Joe Finn is a jazz guitarist playing in the post-bop style around Upstate New York. On this episode, Finn shares about teaching music lessons during the "Beatlemania" era of the 1960s, growing up with his father's vast record collection, and what it was like to start his professional jazz career by traveling across the United States and Canada during his twenties. Finn, who received his bachelor's in music from SUNY Plattsburgh, has played and studied with Roy Burns, James Spaulding, Jim Miller, Billy Hawkins and Kirk Nurock.
Joe Finn is a jazz guitarist playing in the post-bop style around Upstate New York. On this episode, Finn shares about teaching music lessons during the "Beatlemania" era of the 1960s, growing up with his father's vast record collection, and what it was like to start his professional jazz career by traveling across the United States and Canada during his twenties.
Finn, who received his bachelor's in music from SUNY Plattsburgh, has played and studied with Roy Burns, James Spaulding, Jim Miller, Billy Hawkins and Kirk Nurock.
If you're interested in hearing Finn play live, you can catch him in Schenectady, N.Y. this Friday with the Phil Allen Concert Band. The event, on Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m., is part of the "A Place for Jazz" fall concert series. You can also see him perform at the Speakeasy 518 this Saturday. Finn gigs at the joint with a varying cast of characters the first Saturday of every month.
Visit his website for more information on his upcoming gigs.
This interview was conducted on (a not-so-quiet) Lark Street in downtown Albany, N.Y.
Music: "Lowdown" and "Mo' Better Blues" by Joe Finn (Generational Dynamics, 2019).
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