Faye Patton is in a class of her own. A supremely individual singer/songwriter and pianist currently at the cutting edge... Inspired by jazz keyboard greats and auteurs such as Ray Charles, Scott Joplin, Herbie Hancock, Nina Simone, Tori Amos, Ricki Lee Jones, Diamanda Galas, Horace Silver and Theolonius Monk. Her original songs combine jazz, funk, pop, folk, gospel, country, blues and classical influences with gutsy, fluid vocals that flex and stretch across registers to reach heights and depths that make audiences gasp. Delivered with passion and precision, her music has an urgency, soulfulness and dexterity that mark her out as a stand-alone new presence. (Check her songs out immediately on the Listen/Buy Music page.)

For the last 5 years, Faye has been gigging regularly in London both solo and with her talented bandmembers (some of whom pictured below at the Cobden Club), guest musicians from Stratford-based gospel group Revelation.

Venues:

The Vortex Jazz Club, The Kashmir Klub (host to many international music stars, including Sheryl Crow),The Cobden Club, Ocean, The Spitz,The Union Chapel, Womens Anarchist Nuisance Cafe, Club Wotever, The Buffalo Bar, Nambucca, The Pelican, Notting Hill (Raison D'Etre),The Bedford, Tyme Piano Bar, Ruby Blue, Club 1001, Pizza on The Park, Bull's Head (Barnes), The Living Room, The Marie Lloyd Bar at the Hackney Empire, The Biddle Bros Bar, Spice of Life, HMS President, The Spyglass ((Isle of Wight), Ulster University Great Hall and Stratford Theatre Royal East.

Festivals:

Isle of Wight International Jazz Divas, Derry Jazz Festival, Jazznacht Donaueshingen, Hackney Spice Festival.

Continuing to forge links in Europe, Faye is involved in ongoing session work with Parisian Creole Sega Blues musician, Gerard Emilien. She is currently writing and recording new material for release in 2008. Check here on this site, and on Fayes Myspace for latest news.

Faye Patton is currently self-managed, self-promoting and self-funded. Fiercely independent, she is looking for industry support from an independent label and/or manager that will champion and support her work. She is presently gigging and promoting her new album 'Going Solo'...and is writing the next one. (Faye is also an experienced music tutor and is open to enquiries.) Click here to find out more about private musical tuition.

''if you can't hear how this gorgeous girl grooves like a mother, then you need your ears washing out and your soul taking to the cleaners!''
Sue McCreeth