Nils Kugelmann Trio

• Nils Kugelmann (bass, composition)
• Luca Zambito (piano)
• Sebastian Wolfgruber (drums)

The beauty of nature, deep human feelings and the pure joy of playing music together inspire Nils Kugelmann in writing for this cast. He has just been awarded the "BMW Young Artist Jazz Award" for his work as a musician and composer and the first prize at the "European Young Artist Award Burghausen 2023" with his trio.

With the pianist Luca Zambito (among others). Winners of the “Jung Münchner Jazzpreis” (Young Munich Jazz Prize) and drummer Sebastian Wolfgruber (LBT, Fazer, Embryo) will find two equally award-winning and passionate musicians of young German jazz in his trio. Together, the three long-term companions have already won prizes at the "Förderpreis des Bayerischen Jazzverbands" and the "Future Sounds Competition" in Leverkusen.

In addition to the communicative and risk-taking interaction, Kugelmann’s compositions provide an unmistakable band sound. One can clearly feel his history as a classical composer. Thus, cinematically energetic sound worlds are created, which attract and touch the listeners from the first note deep into their spell.

However, the basis and the common heartbeat of the three exceptional talents is the deep connection and love for jazz. What emerges from this is music that wants to be heard - driven by tangible joy of playing, full trust in each other, the ease of friendship and a wonderfully powerful and driving bass sound that bears Nils Kugelmann's unmistakable handwriting.