Album Review: Fabia Mantwill Orchestra – IN.SIGHT : Expansive big band jazz packed with invention, melody and sonic lushness.
For any composer the jazz orchestra has always been about much more than expanding the soundscape, it represents a leap of faith where artists dare their own capabilities and imagine what’s possible. That’s why seminal orchestral jazz music of Gil Evans, Carla Bley, Ellington, Sun Ra and beyond carries such a potent thrill and why any new explorer on the big band horizon draws attention. Berlin based band leader/ saxophonist/composer Fabia Mantwill certainly turned heads with her debut album 'EM.PERIENCE', a breathtaking intro into her orchestral fascination and now comes the follow up '
