Green Flash Music News/Reviews
Green Flash Music Announces Tiento, the Debut Solo Album by Classical Guitarist Brendan Evans
Green Flash Music is pleased to announce the release of Tiento, the debut solo album of classical guitarist Brendan Evans, available January 30, 2026, on all major digital platforms. Produced by John Finbury, Tiento showcases Evans’s refined musical voice and...
More Than a Studio: The Power Station Sound in John Finbury’s Recordings
Recording at Power Station at Berklee NYC At a time when many recordings are assembled remotely, I still value the experience of musicians playing together in the same room. Several of my projects have been recorded at Power Station at Berklee NYC, a studio whose...
From “A Chama Verde” to “Será”: John Finbury’s Brazilian Songbook
A Musical Conversation That Continues John Finbury’s Brazilian compositions don’t imitate; they participate. From his first album of Brazilian jazz originals in 2015 to his most recent work with Bruna Black, Finbury has approached Brazilian music not as an outsider...
Behind the Sound: Emilio D. Miler’s Role in John Finbury’s Music
Emilio D. Miler: A Creative Partner Every composer who records regularly depends on collaborators who help bring the music fully to life in the studio. For me, that collaborator has been Emilio D. Miler. Emilio is a multi Grammy–winning producer whose musical...
Camille Bertault: Playfulness Meets Precision
Camille Bertault is a rare kind of artist, a virtuoso with a sense of mischief. She can set lyrics to a John Coltrane solo and deliver them with precision, yet never without a wink. Her collaboration with John Finbury began during the pandemic, with two transatlantic...
Brendan Evans to Release Debut Classical Guitar Album Tiento on January 30
Classical guitarist Brendan Evans is set to release his debut solo album Tiento on January 30, marking a milestone in a journey that blends meticulous artistry, thoughtful collaboration, and personal perseverance. The project is being released with support from Green...
“Por Ennio” Performed by Publiq Quartet and Magos
“¡Por Ennio!” – A Contemporary Tribute to a Film Music Giant Music by John Finbury | Lyrics and Vocals by Magos Herrera | Performed by PUBLIQuartet When contemporary classical meets lyrical jazz in tribute to one of the most revered film composers of the 20th century,...
Hamilton Berry: Cellist of Publiq Quartet and Arranger of “Por Ennio”
When listening to the hauntingly lyrical piece “¡Por Ennio!”, the first reaction might be emotional—drawn in by the warm textures, cinematic phrasing, and the quiet gravity that seems to hover between each note. But as the music unfolds, another layer becomes...
Bruna Black: Brazilian Voice Shaping Vã Revelação
Bruna Black’s voice carries the sun-soaked warmth of Brazil shaped with the precision and artistry of a seasoned performer. On the album Vã Revelação, her first collaboration with John Finbury and Green Flash Music released in 2024, she emerges as both interpreter and...
Rogerio Boccato: Percussive Heart of Green Flash Music
There’s a certain magic in percussion that doesn’t shout for attention yet changes the feel of the music. Rogerio Boccato has that magic. Across Vã Revelação, Sorte!, and Bastille Day, his playing is a study in subtle power—textures and pulses that guide...
John Patitucci’s Bass: Melody & Movement in Latin Jazz
The notable bassist, John Patitucci ( "JP"), plays on three of Finbury's albums which feature great singers: "Quatro" featuring Magos Hererra, "Sorte!" featuring Thalma de Freitas & "Vã Revelação" featuring Bruna Black. When Quatro came together in New York in...
Antonio Sánchez: Crafting the Pulse of Latin Jazz
The great drummer Antonio Sánchez doesn’t just play the beat—he builds the framework in which the music lives. On John Finbury’s Quatro, Antonio's drumming acts as a living architecture, shaping the space for melodies to move and breathe. Whether driving the intensity...
Exciting News – “Final Days Of July” Named Finalist in 2025 Unsigned Only Awards!
We’re thrilled to share that John Finbury’s composition “Final Days Of July,” `the title track from his album “American Nocturnes”, has been been selected as a Finalist in the Instrumental category of the prestigious 2025 Unsigned Only Music Awards. The Unsigned Only...
Magos Herrera: Latin Jazz’s Most Powerful Voice
Some singers grab your attention. Magos Herrera holds it—her voice radiates both elegance and urgency, telling stories that linger long after the final note fades. Through her collaborations with John Finbury—especially on the chamber piece “That Was Then,” and...
Chano Domínguez: Flamenco-Jazz Brilliance in Quatro
No one plays the piano like Chano Domínguez! His music bridges the fiery soul of flamenco with the boundless spirit of jazz. On John Finbury’s album Quatro, and especially on the instrumental “Independence Day,” Domínguez’s touch transforms typical jazz settings into...
Hidden Truths, Revealed Grace – World Music Central
The first time I heard Vã Revelação, Bruna Black’s voice curved around the corners of the house like sunlight through slatted blinds. It stopped me. And then it pulled me in. Vã Revelação feels like an intimate gathering of Brazil’s rhythmic heritage, filtered through...
“Independence Day”: A Jazz Tribute to Freedom by John Finbury
As fireworks light up the sky this July 4th, it's an opportune moment to reflect on the deeper meanings of independence and freedom. John Finbury's instrumental composition "Independence Day," featured on his album Quatro, offers a profound musical exploration of...
July 14th Special: Celebrating Freedom through John Finbury’s “Bastille Day”
On July 14th, France celebrates Bastille Day, commemorating the pivotal moment when ordinary people rose to assert their rights and challenge oppression—a revolutionary spirit beautifully captured in John Finbury's evocative composition aptly titled "Bastille Day."...
Music as a Voice of Resistance: John Finbury’s “Llegará El Día”
John Finbury, a two-time Grammy nominee known for his dynamic fusion of jazz and Latin music, has consistently utilized his art to amplify powerful social narratives. One of his most impactful works, “Llegará El Día,” from the album Quatro, vividly embodies music’s...
John Finbury Releases “Too Far To Go” from His Basement, Featuring Patty Brayden
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE John Finbury Releases "Too Far To Go" from His Basement Tapes, Featuring Patty Brayden Out May 14, 2025, on All Major Streaming Platforms Boston, MA — Composer John Finbury returns with a poignant track from his unreleased Basement Tapes,...
Patty Brayden: A Voice Rooted in Folk, Country, and Bluegrass
Long before Patty was nominated for a Latin Grammy for “Song Of The Year” in 2016 for her lyric contributions to the Bossa Nova song “A Chama Verde,” which she shared with Ned Claflin, and John, Patty was singing folk, vintage country, and blues songs. John and Patty...
Too Far To Go: A Song From the Basement Tapes
In 1979, a recording studio in Boston became the setting for a collaboration that would last a lifetime. The song was called “Too Far To Go”, one of the earliest written and recorded by John Finbury, and the voice behind the microphone was Patty Brayden, who had...
John Finbury’s Pérolas: A Gem from Vá Revelação
John Finbury’s Pérolas, the fifth track from his 2024 album Vá Revelação, is a stunning testament to the beauty of Brazilian music. Featuring the soulful vocals of Bruna Black and poetic lyrics by Thalma De Freitas, the song is a heartfelt exploration of emotion and...
Review of “Uma Noite Com Você” by John Finbury
“Uma Noite Com Você,” from John Finbury’s album “Vã Revelação”, is a beautiful love song that effortlessly weaves together the vibrant richness of Brazilian music with the deep, heartfelt emotion of jazz. Featuring the velvety vocals of Bruna Black and the lush...
Bruna Black & John Finbury, Vã Revelação
If your musical soul should seek to time travel to experience the vibrant future of Brazilian jazz, look no further than Vã Revelação, a brilliant, stylistically eclectic masterwork featuring the multi-generational pairing of the supple, surreal-voiced up and coming...
Bruna Black Is The Up And Coming Singer Brazil Is Raving About
Bruna Black is the up & coming singer Brazil is raving about. A former semi-pro basketball player who grew up listening to her cousins singing in church, Bruna would reach the quarter-finals of the Brazilian edition of “The Voice” in 2020, just short of her 21st...
New Jazz: Bruna Black & John Finbury — ‘Vã Revelação’
Bruna Black & John Finbury’s new album, “Vã Revelação,” is a meditative Brazilian jazz sojourn that exemplifies the subtle shift from spring to summer. Ms. Black’s vocals are as seductive as a cool wave on a warm day. Equally as impressive is the rhythm section...
World Music Central Review of Chão De Nuvem
John Finbury continues his Brazilian excursion through an American appreciation thereof, this time with “Chão De Nuvem”, an accordion-flavored tune sounding sort of like a slower version of forró and featuring splendid vocals led by Bruna Black. Read the original...
Chão De Nuvem Review By The Joy of Violent Movement
Andover, MA-based Grammy and Latin Grammy-nominated drummer and composer John Finbury spent his teenaged years playing in rock bands at New York’s The Bitter End. Finbury went on to study classical piano, music theory and composition at the Longy School of Music at...
House of Prog Review of Quatro
On this album, composer John Finbury’s has combined broad Latin American and Spanish influences and has then delivered this in alternating vocal and instrumental tracks. On this release he has brought together the delicate and emotional vocals of Magos Herrera, along...