J.J. Wright
Pianist, composer, and conductor J.J. Wright is a gifted performer who balances his love of jazz with a passion for sacred classical music. A graduate of the New School for Jazz in New York City, Wright also honed his skills while serving in the U.S. Naval Academy Band. During his time in the Navy he gained valuable experience recording a Latin Grammy-winning album with Dave Samuels and the Afrobop Alliance. Since launching his professional career, he has built up an impressive array of credits performing with such luminaries as Delfeayo Marsalis, Billy Hart, Mark Ferber, Chris Cheek, and others. When not performing, he also pursues his study of sacred music, working as the Director of Music at University of Notre Dame's Sacred Heart Parish and Notre Dame Folk Choir.
As a solo artist, he made his debut in 2014 with the trio album Inward Looking Outward, featuring bassist Ike Sturm and drummer Nate Wood. Two years later, he topped the Billboard Classical Chart with O Emmanuel, an ambitious piece based on the "O Antiphons" of Advent that combined children's choir, adult vocalists, strings, woodwinds, and Wright's own piano trio. In 2017, he released yet another large-ensemble album, Vespers for the Feast of Transfiguration. Recorded at St. Peters Church in New York City, it mixed jazz and congregational singing.
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Discography
13 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Blindman (Brother Isaiah, J.J. Wright and Friends)
Gospel - Released by Vere Music on 19 jan. 2024
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
O Emmanuel
J.J. Wright, Notre Dame Children's Choir, Fifth House Ensemble
Divers - Released by Dynamic Catholic on 11 okt. 2016
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Mary's Song
The University Of Notre Dame Folk Choir, J.J. Wright
Folk - Released by Notre Dame Records on 10 feb. 2023
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Inward Looking Outward
Rock - Released by Ropeadope on 19 aug. 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Exodus (Brother Isaiah, J.J. Wright and Friends)
Gospel - Released by Vere Music on 16 feb. 2024
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Peter Song
The University Of Notre Dame Folk Choir, J.J. Wright
Folk - Released by Notre Dame Records on 18 feb. 2023
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Newsong (Brother Isaiah, J.J. Wright and Friends)
Gospel - Released by Vere Music on 15 mrt. 2024
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
The Summons
The University Of Notre Dame Folk Choir, J.J. Wright
Divers - Released by Notre Dame Records on 17 feb. 2021
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Passion
The University Of Notre Dame Folk Choir, J.J. Wright
Folk - Released by Notre Dame Records on 22 feb. 2023
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Vespers for the Immaculate Conception
J.J. Wright, St. Patrick's Cathedral Choir, Fifth House Ensemble
Klassiek - Released by Ignatius Press on 1 nov. 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Drawn Back to the Table (Through Him, With Him, in Him)
The University Of Notre Dame Folk Choir, J.J. Wright
Folk - Released by Notre Dame Records on 1 feb. 2023
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Vespers for the Feast of the Transfiguration
Jazz - Released by Transfiguration Vespers on 16 jun. 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mysteries & Medicines (Brother Isaiah, J.J. Wright and Friends)
Gospel - Released by Vere Music on 26 apr. 2024
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo