Friday, May 13, 2022

Jazz Drummer, Vocalist, Songwriter & Educator Barry Finnerty

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Drummer, Vocalist, Songwriter & Educator Barry Finnerty .. He is part of the Sher Music Co. second Jazz Songbook Series! Collection #2 .. We talked about that and a life in music that he’s been fortunate to share the stage with the likes of The Brecker Brothers and Miles Davis .. He’s originally from San Francisco, California and began classical piano at age 5, then got first guitar at age 13. He lived in Hong Kong from 1965-66 getting his first electric guitar and opened for Herman's Hermits. He moved to New York City in 1973 and then came home to San Francisco in 1998 .. He’s got quite a catalog of stories .. Enjoy .. 

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Thanks for listening and tuning into yet another Neon Jazz interview .. where we give you a bit of insight into the finest players in Illinois, Venezuela, Nashville, Kansas City, and spots all over the USA giving fans all that jazz .. and thanks to Solitaire for her time, honesty and story ..  If you want to hear more interviews, go to Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino on the iTunes store, visit the Neon Jazz Youtube Channel, go The Home of Neon Jazz at  http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/ and for everything Joe Dimino related go to www.joedimino.com and if you feel like it, you can donate to the Neon Jazz cause - https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA4C4TTVKLR4 Until next time .. enjoy the music my friends



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