▁drums ▁at ▁age ▁ 7 ▁and ▁piano ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 0 . ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Jazz ▁Institute ▁Berlin ▁( H ann s ▁E is ler ▁Music ▁Academy ▁/ ▁U d K ▁Berlin ▁- ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁Arts )- ▁with ▁John ▁Hol len beck , ▁Greg ▁C ohen , ▁Kurt ▁Rosen w inkel , ▁Jeff ▁Ball ard , ▁Jim ▁Black , ▁Jo ey ▁Baron , ▁Dan ▁We iss ▁and ▁David ▁Fried man . ▁K ül pm ann ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Jazz ▁Orchestra ▁of ▁Germany ▁( Bu J azz O ). ▁He ▁has ▁tou red ▁und ▁recorded ▁with ▁do z ens ▁of ▁European ▁jazz ▁artists , ▁and ▁received ▁numerous ▁awards ▁including ▁the ▁Ma pe x ▁Dr um mer ▁of ▁Tom orrow ▁Award ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁in ▁Frankfurt , ▁Sk oda ▁Jazz ▁Award ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁the ▁Future ▁S ounds ▁Award ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁from ▁Le verk us ener ▁J az zt age ▁with ▁the ▁Ach im ▁Se if ert ▁Project . ▁Julian ▁K ül pm ann ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁semif inal ist ▁at ▁the ▁Th el on ious ▁Mon k ▁Jazz ▁Dr ums ▁Compet ition ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁in ▁Washington ▁D . C . ▁He ▁currently ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁jazz band ▁The ▁K ▁Square , ▁re le asing ▁the ▁album ▁Blue ▁Des ert ▁fe at . ▁N ils ▁W ogram ▁and ▁David ▁Fried man ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁some ▁new ▁songs ▁recorded ▁at ▁Tra