
“Exceptional British Jazz”
- Chris Philips - Jazz FM
Hit Like A Girl 2023 UK winner
The one to watch - April 2023 Jazzwise Magazine
Abbie Finn is a drummer from the North-East of England. She was dubbed ‘the one to watch’ in the April 2023 edition of Jazzwise Magazine. Abbie is also the 2023 Hit Like A Girl UK winner in the 18+ category.
Currently based in Durham, her current projects are the Abbie Finn Trio with Harry Keeble on tenor saxophone and Paul Grainger on double bass and the Finntet featuring Graham Hardy, Harry Keeble, Dean Stockdale and Paul Grainger.
Abbie Studied at Leeds College of Music and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London.
In 2020, she released her debut album Northern Perspective with the trio, and in 2023 On Pink Lane. Her most recent release was in 2024 with Stotties For Three. All of which received sterling reviews from British jazz blogs and magazines, and radio plays including BBC Radio Newcastle and Jazz FM.
'Her crisply, energetically accurate drumming drives each track forward with irresistible momentum.' _ Eddie Myer - Jazzwise
VIDEOS
Upcoming Shows
2025
18th January - Abbie Finn Trio - The Vault, Darlington - 7pm
27th January - Michael Young Trio - The Engine Room, Sunderland
14th February - Alexia Gardner Quintet - The white room, Stanley 7pm
22nd February - Abbie Finn Trio - The Vault, Darlington - 7pm
24th February - Michael Young Trio - The Engine Room, Sunderland
22nd March - Abbie Finn Trio - The Vault, Darlington - 7pm
7th April - Michael Young Trio - The Engine Room, Sunderland
22nd April - Abbie Finn Trio - Coquetdale Jazz, Rothbury - 7:30pm
26th April - Abbie Finn Trio - The Vault, Darlington - 7pm
2nd May - Abbie Finn Trio - Saltburn Arts - Doors 6:45, Show 7:30pm
5th May - Michael Young Trio - The Engine Room, Sunderland
27th May - Alexia Gardner Quintet - Coquetdale Jazz, Rothbury - 7:30pm
31st May - Abbie Finn Trio - The Vault, Darlington - 7pm
1st June - Harry Keeble Quartet - The Central Bar, Gateshead - 2pm
2nd June - Michael Young Trio - The Engine Room, Sunderland
12th July - Abbie Finn Trio - Mouth of the Tyne Festival - 4pm
5th July - Abbie Finn Trio - The Vault, Darlington - 7pm
18th July - Greg Abate Quartet - Lit and Phil, Newcastle - 1pm
18th July - Greg Abate Quartet - Opus 4, Darlington - 7:30pm
9th August - Abbie Finn Trio - The Vault, Darlington - 7pm
13th September - Abbie Finn Trio - The Vault, Darlington - 7pm
28th September - Scarborough Jazz Festival - Alexia Gardner Quintet - 12:30pm
17th October - Leyburn Jazz Festival - Alexia Gardner Quintet - 2pm
18th October - Abbie Finn Trio - The Vault, Darlington - 7pm
22nd November - Abbie Finn Trio - The Vault, Darlington - 7pm
7th December - Finn/Keeble Quartet - The Central Bar, Gateshead - 2pm
27th December - Abbie Finn Trio - The Vault, Darlington - 7pm