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...
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...
Words That Know the Composer Some musical partnerships are built on harmony, others on rhythm. For John Finbury and Patty Brayden, the bond is language — a lyric intimacy that has spanned decades. As Finbury’s longtime muse, collaborator, and wife, Patty Brayden...
JOHN FINBURY/Quatro: A gringo brings his one world vision to Latin jazz that finds him creating a nu kind of fusion with like minded pals that know how to kick out the jams and play like they are of a single mind. A musically subversive political statement...
Diverse unorthodox jazz John Finbury featuring Magos Herrera, Chano Domínguez, John Patitucci and Antonio Sánchez – QUATRO: Even the liner notes make a point of saying that John Finbury’s compositions are diverse & unorthodox jazz… fortunately, you don’t have to...
