Nils Kugelmann

Bass

The 27-year-old double bass player from Munich has developed a musical maturity and an own style despite his young age. He frees the bass from the usual role of an accompanying instrument. The Süddeutsche Zeitung writes: "Nils Kugelmann makes every single note sound defined even at the highest tempo, making complex compositions wide open to improvisation irresistible and catchy." As a bandleader and sideman, Nils Kugelmann has already received many awards. In 2023 he won the "European Young Artist Award 2023" of the Jazzwoche Burghausen and the jury of the BMW Young Artist Jazz Award claims that he is "already one of the best German bassists".