Fabled formed in 2014 when Sam brought together a select handful of Britain’s most exciting young musicians to play his original music. This close-knit group of friends have since found a unified and unique way of interacting with each other, born through years of collaborative music making. Drawing inspiration from Debussy, Tom Jobim, Tigran Hamasyan and Bon Iver, the music of Fabled explores the wealth of textures, harmonies and grooves available in the traditional jazz quintet setting. Heavily influenced by music for film and the relationship between music and storytelling, they are always searching for their own new ways to tell the classic, age-old stories.
Fabled released their debut album, Short Stories, to widespread critical acclaim in 2018. They subsequently undertook a 12 date UK tour supported by Arts Council England, taking them to venues such as Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho, Band on the Wall, Manchester and London’s Wigmore Hall.
They are now working on a new album which they plan to record later this year.
“Crisp and heavily cinematic compositions, each with a very different story to tell.”
“Fabled’s every piece has its own melodic twists and turns, creating a series of real musical page-turners.”