Martin Fabricius is a Danish vibraphonist and film composer. He graduated Suma Cum Laude from Berklee College of Music with a major in film scoring in 1996. While at Berklee, Martin studied the vibraphone with Ed Saindon and multi grammy award winner Gary Burton.

Building on the legacy of Gary Burton and his pianistic 4-mallet approach, Martin is considered a leading exponent of a new generation of vibraphone players, exploring the use of electronics, composing new repertoire and inventing new playing techniques in the quest of expanding the expressive possibilities of his instrument. Martin’s music has by many been described as calm, image invoking Nordic jazz. His 4 trio albums has received international critical acclaim – including 5 of 5 star reviews in All About Jazz and JazzThetik. Martin Fabricius Trio have become one of the most played jazz bands on Danish National Radio.

Martin has also released 4 albums in his own name, most noteworthy the album One, which is the worlds first solo vibraphone album done without overdubs.

Martin has a love for fusion and latin music which can be heard on albums like São Paulo Panicby the group of the same name and on Neff Irizarry’s newly released Cambio with multi grammy award winner Jimmy Haslip on bass.

Martin has also ventured into the world of free improvisational music. He’s a member of Fiil Free (Everything is a Translation, Under Overfladen) , The Scandinavian Art Ensemble, who will release an album with the late Tomasz Stanko in the spring of 2025, and has just released the album Clouds with his long time musical companion, vocalist Randi Pontoppidan.

Martin has toured Europe, Asia, Africa, south America and the U.S. and has played with artist like Tomasz Stanko, Steve Swallow, Lew Soloff, Jimmy Haslip and Jamaaladeen Tacuma.

Martin lives in Copenhagen Denmark where he teaches percussion, composition and film- scoring. He’s a proud father of two. In his spare time he enjoys nature and the practice of Taoist Tai Chi.