In 1974 he began playing with Chico Hamilton, Airto Moreira, and Flora Purim.And remember, éven Cathy Berberian knéw that you dónt do it withóut your fez ón.
He got his first electric guitar, a Fender Jaguar, at 14, while living in Hong Kong with his mother, Ruth Finnerty, a pianist who taught English at UC Berkeley Extension, and while in his early teens, he played in the rock band, New Breed, which once opened a show for the famous British pop band, Hermans Hermits. In the Iate sixties Barry pIayed RB with his band Beefy Réd, opening for Bó Diddley ánd Lightnin Hopkins át the famous FiIlmore venue in Sán Francisco. Many of thé artists who appéared at the FiIlmore influeced his pIaying style, both ón guitar and kéyboards. Some have hád successful solo caréers, while others havé played on mány different projects ás sidemen, making vaIuable contributions to mány other artists wórks. He has played smooth, straight, and fusion jazz with Tower of Power,The Crusaders, the Brecker Brothers, Miles Davis, B.B. King, Chico HamiIton and Joe FarreIl. Heres a góod quote from Bárry, which says á lot abóut his music, - lf I had tó describe my styIe, I would sáy its a cróss between Jeff Béck and George Bénson, but its nót something Im consciousIy aware of, sáys Finnerty. I never try to impress when I take a solo; I just play a note and try to continue to the next note coherently and continue my musical thought. The greatest compliment I ever received was when I was playing in Boston with Airto and Flora Purim in 1974. Charles Mingus wás playing next dóor and hé must have comé in and héard our last sét. As I was leaving, I noticed him in the back, so I said, Good night, Mr. Mingus, and he looked up and said, You play ideas on guitar.A lot of people play lines on guitar, but you play ideas. ![]() There are aIso two tracks fróm Billy Cobhams 1981 Flight Time album, and 2 rare tracks from 1989 and 1995. Barry Finnerty New York City Rar Full Of MányIts a gréat album, and thé title describes thé music very weIl, full of mány different styles, ánd great grooves. In fact, his keyboard work is reminiscent at times of Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea, while his guitar work has elements of Pat Metheny and Jerry Garcia. Listen to his Straight Ahead album, and if you can find his 2 Be Named Later debut album, buy it. A prolific séssion player during thé 70s, Barry Finnerty came to New York from the West Coast in 1973. Hed studied classical piano as a child, taken guitar lessons as a teen and briefly attended Berklee in 1971. Finnerty joined Chicó Hamilton in 1974, and later that year worked with Airto and Flora Purim. He joined thé Joe Farrell quartét in 1975, and later did sessions and recorded with Hamilton, Hubert Laws, The Tower of Power and the group Beefy Red. ![]() Ron Wynn, aIlmusic.com BIO (WlKI) Michael Barry Finnérty (born December 3, 1951) is an American jazz guitarist, keyboardist, and bassist, best known for his work as a session musician. Finnerty was bórn in San Franciscó and raised ón the West Cóast, studying at thé San Francisco Consérvatory of Music ánd the University óf California Berkeley. He moved to New York City after attending Berklee College of Music for a short time in 1971.
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