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Fay Victor

@freesongsinger.bsky.social

soundartist, composer, educator

124 Followers  |  79 Following  |  69 Posts  |  Joined: 27.01.2025  |  1.6605

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Yes!πŸ™ŒπŸΎ

29.01.2026 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

W T ACTUAL F?
#venezuela

03.01.2026 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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December Point of Departure isΒ Out Source: Point of Departure. Page One: Fay Victor: Giving Voice to Herbie Nichols: a column by Bill Shoemaker Karl Evangelista: Improvised Self-Expression: an interview with Troy Collins Bass on Top: Malachi Favors away from the Art Ensemble of Chicago: a column by Andrey Henkin Guy Kopelowicz in conversation with Brandon Burke The Book Cooks: Better Do It Now Before You Die Later Sonny Simmons with Marc Chaloin (Blank Forms; Brooklyn) Moment's Notice: Reviews of Recent Media

December Point of Departure isΒ Out

Source: Point of Departure. Page One: Fay Victor: Giving Voice to Herbie Nichols: a column by Bill Shoemaker Karl Evangelista: Improvised Self-Expression: an interview with Troy Collins Bass on Top: Malachi Favors away from the Art Ensemble of Chicago: a column…

27.12.2025 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"I was introduced to Herbie Nichols' music when I still considered myself to be a mainstream jazz singer. It was also a moment when I was reconsidering whether or not I wanted to be a mainstream jazz singer."

Fay Victor: Giving Voice to Herbie Nichols
pointofdeparture.org/PoD93/PoD93P...

06.12.2025 07:01 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Information Highway, by Fay Victor's SoundNoiseFunk from the album Wet Robots


πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #JazzTheatre

Fay Victor:
🎡 Information Highway

#FayVictor

▢️ πŸͺ„ Automagic πŸ”Š show πŸ“» playlist on Spotify

▢️ Song/Cover on #Bandcamp:

01.12.2025 09:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

monstrous, monumental evil

07.11.2025 07:54 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for sharing!

06.11.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kaiso Stories, by Other Dimensions in Music featuring Fay Victor 8 track album

Other Dimensions in Music featuring Fay Victor
Kaiso Stories (2010)

Roy Campbell
Daniel Carter
William Parker
Charles Downs
@freesongsinger.bsky.social

05.11.2025 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Fay Victor, in a long black and white striped dress, on stage at the Hyde Park Jazz Festival

Fay Victor, in a long black and white striped dress, on stage at the Hyde Park Jazz Festival

Saoundtrack: Fay Victor's SoundNoiseFUNK - Police Lights and Sirens (appropriately enough for these times, I suppose)

At the Hyde Park Jazz Festival last weekend, I was honored to not just hear Fay Victor, but to meet her. One of my favorite singers.

01.10.2025 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Day Listens:

McCoy Tyner - The Greeting
Joel Futterman Alvin Fielder Ike Levin Trio - Live At The Blue Monk
Other Dimensions In Music Featuring Fay Victor - Kaiso Stories
Fred Anderson Quartet - The Milwaukee Tapes, Vol. 2

01.09.2025 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
19.09.2025 04:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ralph Macchio! (The Karate Kid)

16.09.2025 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thinking About Jazz Singing Today: Performances from Cecile McLorin Salvant, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Gillian Margot, and Fay Victor The always-hard-to-define art of β€œjazz singing” is considered through four 2025 performances/recordings from disparate artists who share many qualities.

Check out Will Layman's substack piece on Jazz Singing today. Wonderful observations on current trends. Thank you for the inclusion!
willlayman.substack.com/p/thinking-a...

13.09.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For the landmark 500th issue @thewiremagazine.bsky.social I had the honour of interviewing the great vocalist, composer & improviser Fay Victor

02.09.2025 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Wire 500 is out now!

Featuring a special commemorative silver gatefold Wire 500 artwork by Savage Pencil, plus features on Natural Information Society, Fay Victor, OvO, Weston Olencki, Bitchin Bajas, Lea Bertucci, and many, many more.

Available to buy here:
www.thewire.co.uk/shop/

02.09.2025 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 116    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 21
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Sonny Rollins was born in Harlem on this day in 1930. The Saxophone Colossus turns 95 years old today. He is the world’s greatest living improviser.

πŸ“Έ David McLane/Getty Images, 1968
#SonnyRollinsBridge

07.09.2025 04:02 β€” πŸ‘ 102    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

This was great! Thank youπŸ™πŸΎ

06.09.2025 11:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Mal Waldron

Giovanni Russonello: β€œ5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Mal Waldron.” Includes Lafayette Gilchrist, Ran Blake, Matthew Shipp, Angelica Sanchez, Robin D.G. Kelley, Fay Victor, Andrew Cyrille, Ben Ratliff, John Szwed, Russonello, and myself. [Gift link.]
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/a...

04.09.2025 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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On the turntable
Fay Victor–Herbie Nichols SUNG, Life Is Funny That Way (2024)
#vinyl #recordcollection #nowspinning
Let's see if anyone else knows about this project. A labor of love, vocalist Victor wrote lyrics for several tunes by the idiosyncratic post-bop pianist.
youtube.com/playlist?lis...

30.06.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Forms of Resistance and Reasons to Believe It’s Working | Explainer
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson Forms of Resistance and Reasons to Believe It’s Working | Explainer

Reasons to be (slightly) cheerful, part 3

youtu.be/263FaqrL6C4?...

09.08.2025 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Awww,thank you for listening!

27.07.2025 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much!!

27.07.2025 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you #downbeat magazine!!
Grateful for the recognition and to be amongst these incredible artists.πŸ™πŸΎπŸ™ŒπŸΎ

20.07.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m so sorry for your loss. May she rest in peace. Amazingly, I have the same birthday as your mom. πŸ™πŸΎβ€οΈ

03.07.2025 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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JUST ANNOUNCED!
Herbie Nichols SUNG on the Hyde Park Jazz Festival
September 27, 2025 at the Logan Arts Center. Nice pic of us from the Kennedy Center in May by #jatiphoto, Brad Linde sitting in for #michaelattias #anthonycoleman #ratzoharris #tomrainey #marylouwilliamsJF

29.06.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This. ‡️‡️

22.06.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’”πŸ–€πŸ’”

10.06.2025 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Discount codes available! Let me know and I'll pass them on.

06.06.2025 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Discount codes available! Let me know and I'll pass them on.

06.06.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Vision Festival is ON! June 2-7, 2025. I’m there w the Tree Trini Collective on June 7th, the last night of the festival, 8pm. See the lineup, buy tix + learn more at www.artsforart.org going down at @roulettenyc.bsky.social

03.06.2025 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

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