Tyler Westcott is a professional musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist. A fan of music history and its roots. He specializes in original songwriting, folk, country blues, traditional jazz, bluegrass and old time, western swing, and more. Armed with a guitar, banjo, harmonica, and voice Westcott will guide you through a myriad of genres and decades of eclectic roots music while seamlessly weaving in his own original cuts.
Westcott founded popular Western New York based eclectic roots band Folkfaces in 2011, As well as traditional jazz outfit Banjo Juice Jazz Band in 2017 and Gypsy Jazz band The Paper Roses in 2019. He has weekly residency with local legend and clarinet wizard Brian "Dr. Jazz" Bauer (who has accompanied Leon Redbone, David Bromberg, Bonnie Raitt) Wednesdays 6-8pm at Nietzsche's in Buffalo, NY for about 4 years. He's been performing in and out of the Western New York for almost 10 years and is well known and respected throughout New York state and beyond.
Westcott released his self-titled solo debut in 2017. Folkfaces have two full length albums their debut in 2017 "How Long?" and their follow up with "Fat Ol' Rat" in 2019. Westcott has been an active member and banjoist of folk/bluegrass band The Observers who have released two albums a self titled in 2014 and their follow up "Killing Time" in 2018. Westcott also can be seen playing lead guitar with cajun/zydeco group Black Rock Zydeco who released their debut "Show Me What You're Workin' With" in 2014.
Instagram:
@Folkfaces #folkfaces
@folkfacesfest