Sebastian
Merk
About
About
Sebastian Merk is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, and video artist.
Since 2000, he has been a significant figure in the improvisation and jazz scene, collaborating with Lee Konitz, Ernie Watts, Mark Murphy, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and Till Brönner. In addition to drumming, Merk works as a keyboardist, pianist, guitarist, and sound artist.
His career spans bands, projects, theater productions, and releases. He has performed at the Stuttgart Jazz Open, the German Jazz Festival in Frankfurt, Jazzfest Berlin, and JazzBaltica, with tours across the USA, Europe, Southeast Asia, South America, Japan, Russia, and Ukraine. Musical companions include Johannes Enders, John Schröder, Christian Weidner, and Sebastian Studnitzky.
With his solo project “Merkur,” he brings together electronics, improvisation, and technical exploration. Since 2020, he has also created music videos for various artists and regularly collaborates in bands led by Matthias Schriefl and Céline Rudolph’s “Soniqs.”
He is a professor of drums (Jazz/Rock/Pop) at the Carl Maria von Weber University of Music in Dresden.
