Jon Finn
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Jonathan M. Finn (born 1958) is an American rock musician and guitarist. He is the founder and leader of the Jon Finn Group, and is a professor at the Berklee College of Music; he joined the guitar faculty there in 1988. He is also the author of several books on the guitar, and was an instructional columnist for Guitar magazine for three years.
Finn grew up in Westwood, Massachusetts and began playing guitar at the age of six. He later became a student at Berklee.
He has been a guest performer with the Boston Pops, recording several albums with them, including the Grammy-nominated The Celtic Album (1997) and The Latin Album (1999). He has also performed with John Petrucci of Dream Theater, Carl Verheyen, Vinnie Moore, Andy Timmons, Steve Morse of the Dixie Dregs, New York Voices, Collin Raye, Dweezil Zappa, and Debbie Reynolds, among others. In addition he has toured with musical theater productions such as: Rent, Mamma Mia!, Aida, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Copacabana and others.
[edit] Discography
- Don't Look So Serious (Legato Records, 1994)
- Wicked (SEP Records, 1998)
[edit] Books
- Advanced Modern Rock Guitar Improvisation (1999, Mel Bay Publications, Inc., ISBN 0-7866-6866-0)
- One Guitar Many Styles (2003, Mel Bay Publications, Inc., ISBN 0-7866-6748-6)
- Blues/Rock Improv Book (2004, Mel Bay Publications, Inc., ISBN 0-7866-7208-0)