Matt Finley

     Jazz Composer & Performer

• Multi-instrumentalist Matt Finley has played professionally for nearly 50 years and has performed and recorded with many of the finest jazz musicians in the world. He studied composition with Edgar Curtis, Director of the Albany Symphony Orchestra. A CD of Matt's compositions, "Brazilian Wish" has garnered international recognition, and two of his compositions were finalists at the Los Angeles Music Awards. He is featured on four CDs released in 2010. Matt is a retired professor of computer information systems and former dean of academic affairs at Dutchess Community College.

  Press Info

      High resolution photos of Matt are available. Photos by Duane Beyer, Poughkeepsie, NY.

      View my Brazilian Wish CD presskit from Kari-On Productions for:

• media package (photos and PDF Onesheet)
• biography
• radio and press reviews
• in-depth interview

      Very good quality photos of Matt and Rio JAZZ are located at the Rio JAZZ band site.

      View my SonicBids performance EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for:

• biography
• lo-res photos
• radio and press reviews
• performance calendar
• concert program guidelines
• stage and gear setup