Jazz Articles about Fabia Mantwill

About Fabia Mantwill

Radio & Podcasts

Fourth Jazz Crumbs Awards – Celebrating 2025’s Top Jazz Albums

by Marek J. Śmietański
March 3, 2026

For the fourth time in the show's history, the Jazz Crumbs have been officially announced. 21 magnificent albums have each received their own special, hand-picked “crumb" title-- sparkling gems that capture something truly unique about every record. And so episode 122 becomes the definitive farewell to the jazz year 2025, what tightly woven together with two recently published articles (Marek Śmietański's Favorite Jazz Albums Of 2025 and Marek Śmietański's Favorite Polish Jazz Albums Of 2025). A huge, swinging round of ...

Radio & Podcasts

Fabia Mantwill Orchestra, Vincent Meissner Trio, Joe Farnsworth & more

by Marek J. Śmietański
August 23, 2025

The 114th episode focuses on July's new releases. It features several international bands, three albums from Poland, a solid dose of American jazz, and a touch of jazz from Germany and Norway. Notably, there is no shortage of exciting debuts. Musically, it is mainly contemporary jazz and post-bop, but with plenty of variety. Podcast in Polish (Bemowo FM radio broadcast). Dive in and enjoy! Playlist Intro: Hank Levy “Whiplash" from Whiplash: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Varèse Sarabande) Host ...

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Fabia Mantwill Orchestra: Whirl the Wheel

by Ludovico Granvassu
August 16, 2025

German saxophonist Fabia Mantwill is also an adventurous composer and arranger for large ensembles. Her new album, In.Sight, is her most ambitious to date--a wide-ranging and deeply imaginative project recorded with the Fabia Mantwill Orchestra, which features a vibrant mix of young players from Berlin's buzzing jazz scene. The album also marks Mantwill's debut on GroundUp Music, the label founded by Snarky Puppy's Michael League--further cementing her growing international presence. The new release features high-profile guests including Anat ...

Album Review

Fabia Mantwill Orchestra: In.Sight

by Neil Duggan
August 7, 2025

Slow, haunting strings usher listeners into Fabia Mantwill Orchestra's ambitious album In.Sight. This bold statement involves a 32-piece orchestra with six virtuoso soloists, performing compositions co-written by Mantwill, Snarky Puppy's Michael League and Greek composer Magdalini Giannikou. The album opens with “Satoyama," where those melancholic strings gradually bloom into bright melodic passages. The piece moves through a soundscape that weaves together jazz, classical and cinematic drama before Mantwill's expressive tenor saxophone emerges as the leading voice. Each composition ...

Radio & Podcasts

Size Matters: (Mostly New) Jazz for Big Bands and Orchestras, Part 3

by Ludovico Granvassu
August 10, 2021

Big bands and orchestras have something smaller ensembles cannot offer, sheer power and energy, and that often equals tons of fun, like you will find in our ongoing deep-dive into the world of forward-looking big bands and orchestras [after Part 1 and Part 2]. This show features mostly new and upcoming albums from some of the best large ensembles from around the globe. Sometimes bigger is actually better! Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme ...

Interview

Fabia Mantwill: Realizing a Dream

by R.J. DeLuke
June 21, 2021

As a child in Germany, it seemed clear Fabia Mantwill would do something in the field of music. She went to a musical kindergarten. That's how early on she was touched by the arts. At the age of 6, she was taking classical piano lessons. By age 10, it was on to saxophone. Now in Berlin, she is a young composer, saxophonist and singer of considerable talent. Her parents were not musicians, but music always intrigued and inspired ...

Album Review

Fabia Mantwill: Em.Perience

by Angelo Leonardi
June 2, 2021

«Non mi interessa in quale stile o genere possa essere classificata questa musica—dice Fabia Mantwill—che sia jazz, classica, folk, canzone d'autore, soul. Penso che i confini stiano diventando sempre più sfocati». Il debutto discografico della giovane bandleader, sassofonista e cantante tedesca contiene elementi di tutti quei generi musicali e non ha alcun senso cercare etichette. È comunque certo che la 28enne artista di Berlino è un talento tanto versatile quanto singolarmente precoce per questi anni: ha fondato ...