Since 2001 The Faker Five has been non-stop performing their unique blend of Blues, Jazz, Funk and Latin Grooves to a loyal following from Fairfield County to New York City and beyond. From playing concerts and festivals like the Norwalk Jazz Festival, Norwalk Oyster Festival and Westport’s Levitt Pavilion to countless restaurants and clubs, The Faker Five are in demand!!!!

Fairfield County Weekly readers nominated The Faker Five for Best Blues Band category numerous times in the Grand Band Slams , which is an honor for The Faker Five. That kind of recognition is always important and shows just how loyal and passionate Faker Five fans are!!

A feature article in The Stamford Advocate entitled Homegrown, local music critic Ray Hogan highlighted The Faker Five’s most recent release, Downtown With The Underground and wrote:

All three are significant soloists, which makes “Downtown With The Underground”
not only fun, but worthy of repeated listens.

The all three that Ray refers to are Tom Baker on Sax, Vocals, Percussion, John Cain on Guitar, Vocals, Percussion and Greg DeTroy on Keyboards and Vocals…supported by Vince Sette on Bass and Steve Townsend on Drums.

The Faker Five combine’s musicianship and showmanship to
deliver an exciting and compelling show that critics and audiences love!!

The Faker Five’s first release is entitled Pass The Hat. Both Pass The Hat and Downtown With The Underground are available anywhere CD’s are sold including iTunes, Amazon and BestBuy.com with distribution through The Orchard.

In addition to original music by Faker Five Sax player Tom Baker, Guitarist John Cain, and Keyboard Player Greg DeTroy....the band features the music of BB King, Miles Davis, Eric Clapton, John Coltrane, Taj Mahal, Robert Cray, Groove Holmes, Curtis Mayfield, Junior Wells, Lucky Peterson, Dr. John, Down To The Bone, Maceo Parker, Jimmy Smith, David Sanborn, Robben Ford, The Crusaders, Santana, Grover Washington Jr., Joe Sample and other classic Jazz and Blues musicians!

The bottom line with The Faker Five is that they are as versatile as the audience and club needs them to be…That’s where their musicianship comes into play….

If the room calls for a hard Blues tune, a Soul Jazz tune, a Be Bop, Swing, Latin or Deep in the Groove Funk tune…The Faker Five will lay it down….

If the room calls for Jazz and Latin Ballads….The Faker Five will play it light, swingin’ and as quiet as it needs to be….