A-TRANE PRÄSENTIERT SPECIAL REPLACEMENT CONCERT:RONI EYTAN & NILS KUGELMANN QUARTETT
FEAT: SHUTEEN ERDENBAATAR & MATAN ASSAYAG

A-TRANE PRÄSENTIERT SPECIAL REPLACEMENT CONCERT: RONI EYTAN & NILS KUGELMANN QUARTETT
FEAT: SHUTEEN ERDENBAATAR & MATAN ASSAYAG

Shuteen Erdenebaatar

Die in der mongolischen Hauptstadt Ulaanbaatar geborene Komponistin und Pianistin Shuteen Erdenebaatar kam nach ihrem klassischen Studium in der Mongolei nach Deutschland, wo sie ihre eigene Stimme kultivieren konnte. Diese Stimme ist durchweg präsent und ihr klassisches Fundament unverkennbar, was sich in ihrer technischen Brillanz, stilistischen Finesse und der thematischen Struktur ihrer Kompositionen zeigt.
Nach ihrem Debütalbum mit ihrem Quartet ”Rising Sun’’, (VÖ: 15.09.2023, Motéma Music) , wurde sie schnell als einer der vielversprechendsten aufsteigenden Stars der europäischen Jazzszene von der Presse erkannt und vom Publikum gefeiert. Dies führte zu zahllosen ausverkauften Konzerten in Deutschland, Italien, Österreich, den Niederlanden, der Schweiz, Frankreich, der Tschechischen Republik, China, der Mongolei und Island. Darunter auch Einladung zu den wichtigsten und renommiertesten Festivals Europas wie dem North Sea Jazz Festival, Jazzahead!, Jazz Baltica, Transition Festival, Reykjavik Jazz Festival oder Rockit Festival.

Roni Eytan
Over the years Roni Eytan has developed a unique way of playing the harmonica, by drawing on influences from a wide range of music, transcending the traditional sonorities associated the instrument, and achieving a singular musical voice.
Roni has performed with a galaxy of world renowned musicians, such as bassists John Patitucci and Eddie Gomez, drummer Brian Blade, and Adam Cruz,  pianists Kevin Hays, John Beasley, Shai Maestro and Kris Davis among others. In 2014 he joined the band of Grammy Award-winning pianist Danilo Perez, performing with him for two years at major venues and festivals around the world.
In 2018, Roni was the first harmonica player to be chosen for the prestigious Herbie Hancock Institute program (previously known as the Thelonious Monk Institute). He was selected by a panel of iconic artists, including Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Ambrose Akinmusire and James Newton. While on the program, he studied under the artistic direction of Hancock and Shorter, and various other jazz masters.

Roni’s musical language is based in the jazz tradition of improvisation, and also feeds off music from the Middle East and North Africa (particularly Andalusian music), which he absorbed and studied in his hometown of Jerusalem.
Even though Roni plays an “uncommon” instrument, he has been in demand as a sideman. Recently He has been featured in the bands of  Omri Mor (Avishai Cohen, Karim Ziad) and Kris Davis as well as regularly collaborating with other artists such as Shai Maestro, Gilad Hekselman and Ruslan Sirota.
January 2024 Roni recorded his Debut album in France with his band, The album was was produced by Shai Maestro.