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...
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...
The Sound of Looking Back John Finbury’s music often moves forward — blending jazz, Brazilian rhythms, and chamber arrangements. But some of his most resonant songs linger in the past. Two recent collaborations, “That Was Then” and “Boulevard,” explore themes of...
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...
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...
