Jakob Manz

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.

Projects

contemporary groove instrumental soul

The Jakob Manz Project
The Jakob Manz Project
Jakob Manz & Johanna Summer
Jakob Manz & Johanna Summer
Jakob Manz Groove Connection
Jakob Manz Groove Connection
Shuteen Erdenebaatar Quartet
Shuteen Erdenebaatar Quartet

Calendar

30 09 2024
Jakob Manz & Johanna SummerDE-Pforzheim
Domicile | Black Forest Jazz
04 10 2024
Jakob ManzAT-Wien
Konzerthaus Wien | Thomas Quasthoff Quartett feat. Jakob Manz
13 10 2024
Jakob ManzDE-Köln
Kölner Philharmonie | Thomas Quasthoff Quartett feat. Jakob Manz
17 10 2024
Jakob ManzDE-Baden-Baden
Festspielhaus Baden-Baden | Thomas Quasthoff Quartett feat. Jakob Manz
19 10 2024
The Jakob Manz ProjectDE-Tübingen
KSK Carre | Jazz & Klassik Tage
20 10 2024
Jakob ManzDE-Darmstadt
Centralstation | Max Mutzke & Band - 20 Jahre - Die Jubiläumstour
21 10 2024
Jakob ManzDE-Lübeck
Kulturwerft Gollan | Max Mutzke & Band - 20 Jahre - Die Jubiläumstour
22 10 2024
Jakob ManzDE-Hamburg
Laeiszhalle | Max Mutzke & Band - 20 Jahre - Die Jubiläumstour
24 10 2024
The Jakob Manz ProjectDE-Essen
Philharmonie Essen | RWE Pavillon
25 10 2024
The Jakob Manz ProjectDE-Göppingen
Altes E-Werk | Club Show
26 10 2024
The Jakob Manz ProjectDE-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!
02 11 2024
Jakob Manz & Johanna SummerDE-Krün
Schloss Elmau
06 11 2024
The Jakob Manz ProjectDE-Koblenz
Cafe Hahn | Jazzclub Koblenz @ Cafe Hahn
07 11 2024
The Jakob Manz ProjectDE-Leverkusen
Bayer Erholungshaus | Leverkusener Jazztage mit Nils Kugelmann Trio
08 11 2024
Jakob Manz & Johanna SummerDE-Ingolstadt
St. Pius | Jazztage Ingolstadt
09 11 2024
The Jakob Manz ProjectDE-Hannover
Jazz Club Hannover | Club Show
10 11 2024
The Jakob Manz ProjectDE-Aachen
Klangbrücke Aachen | InFront Festival
13 11 2024
Jakob ManzDE-Leverkusen
Forum Leverkusen | Max Mutzke & Band - 20 Jahre - Die Jubiläumstour
14 11 2024
The Jakob Manz ProjectDE-Heidenheim an der Brenz
Lokschuppen | Club Show
15 11 2024
The Jakob Manz ProjectDE-Wangen im Allgäu
JazzPoint Club (Schwarzer Hasen) | Club Show
16 11 2024
The Jakob Manz ProjectDE-Essingen
Schloss-Scheune Essingen | Club Show
18 11 2024
The Jakob Manz ProjectDE-Mannheim
Ella & Louis | Club Show
19 11 2024
The Jakob Manz ProjectDE-Illingen
Kulturforum Illipse | Club Show
20 11 2024
Jakob ManzAT-Wien
WUK | Max Mutzke & Band - 20 Jahre - Die Jubiläumstour
21 11 2024
Jakob ManzDE-Karlsruhe
Kulturzentrum Tollhaus | Max Mutzke & Band - 20 Jahre - Die Jubiläumstour
22 11 2024
Jakob ManzDE-Nürnberg
Löwensaal | Max Mutzke & Band - 20 Jahre - Die Jubiläumstour
23 11 2024
Jakob ManzDE-Berlin
Kammermusiksaal | Max Mutzke & Band - 20 Jahre - Die Jubiläumstour
07 12 2024
The Jakob Manz ProjectDE-Merzhausen
FORUM Merzhausen | Club Show mit 5tet (incl. Percussion!)
13 12 2024
The Jakob Manz ProjectDE-Braunschweig
Roter Saal | Theatre show
19 03 2025
The Jakob Manz ProjectBE-Eupen
Alter Schlachthof - Kulturzentrum Eupen | Club Show
20 03 2025
The Jakob Manz ProjectDE-Idar-Oberstein
Göttenbachaula | Blue Note Idar-Oberstein
21 03 2025
The Jakob Manz ProjectDE-Neustadt an der Waldnaab
Jazz-Zirkel-Weiden | Club Show
22 03 2025
The Jakob Manz ProjectDE-Backnang
Backnanger Bürgerhaus | Double Night Local Heroes
23 03 2025
The Jakob Manz ProjectDE-Eningen unter Achalm
Achalmschule Eningen / Aula | Club Show
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Contact

Patrick Weißenfels

Booking Agent

Lena Werner

Production Manager