Daniel Erdmann

Saxophone, Flute, Composition

Born on October 28, 1973 in Wolfsburg (Germany)

Education, Prizes, Sponsors

1994-1999 Student at the national music school in Berlin. Studies with Gebhard Ullmann, Jiggs Whigham, Aki Takase and others. Degree with best grade. Visited workshops and masterclasses with Steve Lacy, Ray Anderson, Lee Konitz, Michael Brecker, Dave Liebman and others.

Has won Jazz-and newcomer prizes in Hanover, Bilbao, Leipzig and Magdeburg.

1996-2001 sponsored by the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation.

2001 25000 FF Grant by the french-german cultural council.

2003/2004 sponsored projects by the Berlin senat.

Projects and activities

1994-1998 Daniel Erdmann Trio (with Martin Klein/Bass and Matthias Trippner/drums) , CD-recording with Gebhard Ullmann and Frank Möbus as guests for Timescraper Records 1997.

CD-Production in New York City with Chris Dahlgren and Benno Glüsenkamp 1998, released on Timescraper 1999 (TSCR 9940), concerts in Germany and Spain.

Since December 1998 German-finish Trio "Momentum Impakto" with Kalle Kalima and John Schröder. CD-Production in April 1999,Tour in Finland (concert for national Radio) and Estonia (Winter Jazz Festival) 10/2001.Live CD-Production for Konnex Records 2003

Since 1998 Member of "Gebhard Ullmann´s Tá Lam Zehn", USA/Canada-Tour 1998, CD-Live-Production in Vancouver, International Festivals in Germany (i.e. Jazzfest Berlin 1998) and France, Radio/Television- Recordings from BR, Deutschlandfunk, ZDF.

1997-99 2 CD Productions with "Brass Attack" for Tutu Records, ZDF Television appearance, Radio Kultur- Production, Theater work, Concerts all over Germany.

1999 Creation of "ERDMANN 2000" with Frank Möbus, Johannes Fink and John Schröder. Tour in Germany and BR-Radio Production. CD-Recording in January 2000. Tour in Germany in January 2001.

Since 1999 Duo with Jaak Sooäär (Estonia), CD-Recording in Paris in July 1999. Concerts in Berlin und Copenhagen. tour in Europe in April/Mai 2000. Radioproduction in Tallinn, Winner of Peer-Gynt Competition in Pärnu, Estonia 2001. 2003 sold-out conzert with Tallinn Boys Choir,Tour for Eesti Kontsert 2004 CD-Production for Ava Muusika.

In July 1999 tour in Europe with European Jazz Youth Orchestra, Festivals in Aarhus and Montpellier.

1999-2001 Concerts with "Aki Takase Sextet" with Rudi Mahall, Henrik Walsdorf, Johannes Fink and Tony Buck.

Since 1999 concerts with „Dok Wallach“ (Mingusproject by Michael Thieke)

2000 Soloist at Swiss pavilion during Expo at "Klangkörper" of composer Daniel Ott.

2000 Berlin Workshop Band for Jazz Focus with Pierre Dörge.

Since 2000 Concerts ,Radio-and CD Productions with „Günter Adler“. Tour in Southeast Asia for Goethe-Institute 05/2002

Since 200 Concerts and 2 Cd-Productions with “Eric Schaefer´s Demontage”

2001/2002 Concerts and projects in Paris wit h Thierry Madiot, Axel Dörner, Edward Perraud, Fred Galiay, Bertrand Denzler, Dan Warburton and others.

2001/2002/ 2005 Concerts and 2 CD-productions in Romania with Mircea Tiberian

2001 Tour in Germany with Erdmann Trio feat. John Betsch

2002/2003 Concerts with Erdmann-Möbus Project

2003/2004 Concerts with Carlo Morena (Italy) in Germany and Portugal

Since 2002 Concerts France, Germany and Denmark with „Das Kapital“ with Hasse Poulsen and Edward Perraud. Production of a 4-CD Box 2004.

2003/2004 Concerts with “Jobic lemasson 6tet”

Since 2003 Concerts in France and Germany with “Les fees du rhin”

Since 2004 "Erdmann 3000" (line-up as Erdmann 2000), 50 Concerts in 2004/2005 in Germany, France, Portugal, Holland, Austria and Switzerland, CD for Enja Records.

2005 “Erdmann 3000 French Connection” with Yves Robert, Frank Möbus, Jean-Philippe Morel and Edward Perraud.

2005 Invited to improvise with New York based Dance Company “Shua Group” at Biarritz Dance festival

Teaching/workshops at conservatories in Copenhagen, Berlin, Hanoi, Tallinn and the Music College in Villiandi, Estonia.

Collaboration with:Aki Takase, Ed Schuller, John Schröder, Conny Bauer, Gebhard Ullmann, Frank Möbus, Herb Robertson, Felix Wahnschaffe, Tony Buck, Volker Schlott, Thierry Madiot, Axel Dörner, John Betsch, Jaak Sooäär, Kasper Tranberg, Francois Théberge, Jan v. Klewitz, Ernst Bier, Henning Sieverts, Rudi Mahall, Heinrich Köbberling, Pierre Dörge, Thomas Alkier, Jörg Huke, Joe Williamson, Hans Hassler, Michael Riessler, Christian Diener, Yves Robert, Uli Moritz, Burkhard Kunkel, Michael Thieke, Michael Felberbaum, Gary Campbell, Michael Griener, Hasse Poulsen, Edward Perraud, Peter Kowald, Henrik Walsdorf, Johannes Fink, Dan Warburtton, Gilles Coronado, Bertrand Denzler, Antoine Paganotti, Benjamin Duboc, Nicolas Simion, Eric Schaefer, Mircea Tiberian, Paul Brody, Peter Perfido, Chris Dahlgren, Günter Müller, Kalle Kalima, Oliver Steidle, Jan Roder, Norbert Scholly, Gerhard Gschlössl, Amy Gamlen, Jobic Lemasson, Mark Sims,Frederick Galiay, Michael Anderson, Iven Hausmann.

Presse (Selection)

"Erdmann´s sound makes tons of weight flow in the air. He has learned his lesson of tradition, understood Coleman and Coltrane like not many others. But he is not standing there on stage to tell us all the things he knows about jazz. No, he is looking for a common language with the audience." Tagesspiegel

"Avantgarde-Jazz and fun to listen!" Jazzthing

"Such a varied jazz doesn’t need a stylistic classification. It’s simply a joy for the audience" Fuldaer Zeitung

"The music becomes a language, and this language is understood worldwide" Nürnberger Zeitung

"Daniel Erdmann has moved with his Band Erdmann 2000 into the first row of jazz leaders." Jazzfiles

„The young lion from Berlin has found a language which sounds like a walk through the work-site surrounded streets of his city.“ Tip Berlin

„Daniel Erdmann is in the first line of courageous interpretators. His improvisations have their own sound, recognizable, captivating and of all colors.“ Jazzfiles.

„One could easily fall in love with this CD!“(Jazzthetik 03/01on Erdmann 2000, 4 Stars)

«the concept is just as brilliant as its execution.. This music is so fine, intimate, so complex, that it becomes already nearly a language. A language, which is probably understood worldwide.»

Friedrich G. Stern, Nürnberger Zeitung 12.02.2005

Discography (Selection)

Erdmann/Dahlgren/Glüsenkamp (Timescraper,1999)

Momentum Impakto "Haw Haw" (Jazz4ever, 2000)

Tá Lam 10 "Live in Vancouver" (Leo Records, 2000)

Günter Adler (Meta Records, 2000)

Erdmann 2000 "Recovering from y2k" (Jazz4ever, 2000)

Eric Schaefer „Demontage“ (Jazzhausmusik 2002)

Mircea Tiberian Quintet „Eleven“ (jam Records 2002)

Günter Adler „live in Asien“ (Meta Records 2003)

Momentum Impakto „hyvä Bändi Livanä“ (Konnex 2003)

Erdmann/Sooäär „peer gynt and other stories“(Ava Muusika 2004)

Das Kapital (4 CD Box, DK and Sons 2004)

Mircea Tiberian „Palindrom“ (Jam records 2004)

Erdmann 3000 „Welcome to E3k“ (Enja Records 2005)

Denzler/Dörner/Erdmann/Griener/Müller "Stralau" (CSR 2005)

Eric Schäfer “cut and Paste Poetry” (Schöner Hören 2005)

Festivals

Nürnberg Jazz Ostwest (1998) Vancouver (1998)

Burghausen (1998) Saskatoon (1998)

New York (1998) Washington, D.C. (1998)

Toronto (1998) Mulhouse (1998, 2005)

Graz (1998) Tallinn (2000, 2005)

Aarhus(1999) Berlin Jazzfest (1998)

Paris (2000) Ellorio (1999)

Getxo (1999) Nürnberg Jazzfest Franken(2000)

Köln (2000) Greiz (2000)

Chur/CH (1998) Potsdam (2000)

Kopenhagen(2000) Berlin Jazz Focus (1999,2000, 2004)

Berlin Blue Nites (2000) Pärnu (2001)

Rostock (2001) Eberswalde (2001,2002)

Bukarest (2001,2002, 2005) Singapur (2002)

Stuttgart Südpool (2002) Vilnius (2003)

Neuchâtel (2003, 2005) St.Mandé (2003)

Jena (2002, 2003,2004,2005) Novi Sad (2004)

Reims (2004) Frankfurt Palmengarten (2005)

Lisbon (2005) Lille (2006)

Strasbourg (2005)