Bergen Finley
Joe Evans, drums
Bergen Finley, piano
Marwan Ghonima, bass
Alex Maldonado, piano, trumpet
Leo Milano, tenor saxophone
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
7:30 pm
Recital Hall
Summertime (1934)
Marwan Ghonima, bass
Joe Evans, drums
George Gershwin (1898–1937)
arr. Bergen Finley
Late (2025)
Gnid (1975)
Posterity's Sake (2025)
Alex Maldonado, trumpet
Marwan Ghonima, bass
Joe Evans, drums
Bergen Finley (b. 2003)
Tadd Dameron (1917–1965)
arr. Bergen Finley/Alex Maldonado
Alex Maldonado, trumpet
Marwan Ghonima, bass
Leo Milano, tenor saxophone
Marwan Ghonima, bass
Alex Maldonado, piano
Joe Evans, drums
Sightseer (2025)
Leo Milano, tenor saxophone
Marwan Ghonima, bass
Joe Evans, drums
Finley
Finley
This recital is presented as a degree requirement for a Bachelor of Music in jazz studies.
Bergen Finley is an up-and-coming musician and composer majoring in jazz studies and music management at University of the Pacific. He has had the privilege to study jazz guitar and composition under Barry Finnerty, Steve Homan, Sean Britt, and Joe Mazzaferro for the last several years. Inspired by legendary musicians such as Pat Martino, Bill Evans, and George Benson, Finley continues to pursue a career playing live music throughout the Bay Area and Central Valley. He also has had the privilege to record in the studio with several phenomenal artists and is preparing to record his debut album as a bandleader composer in 2025.
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