A Structure Built on Listening Released in 2020, *Quatro* is not a traditional Latin jazz album — and it’s not trying to be. Instead, it’s a meeting point of jazz, Latin American traditions, and chamber aesthetics, designed by composer John Finbury and brought to life...
Music That Travels From the early Brazilian ballads of Imaginário to the French-accented flair of “Boulevard,” John Finbury’s catalog lives in more than one language. His songs have been performed in Portuguese, English, Spanish, and French — not as translations, but...
Three Lyricists, One Composer Behind every great song is a voice — not just the one singing, but the one shaping the words. For composer John Finbury, that voice has often come from trusted collaborators. Over the years, three lyricists have played central roles in...
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...
A Different Kind of Jazz Album When American Nocturnes – Final Days of July was released in 2020, it stood apart from John Finbury’s prior Latin jazz recordings. There were no drums, no vocals, no overt grooves. Instead, the album unfolded like a quiet conversation —...
