Shuteen Erdenebaatar, piano, composition / Nils Kugelmann, contra-alto clarinet, Bb-Clarinet, bass, composition
Mongolian-born pianist and composer Shuteen Erdenebaatar and German bassist, multi-instrumentalist and composer Nils Kugelmann both caused a worldwide sensation with their debut albums in 2023. Kugelmann (‘Stormy Beauty’, ACT) and Erdenebaatar (‘Rising Sun’, Motéma) made it into the American ‘Downbeat’, London's ‘Jazzwise’ and the ‘Süddeutsche Zeitung’, among others, with their respective debut albums and also won the ‘German Jazz Award’ in 2024.
In their new duo, the newcomers now meet as both musicians and composers. Inspired by nature, everyday stories and, of course, love, they take the audience on a journey into their musical worlds. In addition to the double bass and Bb clarinet, Nils Kugelmann can also be heard here on the extremely rare contralto clarinet. In 2023, the duo was named one of the renowned ‘Stars of the Year’ in the Abendzeitung newspaper and SWR simply wrote: ‘The best you can hear at the moment’.
