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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!" awarded 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 2009, Amaury performs regularly 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) presented an album based on the music of intriguing composer Louis Hardin, alias Moondog (Sax Pax for a Sax, Neuklang - 2019), and has released 2 years ago the album Polar Star, awarded with "fff" in french national magazine Telerama. Currently established 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).
In 2010 at the age of 20, Amaury Faye released an album featuring standards and originals (Big Moe Trio, Greenworks 2010) featuring Louis Navarro (bass) and Pierre Ardré (drums). Inspired by the musical universes of Oscar Peterson, Hank Jones, and Kenny Barron, the album was recorded in traditional fashion, live, over the course of two days. It is currently distributed in Europe and Japan. Three years later, the trio was a finalist in the French jazz competition Jazz en Baie 2013.
In 2014, Faye moved to Boston to study at the prestigious Berklee College of Music, where his strong artistic reputation enabled him to study with renowned musicians such as NEA Jazzmaster Joanne Brackeen and Tia Fuller. This deeply inspiring experience opened the door to higher levels in his musical endeavour and thus, in March 2015, Faye received Berklee's Jazz Performance Award for best jazz pianist.
In 2015, Amaury moved to Europe, starting a new chapter in his promising career and with it a new trio featuring French musicians Louis Navarro (bass) and Théo Lanau (drums). In the following months they have quickly established themselves as an undeniable force and a revelation to the European jazz scene by winning five different awards in national and international competitions in 2016. Since then the trio has started to tour in Europe and Canada and won the "Revelation!" award discerned by French journal Jazz Magazine/Jazzman for their first album Clearway (PIAS/Jazz Village - 2017). Through this project, Amaury Faye displays his skills as a great improviser, an inspired melodist and a fascinating storyteller. In 2018, the trio released a live album which garnered rave notices from the media: Live In Brussels (Hypnote Records - 2018) recorded in march 2018 in the Jazz Station in cooperation with the belgian national radio RTBF - Musiq3.
In 2016, Faye was hired by famous Belgian bass player Giuseppe Millaci (also founder of the rising label Hypnote Records) and recorded with him 4 albums (including a live album in famous symphonic venue Flagey in Brussels). They won many awards including an Octave de la Musique (belgian grammy award) and performed in many countries (including Mexico, Japan, Azerbaijan, Haiti).
In 2019, Faye recorded his first solo album Buran, a suite of 8 pieces released on french classical music label L'Esprit du Piano, with the help of Fondation BNP-Paribas, Yamaha Music and Hypnote Records and started the same year a duo with belgian pianist Igor Gehenot which led to the recording of an album: Amaury Faye x Igor Gehenot (Hypnote Records - 2022). The year of the release, the duo performed in Belgium and France in many festivals and venues and recorded a new live album in one of the world’s most prestigious venues, the Bozar in Brussels (philharmony of Brussels). The album will be released on November 2024 on belgian label Hypnote Records (Amaury Faye x Igor Gehenot: Live at Bozar)
In 2021, Amaury got more attention as a sideman, recently playing with french accordeonist Sebastien Farge, integrating the parisian collectives Danger Zone (founded and led by drummer Paul Morvan et bassist Alex Gilson) and Paris Jazz Sessions (led by french bassist Edouard Pennes). The same year he was featured as a guest on the first album of the Benjamin Naud Sextet (Street Scenes). He also recently gained recognition as an arranger, writing for the large ensemble of french saxophonist Benoit Berthe (featuring great tenor saxophonist Will Vinson and french alto saxophonist Baptiste Herbin) and for the prestigious string quintet of the Orchestre de Chambre de Toulouse.
In 2022 and 2023, Amaury has featured on 10 albums as a leader and a sideman and appeared on TV (Netflix’s show Emily In Paris, season 3. His latest album, ARISE {suite} (Hypnote Records - 2023) features his own trio, american tenor saxophonist Julian Lee and the string quartet of the Toulouse Chamber Orchestra. This album and the work he provided over those 2 last year had him awarded as the Artist to Follow 2024 by the national magazines Jazz Mag and Jazz News.
At 33 years, with 7 albums as a leader and co-leader and 18 albums as a sideman, having performed on many prestigious stages and in 20 countries, and being a regular pianist of one of Europe’s most renowned jazz clubs (Duc des Lombards), Amaury is today considered as one of the busiest pianist of his generation, acclaimed worldwide by both the public (his albums are distributed on all continents and some of his songs appear on Spotify official playlist State Of Jazz and Apple Music’s official playlist Jazz Scene) and the media (The Huffington Post, Downbeat, Telerama, Radio Canada, France Musique, London Jazz News, Le Soir, RTBF, Mezzo).
Even if Faye’s music obviously falls into the “mainstream jazz” category, it might be difficult to be more specific, such is the richness and diversity of the blend of influences, ranging from jazz to classical, rock, pop and blues. Indeed merging idioms and ideas is at the heart of his musical concept whether it be in composition, performance or improvisation.
His attention to the architecture of each song, mixing the written and the improvised makes his music strong and makes it flow naturally, allowing for expression and emotion.This is something that can be found in the work of some of his spiritual mentors and greatest influences, american pianists Brad Mehldau and Sullivan Fortner. Owning this influence and the part it has played for him, Faye has accepted the challenge to take this heritage with him on his journey and make it his own.
