Bobby Faria

Raised in Middletown, RI by two very musical parents, Bobby has been playing music since the age of 5 or 6 when he used to jam with his parents. Little Bobby would be strumming on the ukulele while his father Tony Faria, stretched out on violin or guitar and his mother, Lolly played the piano. Later, in junior high school, he played a rented tenor saxophone in the school concert band.  Then in high school he realized how much he loved performing when he sang and played guitar in several locally successful rock bands. His first real instrument had been the electric guitar and he has wielded it successfully for over 30 years in a wide variety of musical genres. In 1998, he bought his first saxophone and before too long, he was getting calls for gigs.  

His resumé includes work with a who's who of New England's most successful bands and artists who recognized his abilities and made him an in-demand side-man then finally as leader of The Bobby Faria Band in its various incarnations.  

Bobby has been writing original music since the 1980’s and his songs come in a wide variety of styles.  Because he believes that each song has a message that strives to be unique, he fits the most appropriate musical genre to the message contained in the song.  Because of this, it is difficult, if not impossible to categorize his body of work as one style or another.  As Bobby puts it, “Everybody likes to think of themself as unique, but truthfully every musician is a product of their musical influences combined with whatever they bring to the table. There is no way that I can objectively compare myself to any specific artist. I try to sound a little like everyone I've ever loved listening to... but also try to only steal from the very best.”

When push comes to shove, I think Larry Carlton may have said it best. It's all "Just Another Excuse to Play the Blues"

Awards

2008 Boston Urban Music Award

Gear

Tenor Sax: 1963 Selmer Mark VI, Miami Dukoff M7 mpc with Rigotti Gold reeds
Alto Sax:    1965 Selmer Mark Vi, Borb Oliver "Pop Master" 7 or D'Addario Select Jazz 7  and Rigotti Gold reeds

Guitar:       2008 Paul Reed Smith DGT
Amp:         Paul Reed Smith DG-30 

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