recorded at Oktaven Audio, New York, June 2016
Recording Engineer: Ryan Streber
Mixing and Mastering at Bass Hit Recording, New York
Engineer: Dave Darlington
Cover painting: Anja Röhl
Layout and Design: Tomas Engel
Photography: Tayla Nebesky
Album Producer: Julian Erdem
Label: Unit Records
Live videos from the record release tour in December 2018:
Captured For – Outward Bound
Simon Jermyn – nylon string guitar
Matthias Pichler – double bass
Julian Erdem – drums
Recorded on Nov 27th, 2021
Sound engineering: Sebastian Merk
Album art & cover design: Andrea Lüth
Tracks 1, 2, 3 and 5 composed by Julian Erdem
Track 4 by Simon Jermyn
Also available as a complete video album here:
Shows
| Date | Artist | City | Venue | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/20/24 | Little Flower Trio | Berlin | Donau115 | Germany |
| Time: 8:00pm. Address: Donaustr. 115. Can Olgun, piano & rhodes – Keisuke Matsuno, guitar & effects – Julian Erdem, drums & composition | ||||
| Date | Artist | City | Venue | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/11/22 | Captured For | Köln | Stadtgarten | Germany |
| Time: 8:00pm. w/ Simon Jermyn – guitar, Matthias Pichler – bass, Julian Erdem – drums | ||||
| 09/17/21 | Julian Erdem | Berlin | Pompeji Freilichtbühne, Zukunft am Ostkreuz | Germany |
| Time: 7:30pm. Address: Laskerstr. 5, Markgrafendamm, 10245 Berlin. w/ Sebastian Böhlen – guitar, Toms Rudzinskis – sax & Kenneth Dahl Knudsen – bass | ||||
| 07/17/21 | Julian Erdem | Berlin | Donau115 | Germany |
| Time: 8:30pm. Address: Donaustr. 115. Simon Jermyn-nylon string guitar, Matthias Pichler-bass, Julian Erdem-drums | ||||
| 07/14/21 | Julian Erdem | Berlin | Pompeji Freilichtbühne, Zukunft am Ostkreuz | Germany |
| Time: 8:30pm. Address: Laskerstr. 5, Markgrafendamm, 10245 Berlin. Relatively Relational w/ Keisuke Matsuno-git, Mark Pringle-piano/synth, Julian Erdem-drums | ||||
| 07/13/21 | Julian Erdem | Berlin | Kunstfabrik Schlot | Germany |
| Time: 8:30pm. Relatively Relational w/ Keisuke Matsuno-git, Mark Pringle-piano/synth, Julian Erdem-drums | ||||
| 06/24/21 | Julian Erdem | Berlin | Donau115 | Germany |
| Time: 8:30pm. Address: Donaustr. 115. Relatively Relational w/ Keisuke Matsuno-git Mark Pringle-piano & synth | ||||
| 08/15/19 | Julian Erdem | Berlin | Donau115 | Germany |
| Time: 9:00pm. Address: Donaustr. 115. w/ Keisuke Matsuno (guitar) & Can Olgun (piano) | ||||
| 06/24/19 | Julian Erdem | Berlin | Barenboim Said Akademie | Germany |
| Time: 4:30pm. Address: Französische Straße 33D. w/ Toms Rudzinskis (sax) & Tom Berkmann (bass) | ||||
| 06/22/19 | Julian Erdem | Berlin | Tangotanzen mach schön | Germany |
| Time: 9:30pm. Address: Oranienstr. 185. swing dance music w/ James Scannell (sax, clarinet) , Andrew Adair (piano), James Banner (bass) | ||||
| 05/04/19 | Julian Erdem | Vientiane | Vientiane Jazz Fest | Laos |
| Time: 8:00pm. Defne Sahin Group w/ Defne Sahin, voc – Igor Spallati, b – Povel Widestrand, b | ||||
| Tour: “Little Flower” CD Release feat. Thomas Morgan | ||||
| 12/16/18 | Julian Erdem | Passau | Cafe Museum | Germany |
| Time: 8:00pm. w/ Keisuke Matsuno, git – Can Olgun, p – Thomas Morgan, b | ||||
| 12/15/18 | Julian Erdem | Leipzig | Liveclub Telegraph | Germany |
| Time: 8:30pm. w/ Keisuke Matsuno, git – Can Olgun, p – Thomas Morgan, b | ||||
| 12/14/18 | Julian Erdem | Rheinsberg | Schloss Rheinsberg | Germany |
| Time: 7:30pm. w/ Keisuke Matsuno, git – Can Olgun, p – Thomas Morgan, b | ||||
| 12/13/18 | Julian Erdem | Berlin | Heinz-Berggrün Gymnasium | Germany |
| Time: 8:00pm. Address: Bayernallee 4. w/ Keisuke Matsuno, git – Can Olgun, p – Thomas Morgan, b | ||||
| 12/12/18 | Julian Erdem | Hamburg | Fatjazz (Übel & Gefährlich) | Germany |
| Time: 8:00pm. w/ Keisuke Matsuno, git – Can Olgun, p – Thomas Morgan, b | ||||
| 12/11/18 | Julian Erdem | Köln | Loft | Germany |
| Time: 8:30pm. w/ Keisuke Matsuno, git – Can Olgun, p – Thomas Morgan, b | ||||
| 12/10/18 | Julian Erdem | Berlin | Kunstfabrik Schlot | Germany |
| Time: 8:00pm. w/ Keisuke Matsuno, git – Can Olgun, p – Thomas Morgan, b | ||||
| 12/09/18 | Julian Erdem | Berlin | Hoffnungskirche Pankow | Germany |
| Time: 4:00pm. Address: Elsa-Brändström-Straße 36. “Die Seligpreisungen” – Werke von Heloisa Fleury | ||||
| 12/08/18 | Julian Erdem | Berlin | Hoffnungskirche Pankow | Germany |
| Time: 6:00pm. Address: Elsa-Brändström-Straße 36. “Die Seligpreisungen” – Werke von Heloisa Fleury | ||||
| 09/16/18 | Julian Erdem | Berlin | Berlin Marathon | Germany |
| Time: 10:00am. Address: Gneisenaustraße 104. to be announced | ||||
| 09/01/18 | Julian Erdem | Berlin | Tangotanzen mach schön | Germany |
| Time: 9:30pm. Address: Oranienstr. 185. “Swingtanzen macht froh” w/ Johannes Ballestrem, p & Markus Ehrlich, sax | ||||
| 09/01/18 | Julian Erdem | Berlin | Stadtteilfest Neukölln, Bunker | Germany |
| Time: 5:00pm. w/ Jazzorchester Neue Welt | ||||
| 08/18/18 | Julian Erdem | Berlin | Johanna’s Place | Germany |
| Time: 7:00pm. w/ Keisuke Matsuno, guitar & Can Olgun, piano. Private event, ask for invite | ||||
| 08/16/18 | Julian Erdem | Berlin | Donau115 | Germany |
| Time: 8:30pm. Address: Donaustr. 115. w/ Keisuke Matsuno, guitar & Can Olgun, piano | ||||
| 08/13/18 | Julian Erdem | Hamburg | Hafenbahnhof | Germany |
| Time: 9:30pm. Admission: 6€. Address: Große Elbstraße 276. w/ Keisuke Matsuno, guitar & Can Olgun, piano | ||||
| 08/03/18 | Julian Erdem | Berlin | Donau115 | Germany |
| Time: 9:00pm. Address: Donaustr. 115. Uli Kempendorff – Clarinet/Bass Clarinet // Rudi Mahall – Clarinet/Bass Clarinet // Declan Forde – Piano // James Banner – Bass // Julian Erdem – Drums | ||||
| 07/01/18 | Julian Erdem | Berlin | Hoffnungskirche Pankow | Germany |
| Time: 10:00am. Address: Elsa-Brändström-Straße 36. Gottesdienst “Die Seligpreisungen” – Werke von Heloisa Fleury | ||||
| 06/30/18 | Julian Erdem | Berlin | Hoffnungskirche Pankow | Germany |
| Time: 7:30pm. Address: Elsa-Brändström-Straße 36. Chor-Atelier: Werke von Heloisa Fleury – Missa Brasileira | ||||
| 06/22/18 | Julian Erdem | Bremen | Theater Bremen | Germany |
| Time: 9:00pm. You Want It Darker – Liederabend (Leonard Cohen) | ||||
| 06/20/18 | Julian Erdem | Berlin | Gemeinschaftshaus Gropiusstadt | Germany |
| Time: 11:30am. Address: Bat-Yam-Platz 1. Kleiner Nick – Theateraufführung | ||||
| 06/20/18 | Julian Erdem | Berlin | Gemeinschaftshaus Gropiusstadt | Germany |
| Time: 9:30am. Address: Bat-Yam-Platz 1. Kleiner Nick – Theateraufführung | ||||
| 06/19/18 | Julian Erdem | Berlin | Gemeinschaftshaus Gropiusstadt | Germany |
| Time: 11:30am. Address: Bat-Yam-Platz 1. Kleiner Nick – Theateraufführung | ||||
| 06/19/18 | Julian Erdem | Berlin | Gemeinschaftshaus Gropiusstadt | Germany |
| Time: 9:30am. Address: Bat-Yam-Platz 1. Kleiner Nick – Theateraufführung | ||||
| 06/16/18 | Julian Erdem | Berlin | Tangotanzen mach schön | Germany |
| Time: 9:00pm. Admission: 7-10 €. Address: Oranienstr. 185. “Swingtanzen macht froh” w/ James Scannell – Saxophone/Clarinet, Declan Forde – Piano, James Banner – Bass | ||||
| 06/16/18 | Julian Erdem | Berlin | Gemeinschaftshaus Gropiusstadt | Germany |
| Time: 5:30pm. Address: Bat-Yam-Platz 1. Kleiner Nick – Theateraufführung | ||||
| 06/16/18 | Julian Erdem | Berlin | Gemeinschaftshaus Gropiusstadt | Germany |
| Time: 3:30pm. Address: Bat-Yam-Platz 1. Kleiner Nick – Theateraufführung | ||||
| 04/15/18 | Julian Erdem | Berlin | Brauhaus Südstern | Germany |
| Time: 6:00pm. Address: Hasenheide 69. w/ Martin Terens, piano & Danny Sorek, bass | ||||
| 03/11/18 | Julian Erdem | Berlin | Brauhaus Südstern | Germany |
| Time: 6:00pm. Address: Hasenheide 69. Trio w/ Martin Terens, piano & James Banner, bass | ||||
| 12/03/17 | Julian Erdem | Hamburg | Brückenstern | Germany |
| Time: 7:00pm. Address: Stresemannstrasse 133. Lena Geue, voc & git – Lukas Klapp, p – Tilman Oberbeck, b – Julian Erdem, dr | ||||
| 10/01/17 | Julian Erdem | Bremen | Theater Bremen | Germany |
| Time: 8:00pm. | ||||
| 09/24/17 | Julian Erdem | Berlin | Berlin Marathon | Germany |
| Time: 9:15am. Address: Gneisenaustraße 104. Martin Terens: piano, Tim Kleinsorge: bass, Julian Erdem: drums | ||||
| 03/15/17 | Julian Erdem | Hamburg | Cascadas | Germany |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: free. Session opener w/ Lukas Klapp, piano – Sebastian Gille, sax – Gustav Broman, bass – Julian Erdem, drums | ||||
| 12/05/16 | Julian Erdem | Berlin | Johanna’s Place | Germany |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: free. Trio music w/ Can Olgun, piano; Tim Kleinsorge, bass; Julian Erdem, drums | ||||
| 09/25/16 | Julian Erdem | Berlin | Berlin Marathon | Germany |
| Time: 9:15am. Address: Gneisenaustraße 104. | ||||
| 05/31/16 | Julian Erdem Trio | New York | Bonafide Jazz Club | United States |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $10. Keisuke Matsuno, git | Can Olgun, piano | Julian Erdem, drums | ||||
| 08/06/15 | Julian Erdem | New York | Great Hall (Shepard Hall) | United States |
| Time: 5:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 160 Convent Ave. Jonathan Greenstein, tenor- Jakob Dreyer, bass- Julian Erdem, drums | ||||
| 06/27/15 | Julian Erdem | Hamburg | Elbjazz Festival Hamburg | Germany |
| Time: 1:00pm. | ||||
Contact
Please contact me for booking inquiries.
julian@erdem.de
+49 176 34247280