Saxophone
Jakob Manz is an exceptional talent on the saxophone and a master on the flute! Although he is only in his early 20s, Manz is already one of the most sought-after jazz musicians in Germany and has won several top-class awards in recent years. Born in 2001, Manz has played with Randy Brecker, the WDR Big Band, the SWR Big Band, Ack Van Rooyen, Nils Landgren and many others and has already had the privilege of presenting his music on internationally renowned stages such as the Elbjazz Festival, the Philharmonie Köln and the Jazzfest Basel.
Since the release of his debut "Natural Energy" in 2020 (ACT Music), Jakob Manz has played around 200 concerts in German-speaking countries and performed at all relevant festivals during this time. In 2022, the delicate acoustic duo album "The Gallery Concerts I" with pianist Johanna Summer was released, showing Manz as an improviser of great depth and sensitivity. In the same year, he also received many prominent awards, including the Landesjazzpreis of his home state of Baden-Württemberg as the youngest artist in the history of the prize. In 2023, he followed up with Groove Connection, another album on ACT, recorded with international genre greats such as Roberto Di Gioia, Per Lindvall, Tim Lefebvre and several others. The follow-up album with his regular formation The Jakob Manz Project is already firmly scheduled for 2024.
There are not many young jazz musicians who master their instrument as virtuosically as Jakob Manz, and whose playing sounds at the same time so unpretentious, clear, song-serving and soulful. The fact that he succeeds in this is due on the one hand to his talent and the determination with which he works on his musical expression. And on the other hand, it is due to his will to inspire and touch the audience with his music. He says that it is important to him to play his very special instrument, the alto saxophone, in a way that fills the room, but at the same time reaches each individual listener directly and immediately. And one can state that he succeeds in this at any time, whether in the club, in concert halls or on large festival stages.
contemporary groove instrumental soul
27.07.2024 | The Jakob Manz Project | DE - Schwinkendorf | Schloss und Gut Ulrichshusen | 360° Saxofon / Festspiele MV | |
17.08.2024 | The Jakob Manz Project | DE - Worms | Jazz and Joy Festival | Jazz & Joy Festival | Tickets |
20.08.2024 | Jakob Manz | DE - Bochum | Zeltfestival Ruhr | Sarah Connor | My favorite Songs Tour | |
21.08.2024 | Jakob Manz | DE - Bochum | Zeltfestival Ruhr | Sarah Connor | My favorite Songs Tour | |
24.08.2024 | Jakob Manz | DE - Northeim | Waldbühne Northeim | Sarah Connor | My favorite Songs Tour | |
25.08.2024 | Jakob Manz | DE - Lüneburg | Lüneburger Kultursommer | Sarah Connor | My favorite Songs Tour | |
26.08.2024 | Jakob Manz | DE - Gießen | Kloster Schiffenberg | Sarah Connor | My favorite Songs Tour | |
10.09.2024 | The Jakob Manz Project | DE - Bielefeld | Rudolf-Oetker-Halle | Jazz im Konzerthaus | |
14.09.2024 | The Jakob Manz Project | DE - Rust | Europa-Park | 2. Alumni Treffen der Kulturakademie der Stiftung Kinderland | |
04.10.2024 | Jakob Manz | AT - Wien | Konzerthaus Wien | Thomas Quasthoff Quartett feat. Jakob Manz | |
13.10.2024 | Jakob Manz | DE - Köln | Kölner Philharmonie | Thomas Quasthoff Quartett feat. Jakob Manz | |
17.10.2024 | Jakob Manz | DE - Baden-Baden | Festspielhaus Baden-Baden | Thomas Quasthoff Quartett feat. Jakob Manz | |
19.10.2024 | The Jakob Manz Project | DE - Tübingen | KSK Carre | Jazz & Klassik Tage | |
20.10.2024 | Jakob Manz | DE - Darmstadt | Centralstation | Max Mutzke & Band - 20 Jahre - Die Jubiläumstour | |
21.10.2024 | Jakob Manz | DE - Lübeck | Kulturwerft Gollan | Max Mutzke & Band - 20 Jahre - Die Jubiläumstour | |
22.10.2024 | Jakob Manz | DE - Hamburg | Laeiszhalle | Max Mutzke & Band - 20 Jahre - Die Jubiläumstour | |
24.10.2024 | The Jakob Manz Project | DE - Essen | Philharmonie Essen | RWE Pavillon | |
25.10.2024 | The Jakob Manz Project | DE - Göppingen | Altes E-Werk | Club Show | |
26.10.2024 | The Jakob Manz Project | DE - Dettingen an der Erms | Schillerhalle, Dettingen an der Erms | Jakob Manz & Friends. Mit The Jakob Manz Project, Jakob Manz & Johanna Summer, Cosmo Klein & Jakob Bänsch! | |
06.11.2024 | The Jakob Manz Project | DE - Koblenz | Cafe Hahn | Jazzclub Koblenz @ Cafe Hahn | |
07.11.2024 | The Jakob Manz Project | DE - Leverkusen | Bayer Erholungshaus | Leverkusener Jazztage mit Nils Kugelmann Trio | |
08.11.2024 | Jakob Manz & Johanna Summer | DE - Ingolstadt | St. Pius | Jazztage Ingolstadt | |
09.11.2024 | The Jakob Manz Project | DE - Hannover | Jazz Club Hannover | Club Show | |
13.11.2024 | Jakob Manz | DE - Leverkusen | Forum Leverkusen | Max Mutzke & Band - 20 Jahre - Die Jubiläumstour | |
14.11.2024 | The Jakob Manz Project | DE - Heidenheim an der Brenz | Lokschuppen | Club Show | |
15.11.2024 | The Jakob Manz Project | DE - Wangen im Allgäu | JazzPoint Club (Schwarzer Hasen) | Club Show | |
16.11.2024 | The Jakob Manz Project | DE - Essingen | Schloss-Scheune Essingen | Club Show | |
18.11.2024 | The Jakob Manz Project | DE - Mannheim | Ella & Louis | Club Show | |
19.11.2024 | The Jakob Manz Project | DE - Illingen | Illipse - Kulturforum Illingen | Club Show | |
20.11.2024 | Jakob Manz | AT - Wien | WUK | Max Mutzke & Band - 20 Jahre - Die Jubiläumstour | |
21.11.2024 | Jakob Manz | DE - Karlsruhe | Kulturzentrum Tollhaus | Max Mutzke & Band - 20 Jahre - Die Jubiläumstour | |
22.11.2024 | Jakob Manz | DE - Nürnberg | Löwensaal | Max Mutzke & Band - 20 Jahre - Die Jubiläumstour | |
23.11.2024 | Jakob Manz | DE - Berlin | Kammermusiksaal | Max Mutzke & Band - 20 Jahre - Die Jubiläumstour | |
07.12.2024 | The Jakob Manz Project | DE - Merzhausen | FORUM Merzhausen | Club Show mit 5tet (incl. Percussion!) | |
13.12.2024 | The Jakob Manz Project | DE - Braunschweig | Roter Saal | Theatre show | |
14.12.2024 | The Jakob Manz Project | DE - Idar-Oberstein | Göttenbachaula | Blue Note Idar-Oberstein |