Fabiana Striffler, born on January 27, 1988, in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany, is a musician, violinist, mandolinist, vocalist, and composer known for her work in jazz and avant-folk music. She began playing the violin at the age of six and studied jazz and classical violin at the Universität der Künste and the Hochschule für Musik „Hanns Eisler“ Berlin. Striffler initially performed with classical ensembles before collaborating with various artists, including Greg Cohen, Joey Baron, John Hollenbeck, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Aki Takase, and Alexander von Schlippenbach. In 2016, she was invited by the British pop band Travis to contribute to their album Everything at Once. She released her debut album, Mahagoni, in 2017, which was nominated for the VIA Award for "Best Album" of the year by Deutschlandfunk. Her subsequent albums include Sweet and so Solitary (2018) and Archiotíc (2021), the latter received nominations for the Europe Jazz Media Charts and the Deutscher Jazzpreis in 2022.
