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Guitarist, Composer, Educator - Trey Wright
Trey Wright
Trey Wright is a jazz guitarist, composer and recording artist based in Roswell, GA.  Initially inspired by the blues, Trey was exposed to jazz early in his development by a private instructor. While studying Sociology at the University of Georgia, Wright furthered his study of jazz improvisation with pianist and composer Steve Dancz. In 1994, he co-founded the Athens/Atlanta based jazz band Squat. The group is a six-time winner of Best Jazz Band at the Flagpole Athens Music Awards and has been a featured artist at the Atlanta Jazz Festival, Bel Chere, The Twilight Athens Jazz Festival, the Cherry Blossom Festival, Harvest Midtown and Athfest. Several of Trey’s compositions with the group have received international airplay and have been featured on Sirius/XM radio and NPR’s All Things Considered.

Trey also performs freelance in the Athens and Atlanta area and has performed with Jimmy Haslip (Yellowjackets), John Patitucci, Joe Lovano, Corey Christiansen and Darmon Meader of the New York Voices. Trey has performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Jazz A Vienne and the World Sacred Music Festival in Bangalore, India. As a solo guitarist and with his trio, Trey has been a featured performer at the Athens Music and Arts Festival, The Lake Oconee Jazz Festival and the Atlanta Jazz Festival. In early 2008, Trey began playing with the Georgia Symphony Jazz Orchestra.

In December of 2002, Trey completed a Master of Music degree in Jazz Studies at Georgia State University and he currently teaches Applied Jazz Guitar, Jazz Theory and Composition, Jazz Guitar Ensemble, Jazz History, Jazz Improvisation and The History of Rock at Kennesaw State University. Trey has also taught at LaGrange College, Gainesville College, the Atlanta Institute of Music and was a Jazz Artist in Residence at The University of Georgia. In addition, Trey writes a column on Jazz Harmony for the Guitar for the quarterly print magazine Just Jazz Guitar.

In 2006, Trey released his first CD Where I’m Calling From, receiving rave reviews and airplay throughout the United States, New Zealand, England, Australia, Germany, Italy, Canada, Luxembourg, Scotland and The Netherlands. The Trey Wright Trio released Thinking Out Loud in the summer of 2009 on Blue Canoe Records. In 2010, The CD was included in the first round of Grammy Nominations/Entries for Best Jazz Instrumental Album. In the fall of 2012, the Trey Wright Trio’s version of Thom Yorke’s “Analyze” was included on the compilation Head Radio Retransmissions: A Tribute to Radiohead on the German label ESC records. Trey’s long awaited collaboration with Grammy winning saxophonist Mace Hibbard The Hibbard/Wright Project was released in May 2013. 
In 2015, Trey released his Blue Canoe follow up titled, “Songs From Oak Avenue". Currently in 2019, Trey starts the year off with a dynamite jazz album titled, “Begin Again”. www.TreyWright.com

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Trey Wright - Begin Again

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Trey Wright Begin Again
Begin Again (2019)
Trey Wright Songs From Oak Avenue
Songs From Oak Avenue (2015)
Trey Wright
Thinking Out Loud (2009)
Trey Wright
Trey Wright (live). Photo Credit: Brian Weaver
Trey Wright and Laura Coyle
From L to R: Laura Coyle (vocals), Trey Wright (guitar).
Trey Wright
Trey Wright Live
Trey Wright Jazz Guitar
Trey Wright Promo Photo
Trey Wright Jazz Guitar
Trey Wright Promo Photo
Trey Wright Jazz Guitar
Trey Wright in Concert
Trey Wright Jazz Guitar
Trey Wright Live
Trey Wright Jazz Guitar
Trey Wright in Concert. Photo Credit and Courtesy of Bob Brussack
Trey Wright Jazz Guitar
Trey Wright recording in the Studio

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