Berlin-based composer, conductor, saxophonist, and vocalist Fabia Mantwill creates large-scale works that merge jazz, contemporary classical, and orchestral storytelling. At the center of her work is the Fabia Mantwill Orchestra, a genre-crossing ensemble that expands the possibilities of the modern orchestra.

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Her latest album IN.SIGHT (2025, GroundUp Music) has been praised as “a force for modern music” (Blue in Green, UK) and a “visionary leap into the future of orchestral sound” (Paris-Move). Featuring artists such as Anat Cohen and Kurt Rosenwinkel, the record marks a deeply introspective chapter in Mantwill’s work. It follows her debut EM.PERIENCE (2021), which introduced her distinctive, expansive sound world.

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Mantwill is a nominee for the GERMAN JAZZ PRIZE 2026 (Album of the Year and Large Ensemble of the Year) and received the German Jazz Prize 2021 for Arrangement of the Year. She has collaborated with leading ensembles including the WDR Big Band, the Metropole Orkest, the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and her work has been performed by orchestras and radio big bands across Europe.

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Her music has been presented at renowned venues and festivals such as the Elbphilharmonie, Apollo Theater, and Kennedy Center, as well as Jazz Baltica and XJAZZ.

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Mantwill’s work combines precision with openness, bringing together composition and improvisation in a dynamic, collaborative sound that continues to redefine the contemporary orchestral landscape.

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ENSEMBLES

WDR Big Band | Metropole Orkest Radiojazzgruppen Stockholm | Scottish National Jazz Orchestra | Prague Philharmonic Orchestra | Berlin Youth Jazz Orchestra | Amsterdam Sinfonietta

 

VENUES

Elbphilharmonie | Apollo Theater (NYC) | Konserthuset Stockholm | Kennedy Center (DC) | Jazz Baltica | Elbjazz | Jazzwoche Burghausen | XJAZZ | Jazz Open

 

DEGREES

Master degree of Music (HfMT Hamburg)

Bachelor degree of Music (Jazz-Institute Berlin & Sibelius Akademie Helsinki)