Faye Thompson is a saxophone + electronics specialist from the North-East of England, now based in South-East London. As a devotee to interfacing her horn and her effects rig, she tends to have more in common with synthesists and sound designers than with other saxophonists, using her body and lungs as the oscillator at the heart of the whole system. Through her, influences from folk, dub, electronica, and modern classical are all digested to culminate in a taste for performance prioritising colour and space – with her jazz credentials tucked away in her back pocket for when a bit of shredding is called for.
Her nonconformist approach has made her highly sought-after by artists across a range of genres, including folk-pop singer-songwriter Cassandra Jenkins, UK jazz quintet Neue Grafik Ensemble, art-pop musician Shura, and all-female brass trailblazers She’s Got Brass. She is a member of live experimental ambient duo ATMOSS and additionally performs solo improvised sets under the moniker Efti’s Project.
