Man Tells All Columnist Hans Mantel

Born in Rotterdam, double bass player Hans Mantel has performed with,

lectured on, interviewed and presented some great names in jazz:

George Benson, John Scofield, Art Blakey, George Duke

and Wynton Marsalis to name but a few.

Marsalis on Mantel:

" Hans Mantel possesses a big sound and a big desire to make music feel good.
He walks very intelligent lines with the physical intensity required to make the bull fiddle swing."

Musicologist Mantel produces radio shows and television programmes for NPS

(Dutch public broadcasting)  and RNW (Radio Netherlands Worldwide);

in between swing times, he lectures extensively and teaches at varied conservatories.

 

He is of the rare breed that succesfully combines musical performance with musicological endeavour

having graduated with a Masters Degree from the University of Utrecht. man tells all