Shuteen Erdenebaatar

Shuteen Erdenebaatar is a visionary Mongolian composer and pianist, celebrated for blending classical and jazz music with 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. At 25, she has already earned numerous prestigious awards, including the German Jazz Award 2024, Mongolia’s highest cultural honour “Mungun Mod” Award, 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. Beyond her composing and piano skills, Shuteen Erdenebaatar’s dynamic leadership of her quartet, her piano & contra-alto clarinet duo with Nils Kugelmann, and a cross-genre 20-piece jazz orchestra establish her as one of the most exciting emerging voices in contemporary jazz. Her debut album, Rising Sun, 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, a duo project with Nils Kugelmann, will be released on September 12, 2025.