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Jamie is a musician's musician. Son of Grammy nominated composer/arranger Bill Finegan, He composes, arranges, and plays trumpet and piano. His playing credits are myriad and diverse. He has recorded, toured and performed all over the world with many great jazz and blues artists including: Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Geri Mullligan, Lucky Peterson, Rosemary Clooney, and The Tommy Dorsey Jazz Orchestra. He also appears on Jim Hall's "Textures" and "By Arrangement" (Telarc Jazz TM) and performs with "Fro", a funk collective that features the music of jazz funk rock guitarist Harold Davis. Lorenda is a charismatic entertainer who has collaborated with some of the most promising up and coming talent to hit the jazz, rap, and alternative music scenes. Her vocal and writing prowess were featured on the "Infectious" album by underground hip-hop ingénue DJ Spinna (May 2001 Beyond Real Records TM). She also makes a glowing guest appearance on the highly acclaimed debut album "Better Days" from Expansion RecordsTM artist James Day (June 2006). Lorenda has gained acclaim and an impressive cult following for her captivating performances in the role of "Mrs. White" in the rock opera "Young Man and the Eggmobile" (written by Ricardo Ortiz). Brown Baby Girl was the recipient of an honorable mention for excellence in songwriting from Billboard. Brown Baby Girl participated in WQCD FM and Absolut Vodka's "Absolut New Jazz Artist" series and the Hartford International Jazz Festival at Pastis. Currently Brown Baby Girl is receiving tremendous international and domestic radio support on stations such as Philadelphia's WKDU and New York's WQCD on Rafe Gomez' "The Groove Boutique". They can also be heard as one of the many talented contributing artists on the "This is Soul 2006" compilation project, produced by Soul Brother RecordsTM. Brown Baby Girl consistently packs the house at numerous venues throughout New York City and vicinity, including a recent appearance at the world famous Blue Note. Listen to some of Brown Baby Girl's music: Been
Here Before Devotion |
The
foundation for Brown Baby Girl, the inspired collaboration of Jamie Finegan and
Lorenda Robinson, was laid in the fall of 1998 when Lorenda and Jamie wrote their
first song together "Ignorant Bliss". "Ignorant Bliss" was
used as the title track on the soundtrack for the (Fisheye and Tonné Productions)
film (of the same name). With Jamie serving as the creative facilitator, the song's
lyrics and melody, which up to that point had lived only in Lorenda's head, were
given life.