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Julien Verdier

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Julien Verdier was born in 1981 and grew up in south of Paris. He took his first drums lessons at age of 12 with local drummers Laurent Quantin, Jean François Jacquin, and Rémy Paillet. Then he studied with Daniel Pichon at the "Institut des Arts Ryhtmiques". In 2002, he entered at the National Drums School: "Dante Agostini Paris" and acquired the superior certificate in 2004. He began being interrested in Jazz music in 2003 and entered at the "ENMD de Bourg La Reine" (Ecole Nationale de Musique et de Danse) and studied jazz music with Vincent Jacqz, Eric Schulz, Gary Brunton, David Doruzka, and Laurent Coq. He obtained the "DEM Jazz" in 2007. In 2008, he was admitted for the last round of admission for the "CNSM" (Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris). During this last years, he took part in masterclasses with Georges Paczinsky, Roscoe Mitchell, Mike Stern, Stephane Huchard, Guillaume De Chassy, Simon Goubert, Christophe Wallemme, Marc Copland.. He also took private lessons with French jazz drummers such as Franck Agulhon, Frédérique Delestré, Matthieu Chazarenc, Jean Yves Roucan, Karl Jannuska.. Recently arrived in Paris, Julien is trying leading his musician’s life...

Contact: +33 687 334 066 / [email protected]

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Member Since: 10/26/2007
Band Website: myspace.com/julienverdier
Band Members: Yacine Boularès: Tenor Sax / Michael Valeanu: Guitar / Jean Kapsa: Piano / Antoine Reininger: Double Bass (Etienne Mallet on extracts) / Julien Verdier: Drums /**** All compositions and arrangements by Julien Verdier excepted on "Daahoud" (Clifford Brown / Arrangements: Julien Verdier)
Influences: Hank Jones, Wynton Kelly, Joe Henderson, Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, Clifford Brown, Chet Baker, Ornette Coleman, Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, Cannonball Adderley, Red Garland, Charlie Parker, the Marsalis Family, Kenny Garrett, Oscar Peterson, Lee Morgan, Lennie Tristano, Paul Bley, McCoy Tyner, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Paul Chambers, Charles Mingus, Art Pepper, Art Tatum, Chick Corea, Horace Silver, .... Brad Mehldau, Joshua Redman, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Brian Blade, David Biney, Fred Hersch, John Scolfield, Joe Lovano, E.S.T, Avishai Cohen, Pat Metheny, Walter Smith 3, Ottis Brown 3, Jeff Hamilton, Ruben Rogers, Eric Harland, Jeff Ballard, Mark Turner, Mark Guiliana, Larry Grenadier, Aaron Golberg, Aaron Parks, Miguel Zenon, Chris Cheek, Eli Digibri, Greg Osby, Tom Harrel, Ravi Coltrane, Misja Fitzgerald, Bill Stewart, Bill Frisell, Billy Hart, Ari Hoenig, Chris Potter, Roy Hargrove, Wayne Shorter, ...... Elvin Jones, Jack Dejohnette, Tony Williams, Buddy Rich, Papa Joe Jones, Philly Joe Jones, Roy Haynes, Jimmy Cobb, Kenny Clark, Max Roach, etc... Michel Perez, David Prez, Laurent Coq, Sylvain Luc, Lionel Belmondo, Stéphane Belmondo, André Ceccarelli, Franck Agulhon, Karl Jannuska, Daniel Humair, Matthieu Chazarenc, Frédérique Delestré, Dré Pallemaerts, Donald Kontomanou, Elisabeth Kontomanou, Michael Felberbaum, Daniel Yvinec, Jean Michel Pilc, David El Malek, Manuel Rocheman, Pierre De Bethmann, Alain Jean Marie, Stefano Di Battista, Sophie Alour, Baptiste Trotignon, Edouard Bineau, Bojan Z, Julien Loureau, Guillaume De Chassy, Laurent De Wilde.... Radiohead, Sting, Chaka Khan, Stevie Wonder, The Police, Brand New Heavies, Michael Jackson, ....... Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, Gabriel Fauré, Rachmanninoff, J.S Bach, etc.. And many many others !!!
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