"Mind blowing solos." "Amazing memory and chops." "Great feel!"
...These are just a few of the compliments that often ring out at shows about bassist, educator and guitarist Cody Wright.
Cody has played on dozens of radio and television programs with Jonathan Scales and as a solo artist. He has performed for Victor Wooten, Tommy Emmanuel, Al Petteway, Jeff Coffin, Felix Pastorius, Jacob Rodriguez and Justin Ray (of the Michael Buble band) Jeff Sipe, Ben Sollee, Del The Funky Homosapien, Futureman, Adam Rafferty, Paul Asbell, The Vertigo Jazz Project, George Turner, Pat Donohue, Mike Dowling, Eddie Hazel, Corey Harris, Sonny Rollins, Art Wheeler, and others.
Cody is currently a member of the Jonathan Scales Fourchestra and Klavenauts. He also teaches privately and at clinics around the country with the Jonathan Scales Fourchestra.
CODY IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE A PARTNERSHIP WITH AGUILAR AMPLIFICATION AND KEN SMITH BASSES.
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When Cody Wright first got his hands on a guitar, he initially turned to hard rock and metal for inspiration, traveling down the crossroads of the blues before moving on to fusion, jazz, and acoustic music. Technical excellence was always an aspiration of Wright's, along with melodies found early on in video games and television shows.
"I was always the kid that would look at the box of a new video game in the store and wonder what the music would sound like for certain levels. Weird, I know!" Wright says.
As a bassist, Cody Wright draws from the facility and phrasing of his prodigious guitar technique, using a pick for most of his solos and melodic flourishes. "It just made the most sense to me (to use a pick), since I can already do all that stuff on guitar...Why start from square one again?"
Wright is developing a truly original sound on the electric bass thanks to the articulation of the pick.
In January 2011, Cody Wright was recruited as the bassist in the Jonathan Scales Fourchestra. Wright and the Fourchestra have just completed an extensive tour in promotion of their third album, Character Farm and Other Short Stories. Wright is a 2011 graduate of Warren Wilson College.
2012 dates include Merlefest, Bear Creek Music Festival, NIU's Jazzfest, the Virginia Beach Pan Festival, and more.
Be on the look out for a new music video (scroll up for a behind the scenes photo) in early 2012!!
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