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Rik Wright is a jazz-rock fusion guitarist based in Seattle, Washington, who is primarily known for his work with his band Rik Wright's Fundamental Forces.

Musical Career
Although widely reviewed as a jazz artist, Wright's compositions are often described as not easily fitting into any genre, often blending jazz, rock, funk and worldbeat, leading AXS.com to describe them as "paving a path of his own making through the jazz kaleidoscope. Eclectic sounding with a flair for the exotic." Wright's first recording with Fundamental Forces, Blue, peaked at #21 on the CMJ Jazz Radio charts in April of 2014. Just 8 months later, in January of 2015, his second recording Red topped the same radio chart at #1. His third recording, Green then hit #3 on the same chart 11 months later in December 2015 and also broke the top 100 of the JazzWeek radio chart. Green was also nominated for 2015 Northwest Recording of the Year by Earshot Jazz.

Event Organizer
Wright has been involved in various concert promotions throughout his career, as a founder of HipSync Records, and as a promoter of jazz and rock concerts, most recently with Zero-G Concerts. Since 2010, Zero-G Concerts has promoted hundreds of instrumental music performances in the greater Seattle area.