Bernard Wright | Solo

Welcome to 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖 𝗖𝗜𝗥𝗖𝗟𝗘 Bernard Wright (November 16, 1963 – May 19, 2022) was an American funk and jazz keyboardist and singer who began his career as a session musician and later released four solo albums. Wright was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York. In the liner notes to his debut album 'Nard, he stated that his mother is Lessie Wright. His godmother was singer Roberta Flack. He attended the High School of Performing Arts in New York. His classmates included writer Carl Hancock Rux and gospel recording artist Desiree Coleman Jackson. He was offered a slot touring with Lenny White when he was 13, and he played with Tom Browne at the age of 16. GRP Records signed him in 1981 and released his debut album 'Nard, tracks from which were prominently sampled in hits by Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Skee-Lo, and LL Cool J. The album was re-released in 2001. He followed with Funky Beat (1983) on Arista and Mr. Wright (1985) on Manhattan Records. The latter of these albums included his biggest R&B appearance, "Who Do You Love", for which a video was made that is featured in the title sequence of Video Music Box. In 1990 he released the gospel album Fresh Hymns. In 2000 he formed a trio with Alfredo Elias and Damon Banks and released the album Back To Our Roots. Wright has also appeared on recordings by musicians such as Miami Mike Devine Pennington, Doug E. Fresh, Cameo, Bobby Brown, Pieces of a Dream, Charles Earland, Marcus Miller, and Miles Davis. After his recording days, Wright continued playing keyboards in Dallas, where he mentored younger artists. ► 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲, 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 & 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁!    / @officialmusiccircle   – ♬usic Ci♪cle ► 𝗕𝘂𝘆 𝗠𝗲 𝗔 𝗖𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲: https://buymeacoffee.com/Musiccircle ► 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: https://sites.google.com/view/musicci... 🎹 𝗞𝗲𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀: Yamaha REFACE CP – https://amzn.to/3w9zw4u Roland GO:KEYS – https://amzn.to/3XlrXnl 🎸 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀: Squier Bullet Telecaster – https://amzn.to/3w9Yr8b Epiphone SG – https://amzn.to/3XfKVf8 🥁 𝗗𝗿𝘂𝗺𝘀: DED-80 Drum Set – https://amzn.to/3XlcaVS DED-200 Drum Set – https://amzn.to/3HapIOh 🪕 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀: Squier Classic Vibe 70s Precision Bass – https://amzn.to/3IWO5Ag Ibanez GSR – https://amzn.to/3kqHlQZ 🎻 𝗩𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝘀: Mendini By Cecilio Violin – https://amzn.to/444Phtc Paititi 4/4 Student Violin – https://amzn.to/40EhFzq ► 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialmus... Facebook:   / musiqcircle   X (Twitter): https://m.x.com/offmusiccircle TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@officialmusic... ► 𝗛𝗮𝘀𝗵𝘁𝗮𝗴𝘀: #MusicCircle, #TopMusic , Art Tatum, #BernardWright #CoryHenry #JacobCollier , Oscar Peterson, #Gospel , #HammondOrgan , #Bass , #Keyboard, #Guitar , #Drums , #ClassicalMusic , #Jazz, #Blues, #Funk , Stride, Reggae ► 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿: music circle Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as teaching, scholarship, and research—featuring Music Circle content inspired by jazz, gospel music, blues, funk, reggae, classical music (Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Mozart), church hymns, gospel chops, and artists like Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, Cory Henry, Jacob Collier, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and Jimi Hendrix. Instruments include piano, keyboard, Yamaha, Hammond organ, bass, drums, guitar, synth, Moog, Korg, and Rhode, with styles from stride to drum and bass, plus choir, singers, quartets, vocal and piano covers, concerts, recitals, harmony, and lessons.