Maria Faust is a saxophone player and composer, coming from the island of Saaremaa, Estonia. In 2002 she cut short her studies as a classical conductor at the Academy of Music in Tallinn to study jazz at the conservatory of music in Esbjerg, Denmark.

The music of Maria Faust is a mixture of many different styles drawing on the legacy of her Estonian roots, rock and jazz with emphasis on the band’s four horns. Her compositions have a clear structure and their complexity does not obstruct the underlying romanticism of the music. Through concerts in Estonia and Denmark the orchestra has achieved a language that sounds at one moment like a Russian funeral march and the next like a runaway train heading for the unknown. The challenging compositions of Maria Faust are performed by an orchestra consisting of experienced musicians with plenty of attitude and a desire to experiment.

Members of Maria Faust Group:

Maria Faust, alto saxophon
Tobias Wiklund, trumpet
Lars Greve, tenor and soprano saxophone
Tormod Holm, baritone and soprano saxophone
Ask Nørholm, guitar
Morten Pedersen piano
Adam Pultz Melbye, double bass
Håkon Berre, drums Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.