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Nils Kugelmann

Bass

Nils Kugelmann has achieved something very special with his debut album Stormy Beauty (ACT). In addition to a nomination for the German Record Critics' Award, an appearance in the European jazz charts and enthusiastic audiences everywhere, it has also been consistently celebrated by the national and international press. The Süddeutsche Zeitung wrote about Stormy Beauty: "A brilliant album by one of the most universal musicians in this country". BR Klassik ranks the album among the top ten international jazz albums of 2023 and states: "Nils Kugelmann's compositions [...] are among the most elegant you can hear in jazz today." And SWR describes his debut as "music that gets under your skin".

Kugelmann fuses with his double bass like no other and liberates it from the role of accompanying instrument with a force that is unrivalled. His intelligent and powerful playing has already led the 28-year-old to appearances with the Benny Golson Quartet, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Johannes Enders and Trio Elf. Nils Kugelmann has also received numerous awards as a bandleader and sideman. He won the European Young Artist Award at Jazzwoche Burghausen with his trio and the German Jazz Prize 2024 as part of the Shuteen Erdenebaatar Quartet. In addition to further prizes at the Young Munich Jazz Prize, Biberacher Jazz Prize, Bavarian Jazz Association Award and the Future Sounds Competition, Kugelmann has also been honoured for his work as a composer and musician with the Music Scholarship of the City of Munich and the BMW Young Artist Jazz Award.

Projects

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Nils Kugelmann Trio
Nils Kugelmann Trio
Shuteen Erdenebaatar Quartet
Shuteen Erdenebaatar Quartet
Shuteen Erdenebaatar & Nils Kugelmann
Shuteen Erdenebaatar & Nils Kugelmann

Calendar

2025

02 08
RO - Timișoara Timisoara Jazz Festival
Shuteen Erdenebaatar & Nils Kugelmann | Saint Ecaterina Church
09 08
DE - Berg Festival Show
Shuteen Erdenebaatar & Nils Kugelmann | Rittersaal im Schloss Kempfenhausen
13 08
CH - Basel
Nils Kugelmann Trio | The Bird's Eye Jazz Club
14 08
CH - Basel
Nils Kugelmann Trio | The Bird's Eye Jazz Club
16 08
DE - Berlin Jakob Manz A-Trane Residency / Shuteen Erdenebaatar Quartet
Shuteen Erdenebaatar Quartet | A-Trane
17 08
DE - Berlin Jakob Manz A-Trane Residency / Shuteen Erdenebaatar Quartet
Shuteen Erdenebaatar Quartet | A-Trane
18 08
NL - Amsterdam
Shuteen Erdenebaatar Quartet | Hilton Amsterdam
18 08
NL - Amsterdam Festival show
Shuteen Erdenebaatar Quartet | Hilton Amsterdam
03 09
GB - Greater London
Nils Kugelmann Trio | Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club
06 09
DE - Mainz
Shuteen Erdenebaatar Quartet | Akut Festival
14 09
DE - Ulm
Shuteen Erdenebaatar & Nils Kugelmann | Verein für moderne Musik Ulm/Neu-Ulm e. V.
17 09
DE - Regensburg Club Show
Nils Kugelmann Trio | Leerer Beutel
18 09
DE - Traunstein
Nils Kugelmann Trio | Kulturforum Traunstein
26 09
DE - Leipzig
Shuteen Erdenebaatar & Nils Kugelmann | Horns Erben
30 09
GB - Surrey
Shuteen Erdenebaatar Quartet | Watermill Jazz
02 10
DE - Berlin Espresso Konzert
Nils Kugelmann Trio | Konzerthaus Berlin
03 10
DE - Einbeck
Shuteen Erdenebaatar Quartet | Kultur im Esel e.V.
10 10
DE - Hameln Doppelkonzert Shuteen & Nils / Nils Kugelmann Trio
Shuteen Erdenebaatar & Nils Kugelmann | Doubletime Jazz & Kultur Club
11 10
DE - Hameln Doppelkonzert Shuteen & Nils / Nils Kugelmann Trio
Shuteen Erdenebaatar & Nils Kugelmann | Doubletime Jazz & Kultur Club
01 11
NL - AJ Nijmegen
Shuteen Erdenebaatar & Nils Kugelmann | BREBL
02 11
NL - Nijmegen
Shuteen Erdenebaatar Quartet | Festival Jazz International Nijmegen
06 11
DE - Ingolstadt Jazz in den Kneipen
Nils Kugelmann Trio | Jazztage Ingolstadt
07 11
DE - Erding
Shuteen Erdenebaatar & Nils Kugelmann | Jazztage Erding
11 11
DE - Leipzig
Nils Kugelmann Trio | Horns Erben
14 11
DE - Landsberg
Nils Kugelmann Trio | Stadttheater Landsberg
17 11
DE - Kassel Club Show
Shuteen Erdenebaatar Quartet | Theaterstübchen
19 11
DE - Gauting
Shuteen Erdenebaatar Quartet | Bosco
22 11
DE - Heidelberg
Shuteen Erdenebaatar Quartet | Jazzclub Heidelberg - Vereinigung für improvisierte Musik e.V.
06 12
DE - Lüdinghausen
Nils Kugelmann Trio | Burg Vischering

2026

28 01
DE - Plauen
Nils Kugelmann Trio | Malzhaus
30 01
DE - Hannover
Nils Kugelmann Trio | Jazz Club Hannover
31 01
DE - Lindau (Bodensee) Jazz auf der Hinterbühne
Nils Kugelmann Trio | Stadttheater Lindau
01 02
DE - Waldshut-Tiengen
Nils Kugelmann Trio | Schloss Tiengen
13 02
DE - Mannheim
Shuteen Erdenebaatar Quartet | Ella & Louis
07 03
DE - Lüneburg IG Lüneburg
Shuteen Erdenebaatar Quartet | Musikschule Lüneburg
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Contact

Floriane Schroetter

Booking Agent

Wenna Liu

Production Manager