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Brian Wright

Tent Cot meets Police Scanner.

About Me

I'm a native of Battle Ground, Washington. Currently I reside with my wonderful wife, Jessica, and dog, Gus, in Portland and play drums with numerous projects. Coming from an intense jazz background at CalArts in Los Angeles, I studied and performed with jazz artists such as Joe La Barbera, Charlie Haden, Wadada Leo Smith, Larry Koonse, John Bergamo, Steve Cardenas, Darek Oles, and David Roitstein. I've enjoyed tours with various indie projects, as well as performances and clinics at jazz festivals and universities. I've played drums on numerous recordings, film soundtracks, and television. I also enjoy teaching very much. I'm a music faculty member at the Northwest Academy.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/31/2006
Band Members: Carcrashlander, Graves, Nate Ashley, Stiffwiff, Jake Legg Trio, Chad McCullough Group, Desert City Soundtrack, freelance.
Influences: Paul Motion, Radiohead, John Adams, Larry Koonse, Charlie Haden, Tony Williams, Jimmy Cobb, Bill Evans, Joe La Barbara, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Jimi Hendrix, Elvin Jones, Brian Blade, Matt Chamberlain, Steve Cardenas, Ornette Coleman, Wilco, Blonde Redhead, Midlake, Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac, Levon Helm, Brad Mehldau, Keith Jarrett, Iron and Wine, Mark Ferber, Elliott Smith, Billy Higgins, Miles Davis, James Taylor, America, Sonny Rollins, Bill Frisell, Steve Reich, Art Blakey, Pat Matheny, Stevie Wonder, Hank Mobley, John Lennon, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Rachmaninoff, and of course my friends.
Sounds Like: Carolina-style smoked pork.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

More new recordings...

Recently I've had lots of fun playing on the following new recordings soon to be released:Carcrashlander: "Mountains on our Backs" EP, label & release TBA. I'm very excited about this recording fe...
Posted by Brian Wright on Fri, 30 May 2008 12:22:00 PST

Carcrashlander tracks and videos

The fine folks at Snowghost Music in Whitefish, Montana, just posted tracks and videos from a recording session that Cory, Jessica, and I did in December. Please check it out: http://snowghostmusic.co...
Posted by Brian Wright on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:18:00 PST

New Records...

If anyone is interested, recently I've been lucky enough to play on the following new records soon to be released:Carcrashlander (Cory Gray's solo project) - Title TBA (Parks and Record...
Posted by Brian Wright on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 03:19:00 PST