is a longtime veteran of the Phoenix music scene, having started his career in Phoenix with Arizona Theater Company’s 1992 production of All Night Strut. More recently Finchum performed for the national tour of Chicago starring Christie Brinkley. Along the way, he has performed with many artists including Lou Rawls, Billy Preston, Wayne Newton, Linda Ronstadt, Percy Sledge, Johnny Mathis, Bob Newhart, Don Rickles, Heatwave, Don McLean, Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme, Little Anthony & the Imperials, The Manhattans, Debby Boone, Jane Russell, Shirley Jones, and Tim Conway. From 1998 to 2003, Finchum performed across the Western United States with Sam Moore (of Sam & Dave). He has also worked with several of the legendary big bands including the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, the Harry James and Jimmy Dorsey Orchestras, as well as locally with the Dennis Rowland Big Band, the New Guard Big Band, and Arizona Jazz Masterworks Orchestra.
