SHUTEEN ERDENEBAATAR
COMPOSER | PIANIST | BANDLEADER | ARRANGER
Following the success of her award-winning 2023 debut Rising Sun, pianist Shuteen Erdenebaatar returns with Under the Same Stars — an exquisite duo album with acclaimed ACT Music artist Nils Kugelmann on contra-alto clarinet and upright bass.
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Meditative, romantic, and daring, the duo paints poetic miniatures with strokes of jazz, classical, and cinematic music. Their rare instrumentation is enriched by guest features from Jakob Manz (alto recorder) and Dalaijargal Daansuren (morin khuur, Mongolia’s iconic horsehead fiddle), adding soulful mystery and cultural depth.
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The album is the second in Erdenebaatar’s trilogy of projects
(Rising Sun (2023); Under the Same Stars (2025);
Beyond the Moon – coming 2027).
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"Finesse, lyrisicm and quiet strength...a medicinal record!"
— Télérama (FR)
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"A match made in heaven...unusually profound!"
— Jazzthing (DE)
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"Deeply soothing"
— Jazzwise (UK)
Release Date: September 12, 2025 ​(Motéma Music)
A soulful, adventurous, melodic, virtuosic, and richly dynamic all-original debut album from Mongolian jazz pianist, composer and arranger, Shuteen Erdenebaatar.
At just 25, Shuteen is winning awards and selling out major venues with her three world-class ensembles: a unique 20-piece chamber ensemble, her exquisite duo with Nils Kugelmann, and the hard- swinging, highly sensitive young jazz quartet featured on this album. A great debut from a star on the rise.
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"Creating a stir in the European jazz scene...Worth discovering."
— Downbeat Magazine (US)
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"The best you can hear at the moment"
— SWR Kultur (DE)
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"Passionate, stormy, adventurous and clever"
— Süddeutsche Zeitung (DE)
"A notable debut that exceeds expectations at every level"
— All About Jazz (US)
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"Quite a revelation...Remarkably moving!"
— MARLBANK (UK)
Release Date: September 15, 2023 ​(Motéma Music)