Thanks to my sister @eveparkerfinley for snapping this moment of passing my PhD defence based on my score <-> liner notes project: Improvising Earthfulness: Co-creative Music and Festivals as Sites of Eco-Cultural Regeneration. :) Feeling grateful to have received so much love and support that day and for the depth of engagement from the examining committee; thank you. If anyone’s interested in reading/playing it, let me know and I can share it with you in the near future.
@improvcommunity
Super excited to play the Improvisation Festival in Guelph tmw (Sat afternoon) with these two incredible musicians, David Mott and Jesse Stewart. Lots of amazing music starts today. Check out the festival details here: @improvcommunity .
🎧 Headphones recommended: pretty pls ☃️
🎨 Been practicing short improv ideas FOR FUN and in prep for @chaiandjam show fri and the Improvisation Fest this weekend @improvcommunity
#eventideh9 #blooper #merismercury7 #strymoncloudburst #montrealassemblycountto5
GET INTO THE FRIDAY LINE UP 🧡
Featuring:
@shirshamusicofficial@realije@naghmehfarahmand_@nathankhan.music@ben_fin
Doors: 7:00pm
Show starts: 8:00pm
Show ends: 10pm
Venue: Tranzac Club
Address: 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto
Tickets: SOLD OUT
This is a seated show, so no need to bring cushions.
Chai graciously sponsored by @withwhence@withlovelanguage
We can’t wait to experience this show with you!!
Please follow the artists & support local art🧡
#indianclassical #jazzfusion #indianhiphop #southasianmusic #torontoevent
I had a blast sharing ideas and sounds with folks yesterday on @westben ‘s Willow Hill about co-composing with birds and what we might offer in return (e.g. habitat health). Thanks to everyone for coming out!
Slide through to hear the Desert Quill Quartet playing some excerpts from my piece Bird Loops, co-created with an Eastern Wood-Pewee and Bobolink. Full vid on YouTube.
Last slide: felt inspired to improvise after the workshop with @annais.voice .
#birdnerds #outdoorbass #willowhill #westben
Such a thrill to play with @nahresol at @westben last week!! 🌳 ☄️ Thank you to the wonderfully warm audience for co-creating such a special night!
#duofun #musicinbarns #acousticbutnotfullyacoustic ;)
Visit Westben.ca for tickets to Nahre Sol and Ben Finley, Thursday, July 10th.
Pianist-composer Nahre Sol and creative bassist Ben Finley invite you on a genre-blurring musical journey. Weaving their own vibrant compositions alongside fresh, inventive takes on Rachmaninoff, Bach, Satie, and more, this piano and bass duo creates soundscapes that are at once thrilling, soothing, and deeply engaging.
Nahre Sol, a Juilliard and Glenn Gould School trained musician and creator of a globally acclaimed YouTube series with over 780,000 subscribers, joins Westben’s own Ben Finley, an internationally recognized double bassist and bandleader, for an unforgettable evening of musical storytelling.
#pianobassduo @bennettsfurniture
Campbellford, I am so excited to share that @ben_fin and I will be playing live music with you once again!! Concert to be held at Westben, July 10, with a special masterclass beforehand at 2pm. Details in the link in bio! 🎵
Gearing up for July 10! See you at @westben !
Don’t forget to sign up for a free pre-concert masterclass at 2-3pm. All details in my linktree.
#piano #bass #duo #classical #jazz #improv #live #music #westben
This week we are thrilled to welcome 8 incredible artists to Westben for the 8th annual Performer-Composer Residency!
Hailing from across Canada, Turkey, China, Ecuador, and the USA - these artists are spending the week exchanging creative practices, collaborating, and co-creating an entire concert of new music.
Rehearsals just began today and everything is already sounding truly beautiful!
Join us for a Chalk Talk this Wednesday at the School House to meet the artists and learn about their creative practices.
👉7pm at the School House. Comment “RSVP” if you’d like to attend and we will send you the link to save your spot!!
#westben #trenthillsontario #experimentalmusic #westbenpcr
