Amaury Faye ‘Arise’

APPEARING: MANHATTAN MARATHON @ The Bitter End

Friday, January 10, 2025

Considered as one of the most promising pianists of his generation, Amaury Faye personifies the new wave of jazz made in France. The many awards he received in 2016 (including First Prize at national competition Jazz A Vienne/Rezzo Focal, France; Best Soloist/Instrumentalist Award at international competition Tremplin Jazz d’Avignon and Public’s Choice Award at international competition International Biberacher Jazzpreis, Germany) confirm his undeniable talent as a composer and improviser. 

He is at his best when leading his trio, breathing new life into this format and its noble pedigree. Their first official album Clearway (PIAS - 2017)  won the "Revelation!" award by french journal Jazz Magazine/Jazzman, their second album Live In Brussels (Hypnote Records - 2018) was awarded 4 stars in Jazz Magazine/Jazzman et 3 stars in belgian newspaper Le Soir.

Since 2016, Amaury is featured in the Vogue Trio under the direction of italian bass player Giuseppe Millaci. Their first album Songbook (Hypnote Records - 2017) went off to a good start and the trio started to tour in Europe, South America and Japan. The trio has been awarded with a belgian grammy (Octave de la Musique Point Culture 2018) and will release its next album Endless Ways in December 2019 on label Hypnote Records.

Faye has recently been performing with a French collective Initiative H. This 12-member band, led by French saxophonist David Haudrechy (Archie Shepp, Rick Margitza), has released a trilogy (Deus Ex Machina, Neuklang - 2013 / Dark Wave, Neuklang ­- 2015 / Broken Land, Neuklang - 2018) and is currently presenting a new album on the music of intriguing composer Louis Hardin, alias Moondog (Sax Pax for a Sax, Neuklang - 2019), already awarded with "fff" in Telerama. Currently on the rise in europe with acclaim from the public and the media alike, this is the result of a unique, creative process and execution. The ensemble made it to the finals of the 2013 Concours National de Jazz de la Défense in Paris, one of Europe’s most esteemed jazz competitions, and has worked with some of Europe's finest jazz musicians (Emile Parisien, Médéric Collignon, Thomas de Pourquery and Vincent Artaud).