ABOUT SHUTEEN

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Shuteen Erdenebaatar is a visionary Mongolian composer and pianist, celebrated for blending classical, jazz and beyond with her remarkable storytelling. Trained in classical piano and composition in her hometown of Ulaanbaatar, she later redefined her artistic identity through jazz studies in Munich, creating a unique sound that bridges tradition and innovation.

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Her internationally acclaimed debut album, Rising Sun (2023), was released on the multi-Grammy-winning American label Motéma Music as the first part of her planned trilogy. Her second album, Under the Same Stars, the duo project with Nils Kugelmann, was released on September 12, 2025.​​

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Beyond her composing and piano skills, Shuteen Erdenebaatar’s dynamic leadership of her energetic quartet, her exquisite piano & contra-alto clarinet duo with Nils Kugelmann, and a cross-genre 20-piece chamber jazz orchestra establish her as one of the most exciting emerging voices in contemporary jazz.​​

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​At 25, she has received numerous accolades, including the German Jazz Award 2024 for "Ensemble of the Year" (as well as a nomination for "Pianist of the Year"), the BMW World Young Artist Jazz Award, 1st Prize and Audience Award at the Young Munich Jazz Award, the Music Scholarship of the City of Munich, the Biberach Composition Prize, and 1st Prize in the South London Jazz Orchestra Composition Competition, among others. In 2024, she became the first ever jazz artist to receive the Mongolian highest cultural award "Mungun Mod" with her first published work Rising Sun. ​

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Concert references as a bandleader: North Sea Jazz Festival, Reykjavik Jazz Festival, Jazzahead!, Transition Jazz Festival, JazzBaltica, Rockit Festival, Timisoara Jazz Festival, Berlin Philharmonic Hall, Klavierfestival Ruhr, Piano City Madrid, Blue Note China (Beijing + Shanghai), Mongolian Philharmonic Hall, Piano Festival Prague, European Jazztival at Schloss Elmau, Leverkusener Jazztage, NUEJAZZ, Grachtenfestival, Rolf-Liebermann-Studio vom NDR, Beethovenhaus Bonn as well as various renowned jazzclubs such as Unterfahrt, A-Trane, Sunside Sunset Paris or Bird's Eye Basel, among others. ​

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Commissioned compositions: She has written for chamber music ensembles such as the Arcis Saxophone Quartet, Tengerton Horsehead-Fiddle Quartet, the Munich Composers Collective, the Cologne Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, as well as leading orchestras in Mongolia, including the Mongolian State Philharmonic Orchestra.