Back To Brazil: Part Two

Back To Brazil: Part Two

John Finbury is a Yank pianist and songwriter whose compositions sound as if they had been written by one of the great MPB (Popular Brazilian Music) composers. Sorte! (Luck) (Green Flash Music) features the definition of an all-star rhythm section—bassist John...
JOHN FINBURY Featuring THALMA DE FREITAS, Sorte!

JOHN FINBURY Featuring THALMA DE FREITAS, Sorte!

Although veteran composer John Finbury surprised the Latin music scene a few years ago with a Latin Grammy Song of the Year nomination for “A Chama Verde” and vocalist-lyricist Thalma De Freitas is a household name in her native Brazil, it’s a good bet most American...
Jazz Interview with Jazz Composer John Finbury

Jazz Interview with Jazz Composer John Finbury

Interview with John Finbury: My experience and emotions are inevitably captured in my music: Video, CD cover Jazz interview with jazz composer John Finbury. An interview by email in writing. JazzBluesNews.Space: – First let’s start with where you grew up, and what got...
JOHN FINBURY Featuring THALMA DE FREITAS, Sorte!

John Finbury and Thalma de Freitas “SORTE!”

Award-winning composer John Finbury and singer-lyricist Thalma de Freitas team up for the first time on Sorte! Their new album of Brazilian-flaired Latin Jazz songs was produced by Latin Grammy winner Emilio D. Miler, who assembled an all-star band, featuring Vitor...