The Marcus FInnie Band

Bandleader, Memphis native and Nashville resident Marcus Finnie leads the group with Travis Carlton and De Marco Johnson. Marcus Finnie has toured and recorded with an impressive resume of artists. The list includes Keb’ Mo’ & Taj Mahal, Donna Summer, Kirk Whalum, Dave Koz’s Summer Horns, India Arie, Billy Preston, Earl Klugh, Lady Antebellum Larry Carlton, Robben Ford, Michael McDonald, Lalah Hathaway, among others.

Jonathan Rogerson is a guitarist based in Nashville, Tennessee. He has performed with jazz greats Gary Thomas, Warren Wolf, Tim Green, Kris Funn, Dave Ballou, and Joshua Davis to name a few. He has also performed with the National Symphony in Washington DC as well as performing across the country with Neo-Soul artist Russell Taylor opening for acts like Isaac Hayes and Jill Scott. Besides playing live Jonathan loves studio work, both as a session guitarist and a producer. He maintains a busy production schedule writing music for TV, films, and advertising.

De Marco Johnson, born in Indiana, comes from a rich musical heritage. His grandmother was a music minister, and both parents sang and played instruments. He started playing drums, keyboards, harmonica and bass guitar in church at an early age. During his teenage years and early adulthood in Indiana, he was an in- demand musician playing with gospel choirs, jazz ensembles, corporate bands, top 40 bands, as well as accompanying soloists. De Marco moved to Nashville, TN to pursue his passion on a larger scale His musical skills have afforded him opportunities to perform and/or record with Kenny Loggins, Michael Mcdonald, Gladys Knight, Adele, Darius Rucker, Garth Brooks, George Strait, Wynonna, Jonny Lang, Cece Winans, Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Larry Carlton, Joe Cocker, Cliff Richard, The Temptations, Sam Moore (Sam & Dave), Felix Cavaliere (The Rascals) , Marc Broussard, Keb' Mo, Allen Stone and many others. Currently, He is focusing on session work, production and songwriting projects as well as mentoring younger musicians in his home city Nashville, TN.

Hailing from Columbus, Indiana, Brian Allen started playing the bass at age eleven. His playing won him several awards throughout high school, including the prestigious Louis Armstrong Jazz award. After graduating, he moved to Los Angeles to attend Musicians Institute. There he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Music and also won the outstanding student of the year. Brian Allen was most recently on tour with Jonathan Davis of Korn in 2018. He is one of Nashville’s top recording bassists. He was nominated Bass Player of the year by the Academy of Country Music in 2018. Brian is also teaching a clinic series that will be touring in 2019 called Rhythm Section Master Class. Brian has performed a diverse range of live shows as well as recording sessions. His playing spans the musical spectrum from jazz to rock and everything in between.

This show is 21 and over only. All sales are final and we unfortunately cannot offer any refunds. Additional tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show even if it is sold out online.

Please try to arrive 15 minutes prior to the show start time. If you do not arrive within 45 minutes after the show start time on your ticket your seat may be resold to other patrons at the door. If you arrive after 45 minutes from the start time of the show and your ticket has been resold, although we cannot guarantee it, we will try our best to make space for you to attend the show.

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