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Faiz Lamouri

Born in Rabat, Morocco, French saxophone player Faïz Lamouri began the study of saxophone and music at a very early age. After eight years of classical studies, he became interested in jazz through musicians like Paul Desmond, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, Hank Mobley and John Coltrane.

In 2004, at 18 years old he enrolled at the American school of modern music in Paris where he studied under the direction of American jazz musicians such as Peter Giron and Steve Browman.

During his time in Paris, Faïz Lamouri emerged quickly as a leading figure of the Parisian jazz scene. He led a quintet that performed in the most prestigious Parisian jazz clubs like the Sunside, the Sunset and the Baiser Salé.

After four years in Paris, Faïz Lamouri received a scholarship in 2008 to attend the prestigious New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York. There he refined his craft with internationally renowned jazz musicians including Mark Tuner, Reggie Workman, Abraham Burton, Joel Frahm, Vincent Herring, Wayne Escoffery and Andy Milne to cite a few. Faiz got his Bachelor of Fine art in Jazz Performance with honors in May 2011 from the New School.

In New York, Faïz Lamouri shared the stage with some of the greatest jazz masters such as Reggie Workman, Vic Juris, Jimmy Owens and Wycliff Gordon. He also regularly performed with his own band all around the city in various Jazz venues like the Shrine, The Tutuma Social Club, Club 269, Spike Hill or the Somethin’ jazz club. In May 2010 he was notably featured at the Iridium Jazz Club as part of their Rising Stars Series. Faïz moved back to Paris in 2013 and continues to perform all around Europe in Jazz clubs and Festivals.

In 2015, he recorded his debut album in New York with American musicians Vicente Archer and Damion Reid as well as Italian pianist Sam Mortellaro. The album was released on Soprane Records on January 12th 2016.

Quoted as “a new star in the Jazz world” by the RTL radio in France and as “young prodigy”(Soir Echos), Faïz Lamouri has established himself as one of the most prominent jazz saxophonists of his generation. After touring around the world with his quartet in 2018, (Anmmoggar'n Jazz Festival, Montevideo Jazz Festival etc) Faïz Lamouri recorded his second album, Inner Light, which will be released in Spring 2020 on the famous record label Fresh Sound New Talent.

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Faiz Lamouri: Inner Light

Read "Inner Light" reviewed by Chris May


Inner Light is tenor saxophonist and composer Faïz Lamouri's follow-up to his promising debut, Wonders (Soprane, 2016). It does not disappoint and begs the question, why have we had to wait four years? Moroccan-born, Lamouri moved to Paris in 2004, where he studied at the American School of Modern Music until 2008. He then moved to New York City, where he continued his studies at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. He returned to France ...

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Faiz Lamouri: Wonders

Read "Wonders" reviewed by Mark F. Turner


One of the many pleasures of listening to jazz is heard in the mystical connection between a musician and their instrument exampled in saxophonist Faïz Lamouri's debut Wonders. The Moroccan born/French saxophonist plays with songbird quality--sumptuous tone and darting flight paths which speak of his arduous studies and experience playing in popular France jazz clubs Sunset/Sunside and Le Baiser Salé. These attributes provide for a swinging straight-ahead program recorded in New York with a world class ensemble ...

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“Faïz Lamouri, a new star in the Jazz world. ” Jean Yves Chaperon, Host of the jazz radio show "l'Heure du Jazz" on RTL.

«One of the many pleasures of listening to jazz is heard in the mystical connection between a musician and their instrument exampled in saxophonist Faïz Lamouri's debut Wonders. The Moroccan born/French saxophonist plays with songbird quality—sumptuous tone and darting flight paths[...]» Mark F Turner, AllaboutJazz

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2020

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2016

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