Maria Faust (born 18 April 1979) is an Estonian jazz saxophonist. She has worked with John Parish and Mark Howard. She frequently tours in western Europe and has performanced in the

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, South America, China, and Russia.

Galleri

File:Maria-faust_aarhus-jazz-festival-2012_DSC02612.jpg, Aarhus Jazz Festival 2012 File:Maria-faust DSC00622.jpg, Aarhus Jazz Festival 2016 File:Maria-faust DSC05429.jpg, Aarhus Jazz Festival 2018

Awards and honors

* BMW Welt Jazz Awards nominee 2019 * Nominated to Danish Music Awards 2018 in category "Composer of the year" (Maria Faust Machina) * Winner of Danish critics price "Steppeulven 2018" in category "Composer of the year" (Kira Skov/Maria Faust ''In the Beginning'') * Multiple winner of Danish Music Awards 2017 in categories "Jazz composer of the year" and "Vocal Jazz album of the year" (Kira Skov/Maria Faust "In the Beginning") * Danske Jazz Award Jazzkaar 2016 * Minister of the Danish Culture Niels Mattiasen's Mindelegat 2016 * Multiple winner of Danish Music Awards 2014 in categories "Jazz Composer of the Year" and "Cross over album of the year" 2014 (Maria Faust Sacrum Facere) * Nominated to Estonian Music Awards in category "Jazz Album of the Year " in 2014 and 2015 * Nominated to Danish Music Awards 2013 in category " Composer of the year" (Maria Faust Jazz Catastrope)

Discography

* ''Bitchslap Boogie'' (Barefoot, 2008) * ''Warrior Horse'' (Barefoot, 2010) * ''Maria Faust Jazz Catastrophe'' (Barefoot, 2013) * ''Maria Faust Sacrum Facere'' (Barefoot, 2014) * ''In the Beginning'' (Stunt, 2017) * ''Machina'' (Stunt, 2018) * ''Farm Fresh'' (Gotta Let It Out, 2019) * ''Organ'' (Stunt, 2020)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Faust, Maria 1979 births Living people 21st-century Estonian musicians Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni Estonian choral conductors Estonian expatriates in Denmark Estonian women musicians Estonian musicians People from Kuressaare