Matt Finley

     Jazz Composer & Performer

Matt Finley, trumpet. Photo by Duane Beyer.


  Discography


          Matt Finley: Brazilian Wish    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!    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: A Christmas With You    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    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: Beyond a Window    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    Denise Jordan Finley, "Girl On the Rhythm Guitar" (2013)

                                  Flugelhorn solo on 'Talk to Me'


          Tomas Martin Lopez: On the Beat Path    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    Denise Jordan Finley, "Solstice" (2010)

                                  Alto flute & arranger, 'This Fine Day';
                                  Soprano sax solo & arranger, 'Whenever Winter Came'


          Barbara Martin: Eyes on the Horizon    Barbara Martin, "Eyes on the Horizon" (2010)

                                  Flugelhorn solo and arranging on 'Same Old World'


          Sharon Klein: The Way Back Home    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    Denise Jordan Finley, "Hauntress" (2007)

                                  Flute, alto flute, soprano sax, trumpet, vibes, arranger (3 tracks):
                                  'Midnight Blue', 'Under the Radar', 'Lovers Watch the Moon'.