Matt Finley
Jazz Composer & Performer
Discography
Matt Finley, "Brazilian Wish" (2006)
Flugelhorn, trumpet, arranger, executive producer, composer (all 9 songs):
'Father's Day', 'Brazilian Wish', 'There You Are', 'Childhood Home', 'When She's Gone', 'So Close',
'Another Year', 'Calm Waters' & 'Softly Speaking'
'Childhood Home' and 'When She's Gone' were finalists in the 2009 Los Angeles Jazz Awards.
Phyllis Pulver, "Positively Me!" (2019)
Soprano Sax solo, flute, & flute arranging on Track 5, 'I Awake' and flute on Track 4, 'Music is the Way'.
Hear a 70-second excerpt!.
Don Miller, "What Christmas Really Means" (2018)
Flugelhorn solo on Track 11 'Christmas Eve, A Time of Such Enchantment'. Hear a 90-second excerpt!.
Denise Jordan Finley, "Folkest" (2016) [Limited Edition, not available online]
Alto flute and arranging on 'There are No Sundays at Sea' and 'Tessa'
Denise Jordan Finley & Daniel Pagdon, "Beyond a Window" (2014)
I'm on seven tracks of this new CD and very proud of my contributions to it.
Flugelhorn, soprano sax, cornet, flute, alto flute, vibes. Instrumental solos and arranging. Tracks:
('Way Out West', 'His Old Guitar', 'Rain in the Headlights', 'Forgotten Blues', 'There Are No Sundays at Sea',
'Tessa', & 'I Lie')
Denise Jordan Finley, "Girl On the Rhythm Guitar" (2013)
Flugelhorn solo on 'Talk to Me'
Tomas Martin Lopez, "On the Beat Path" (2010)
Trumpet, flugelhorn, soprano sax, arranger, composer (8 songs):
('Julia', 'Blue Salsa', 'Susan', 'There You Are', 'A Love to Keep', 'Wake Up', 'Bahia Blues' & 'Images of Rio')
Denise Jordan Finley, "Solstice" (2010)
Alto flute & arranger, 'This Fine Day';
Soprano sax solo & arranger, 'Whenever Winter Came'
Barbara Martin, "Eyes on the Horizon" (2010)
Flugelhorn solo and arranging on 'Same Old World'
Sharon Klein, "The Way Back Home" (2009)
Soprano sax solo and arranging on 'From This World to the Next' Hear a 2-minute excerpt!.
Flugelhorn solo and arranging on 'Not Far Away' Hear a 2-minute excerpt!.
Denise Jordan Finley, "Hauntress" (2007)
Flute, alto flute, soprano sax, trumpet, vibes, arranger (3 tracks):
'Midnight Blue', 'Under the Radar', 'Lovers Watch the Moon'.