Matt Finley

  Links

   Social Networking Sites

   What's Happening:

• Hudson Valley Music - best site for what's going on in the Hudson Valley of New York.
  
  
• The Chronogram - more of what's going on in the Hudson Valley of New York, plus CD reviews.
  
  
• Albany Jazz - what's going on in the Capital District / Saratoga jazz scene.
  
  

   Websites for other Mid-Hudson Valley musicians I highly recommend:

• Denise Jordan Finley and Daniel Pagdon - Vocals/guitar/songwriter. I play on their CDs, "Hauntress" & "Solstice".
  
  
• Tomas Martin Lopez - Latin percussion. Check his new CD, "On the Beat Path" with 8 of my tunes!
  
  
• Jeff Ciampa - Guitar. Jeff has made several outstanding CDs with Mark Egan and Danny Gottlieb.
  
  
• Don Miller - Acoustic bass. Check out Don's CD, "Dial M for Bass".
  
  
• Jeff Siegel - Drums. Check out Jeff's CD, "Magical Spaces".
  
  
• Jon Werking - Keyboards. Jon produced my CD, "Brazilian Wish".
  
  
• Mark Egan - Fretless bass. Check out Mark's new double CD, Super Trio "As We Speak".
  
  
• Peter Einhorn - Brazilian jazz guitarist. Listen to "For Evan's Sake" with Peter Tomlinson.
  
  
• Perry Beekman - another Brazilian jazz guitarist in the region.
  
  

   Vendors and Services:

• Kari-On Productions - my CD publicist, Kari Gaffney.
  
  
• Gary Schuster - experienced attorney for music law; office in Walden, NY.
  
  
• Diefes & Mikolajeski - great music instrument store and band instrument repair facility.
  
  
• Dillon Music - great brass instrument store with superb used horns.
  
  
• Ferguson Music (HornGuys) - my favorite music store in L.A. for everything brass.
  
  
• Chasons Music - three innovative brass accessories, and resources to help the performing brass player.
  
  
• Warburton Music Products - trumpet mouthpiece maker with separate cup and backbore system.
  
  
• GR Mouthpieces - trumpet mouthpiece maker with great technical info.
  
  
• BiNaK 495 Instrument Oil - I know the inventor. This oil needs to be tried to be believed. I still can't believe it. Now marketed by Selmer.
  
  
• WAVETONE Records - Recording studio and independent record company with CDs by Mark Egan & Jeff Ciampa.
  
  
• Mark Dann Studio - Recording studios in Woodstock and NYC.
  
  
• Norton Music - Band-in-a-Box aftermarket products, MIDI files, article on using the Yamaha WX5.
  
  
• P G Music - makers of Band-in-a-Box auto accompaniment software that I use for composing and arranging. This program is awesome.
  
  
• Jazz Improv Magazine - outstanding website with jazz links including web sites of jazz musicians.
  
  
• Jazz Times Magazine - articles and extensive number of CD reviews.
  
  
• Trumpet Herald - Forum for all instruments played with lips.
  
  
• XM Radio - satellite radio with two jazz station choices. No more radio wasteland. Check XM 70 and 71.