Julien Loutelier, born in 1987 in Le Mans, France, is a jazz and improvisation musician, drummer, percussionist, and composer. He studied at the National Conservatory of Music and Dance in Paris, earning a Master with distinction, including the first prize for jazz and improvisation and the first prize for generative improvisation. His career launched with early collaborations in improvisational circles such as ONCEIM and the duo Dousteyssier/Loutelier, before joining the jazz ensemble Actuum, with whom he won the 2010 Keep an Eye Jazz competition in Amsterdam and the 2011 Jazz Migration award. He has performed at festivals including Jazz in Marciac, Jazz à Vienne, Jazzdor, and Umbria Jazz.
