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Gary Peek: Bass guitar | Carlos Hatem: Drums | Greg Pardue: Flute, Saxophone | Will Faeber: Guitar (acoustic), Guitar (electric), Keyboards, Piano, Vocals | John De Patie: Guitar (acoustic), Guitar (electric)

Genre: Blues & Soul, Jazz, Rock

Sound description: Faeber's music consists of mainly original songs and is best described as smooth jazz-rock with vocals. He also plays a variety of classic rock and R&B cover tunes, all done in his own original, jazzy style.

RIYL: Boz Scaggs

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Discography

Synoposis

Influences: Boz Scaggs, Van Morrison, Lyle Lovett, Ray Charles

Background:

Singer/pianist Will Faeber grew up 50 miles from Nashville and had his first record deal there at the age of 16. You can still hear the Nashville influence in his voice, but his music grew to include elements of jazz, rock, blues, and pop. His first collection of songs for Topless Records, No Small Comfort, was released in Europe and was an immediate hit. Dave Allen of the BBC called it, “one of the best of the year.”

Faeber and his band toured England and Europe for three years, where they were headliners at large outdoor events like the Jacksonville Festival and twice played London’s Wembley Arena.

Faeber’s album Travel by Stars, was released in 2009. His current band includes saxophone and flute player Greg Pardue, electric guitar wiz John DePatie (Nancy Sinatra’s band), bassist Gary Peek, and drummer Carlos Hatem.

In late 2011, Faeber wrote and directed an amateur film for which he also wrote and released a soundtrack CD, Clothing Optional.