
I, BARRY FINNERTY, was born in San Francisco on December 3, 1951. My father, Warren, was an award-winning actor (he received the Village Voice Obie for Best Actor of 1960 for "The Connection") and my mother, Ruth, was an excellent classical pianist who later got her PhD and taught English at UC Berkeley. I began playing piano and reading music at age 5, then got my first guitar (a classical) for my 13th birthday. I got my first electric guitar, a Fender Jaguar, for my 14th birthday while living in Hong Kong (my mom had gotten a Fulbright grant to teach there for a year), ...


Carnaval
United States
Jazz
Bass Guitar, Bongo Drums, Drum Kit, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Tambourine
Building, Driving, Happy, Hopeful, Party, Playful, Rhythmic, Upbeat, Uplifting

Count Up
United States
Jazz
Drum Kit, Electric Guitar, Piano, Upright Bass
Driving, Energetic, Fun, Inspired, Quirky, Rhythmic

Elvinesque
United States
Jazz
Drum Kit, Electric Guitar, Piano, Upright Bass
Driving, Rhythmic

I Can't Make You Love Me
United States
Jazz
Chimes, Drum Kit, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Shakers, Tambourine, Upright Bass
Peaceful, Romantic, Sensual


O.D.
United States
Jazz
Drum Kit, Electric Guitar, Piano, Upright Bass
Driving, Moody, Reflective, Rhythmic

Outness
United States
Jazz
Electric Guitar, Upright Bass, Drum Kit
Aggressive, Dramatic, Emotive, Energetic, Tension

Sheer Lunacy
United States
Jazz
Electric Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Drum Kit, Piano, Percussion
Confident, Dark, Driving, Rhythmic, Tension

Straight Ahead
United States
Jazz
Electric Guitar, Upright Bass, Drum Kit, Piano
Chill, Driving, Fun, Happy, Light, Peaceful, Playful, Rhythmic, Upbeat