Welcome to Mike Faast Music! 

Nothing lights up an event like the right music! Whether it be a wedding, town fair, corporate event, festival, or private party. Mike is confident he can provide the right band for you, just hit the band tab in side bar menu to see pictures, sound bites, and videos of the band selected.  

Band Leader, Mike Faast has been part of the Northwest music scene for over forty years. He has performed in several bands over the years in several styles ranging from country, to  bluegrass, gospel, blues and swing. He's a member of the Seattle Western Swing Hall of Fame and has played every major bluegrass festival in the state as well as dozens of churches, town fairs, and festivals and special events.

Available bands - Overview

The Standards Trio
Jazz Standards 
Drawing from Mike's Jazz album, Mike Faast Sings the Standards, the  Trio  covers 50 years of swing, soul, jazz, & blues from the Great American Song book. 
Description - Nat Cole meets Sam Cook.  From “swing to soul.” 
Piano/Bass/Guitar & Vocals"

The Hot Swing Quartet
The Hot Swing Quartet plays high energy jazz from the 20's to the 40's.) AKA as the "Hot Swing" era. Featuring; Piano, fiddle, guitar/vocals & bass.

 The Archtops Dance Band 
 Swing, Blues & 60's/70's R&B.
Mike Faast & The Archtops play a wide array of Swing, Blues & 60's -70's R&B. This is a great dance band for all ages. 
Two guitars, vocals, Sax, piano, drums and Bass. 

Swing 48 - String Swing
Swing 48 plays a high energy blend of Western Swing,  Swing Standards & Gypsy Jazz.  Description- Bob Wills meets Django Reinhardt! 
Two guitars/vocals/fiddle/bass

Cascade Mt. Boys -Bluegrass
The band has played every festival in the NW including Wintergrass. They play traditional bluegrass and bluegrass Gospel music featuring 3-part harmony, banjo, twin  fiddles, guitar and bass. They are equally comfortable performing at a Bluegrass festival, wedding, town fair or back yard barbeque.
Description - Traditional Bluegras - banjo, guitar, bass and mandolin/fiddle.

The Jangles
(Quartet or Dance Band)
Western Swing! Whether you prefer an acoustic quartet or a 7 piece Western Swing dance band, The Jangles deliver the goods! Authentic Western Swing, complete with western attire.  They also feature a large repertoire of vintage country. 
Guitar & Vocals, Fiddle, mandolin,  steel guitar, accordion, Bass, piano and  mandolin, 

 Tesimonials

This is Chris & Jen from the wedding. We wanted to just drop you a note to say THANK YOU so much for an absolutely amazing time and for making our wedding day so special. People couldn't stop talking about how wonderful the ceremony and cocktail music was - they were so blown away to have a live bluegrass band!

We are so incredibly grateful to the entire band for such a memorable time. Hopefully it was also fun for the rest of the crew!

Have a great day,
Chris & Jen

Mike Faast and Swing 48 have delighted guests at our annual fundraising supper for three years in a row.  Engaging, toe-tapping and uplifting - a whole lot of Western Swing fun!  Mike and his band are a dream to work with and we're looking forward to another wonderful performance at our fundraising event this fall." 

Alys Means, Prosser Historical Museum Director-Curator  : )

Mike Faast and his fabulous Texas Swing Band The Jangles performed for our fundraiser – The Rotary Round Up. They are professionals and it shows.
– Rotary Club of Sammamish

"I had numerous compliments about Mike's band during our corporate event and would definitely recommend them to anyone."
Review by Monica P. from Seattle, WA 

"Mike Faast and his band were a true treat for everybody in attendance at the Jazz in July concert series. Creating an entertaining blend of rhythm and jazz, the music was appealing from start to finish!"
George Searing – Orswellevents.com
Jazz in July – Renton Landing