David Finck | |
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Born | Rochester, New York, U.S. | August 26, 1958
Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Genres | Jazz |
Instrument(s) | Bass guitar · double bass |
David E. Finck (born August 26, 1958) is an American jazz bassist. He plays both bass guitar and double bass.
Finck was born in Rochester, New York, while his father was attending graduate school at the University of Rochester. Raised in Philadelphia, he graduated from Cheltenham High School. [1] He studied under Sam Goradetzer and Michael Shahan of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and graduated from Eastman School of Music in 1980. [2]
Finck played with Woody Herman in 1980 and 1981 and then moved to New York City, where he played with Joe Williams, Annie Ross, Mel Lewis, Al Cohn, Ernestine Anderson, Rosemary Clooney, Tom Harrell, Jerry Dodgion, Phil Woods, Clark Terry, and Al Grey in the 1980s. He worked with Paquito D'Rivera and Steve Kuhn in the 1990s, as well as Freddie Hubbard, Makoto Ozone, and Eddie Daniels. Finck also featured accompanying André Previn on the 1998 Deutsche Grammophon album release We Got Rhythm: A Gershwin Songbook.
Finck's debut release as a leader, Future Day, was released in 2008 on Soundbrush Records. The album features Joe Locke, Tom Ranier, and Joe LaBarbera, as well as guest appearances from Jeremy Pelt and Bob Sheppard. [3]
With Jon Benjamin
With Steve Kuhn
With Tisziji Munoz
With Paquito D'Rivera
With Badi Assad
With Mark Murphy
With André Previn
With André Previn and Sylvia McNair
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