Julian Ritter
Julian Ritter is a german saxophonist, composer and arranger based in Cologne, Germany. In April 2015 he released with his group Botter his first album as a bandleader. It is named Ango and published by the young Cologne-based label „Floatmusic“. Further he apears on several albums of other artist as a sideman, such as Akua Naru „Live & Aflame Sessions“. His latest project is KRYPTONES, a twelve piece power ensemble, that blends gritty groove music with jazz fusion and big band sound.
Beside his constant writing for own projects he composes and arranges music for large ensembles, big bands, strings etc. He is successfully touring worldwide with different projects since many years. He performed at internationally renowned festivals such as Cully Jazz Festival (Switzerland), Elbjazz Festival (Germany), Lausanne JazzOnze (Switzerland), Glastonbury Festival (England), Ilò Jazz Festival (Guadeloupe), Cognac Blues Passions (France), Couleur Café (Belgium), Esperanzah Festival (Belgium), Atlantic Music Expo (Cap Verde), Rudolstadt Festival (Germany) etc.
Since 2025 he's the artistic director of the Bavarian Youth Jazz Orchestra.
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