Background
Finckel was born in Washington District of Columbia His father was a patent attorney and both his parents were musical.
composer pianist jazz musician
Finckel was born in Washington District of Columbia His father was a patent attorney and both his parents were musical.
George Washington University.
As the youngest of six children. He didn"t give up his interest in art but he also found access to a piano and within a year he had taught himself to play, albeit unconventionally and without the ability to read music Finckel took to jazz although he also showed skill as a tennis player while still a teenager.
Finckel was well regarded for his ability to improvise music and he went on to arrange others and later compose over 200 of his own melodies.
He was appearing professionally as a teenager and he went on to introduce string instruments into his arrangement for big bands. His best known song may be Where is the One which was recorded by Frank Sinatra on his Where Are You? album.
Finckel wrote songs for the 1945 film George White"s Scandals The photo illustrated here shows Finckel posing for a magazine picture where he has been chosen as a representative of the musical "Modern School" in 1947. He went into teaching where he led the music department of the private Far Brook School in New Jersey for 39 years.
Edwin retired after his 39 years and his position was taken up by Mr.
F. Allen Artz. Finckel continued to perform Jazz but in his forties he also wrote classical music The camp was called "Point Counter Point" and it continued under new management after the couple gave up that commitment.
He retired in 1990 and died in 2001.