JONATHAN FINLAYSON

21st Century Modern / Post Bop • United States
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Born in 1982 in Berkeley, CA, Finlayson began playing the trumpet at the age of ten in the Oakland public school system. He came under the tutelage of Bay Area legend Robert Porter, a veteran trumpeter from the bebop era who took Finlayson under his wing; he was often seen accompanying Porter on his gigs about town and sitting in on the popular Sunday nights jam session at the Bird Cage. He subsequently attended the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music where he studied with Eddie Henderson, Jimmy Owens and Cecil Bridgewater.

Finlayson is a disciple of the saxophonist/composer/conceptualist Steve Coleman, having joined his band Five Elements in 2000 at the age of 18. “Jonathan’s always had a lot of music in him; he was one of these prodigy cats” Coleman says. “I think I may have first heard him play when he was about 13 years old and then
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JONATHAN FINLAYSON Jonathan Finlayson & Sicilian Defense : Moment And The Message album cover 3.00 | 2 ratings
Jonathan Finlayson & Sicilian Defense : Moment And The Message
Post Bop 2013
JONATHAN FINLAYSON Jonathan Finlayson & Sicilian Defense ‎: Moving Still album cover 3.00 | 1 ratings
Jonathan Finlayson & Sicilian Defense ‎: Moving Still
21st Century Modern 2016
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3 Times Round
21st Century Modern 2018

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