Jazz Articles about Matt Finley
About Matt Finley
Instrument: Flugelhorn
Article Coverage | Calendar | Albums | Photos | Similar ArtistsMatt Finley: Brazilian Wish

by Edward Blanco
Trumpeter/composer Matt Finley performed as a musician for several years before deciding on education over music as a career choice. Music however, was never far from his heart, and in 1988 he formed Rio JAZZ, a Brazilian concert band based in New York's Mid-Hudson Valley, allowing him the opportunity to express his love for music in general and the Brazilian genre in particular. With the release of Brazilian Wish, Finley has realized a lifelong dream of recording an album containing ...
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