ABOUT:

A Musician with a Vision

Musician, artist, and educator, J.G. Boccella has been losing his eyesight for decades due to a rare retinal disease called retinitis pigmentosa (RP). 

A friend of JG’s once said to him: “You may be going blind, but you have great vision.”

JG is now on a mission to help others find their visions.

MUSIC.ART.EQUALITY 

JG’s upcoming album — as well as his multi-media concert experience — are both entitled VISION, and feature JG’s powerful lyrical voice, powerful singing voice, and powerful social voice. 

Here’s one of the songs from the album.

FREEDOM: https://youtu.be/LndqwqNx47c?si=MpUfPWzTNe-J07QP

When asked what his vision is, J.G. says, “My vision is to use my music, art, and ideas to work for equality for all people. With everything I do, my intention is to inspire, encourage and uplift. I want to bring people together, and do it with kindness, compassion & love for others as well as for myself.“

“OneLily: Memorizing beauty before going blind”

One of JG’s painting series’ is OneLily:

“Back in 2013, I found myself staring at this one beautiful lily, almost as if I was trying to burn the image into my consciousness before going totally blind.

Creating the OneLily painting series was my way of freezing that moment in time, memorizing that beauty, and sharing it with others.”

Even though the original OneLily paintings are priced accordingly, J.G. also offers high-quality, economical, canvas print reproductions of them right here on this website.

THE VISION KIT +

In addition, J.G. has created an entire program, also called VisionByJG, which includes the VisionKit workshop series that helps people get in touch with their natural abilities, passions and values so they can create a vision of their “future selves.”

MUSIC REVIEWS:

J.G.’s first full-length recording was entitled The Divided States of America and was conceived as a concept album about race in America.  

Tony Norman of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette described it as “a suite of songs about race, class and other divisions that continue to haunt the American dream.' 

Rege Behe of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review wrote that the album “confronts society's ills with a mix of styles ranging from jazz to reggae, with lyrics that are unabashedly hopeful.”

Sara Causey of The Rock n Roll Reporter wrote, “Boccella advocates change without being preachy, and he's got the musical skills to back it up.” 

EDUCATION:

J.G. earned his bachelor’s degree in Visual Art from Brown University and his master’s degree in Arts in Education from Harvard University.

NEWS:

Finishing up the VISION album, and working on the VISION multi-media theatrical concert experience, incorporating live music, dance, conceptual stage design, and a thematic thread of Vision woven throughout the entire production.

WELCOME:

Welcome to my VISION.

I’d love to see your VISION.

I am a musician, artist, and entrepreneur with a passion for bringing people together through the arts.

My mother has always said: “The Arts heal.”

And I agree with her.

A friend once told me that even though I was losing my sight, I had great Vision.

MUSIC:

Click HERE to hear “I Want You Back” from the upcoming covers album.

Click HERE to hear a song I wrote called

“I’ve Come a long Way”

Click HERE to hear more of

my music on Spotify