Lizz Wright

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Lizz Wright
HOMETOWN
Hahira, GA

BORN
January 22, 1980

About Lizz Wright
Lizz Wright is a vocalist and composer who synthesizes R&B, jazz, folk, blues, and gospel. She was born in 1980 in the Georgia town of Hahira, and her musical tastes blossomed early on. Her father served as the pianist and musical director at the local church, and he encouraged his daughter to absorb the soulful dispositions of classic hymns. Eventually, blues and jazz were added to Wright's musical plate, and by high school she was earning awards in choir competitions. Wright was coming into her own with a warm, smooth singing voice, so her decision to attend Georgia State in Atlanta to study voice at a professional level wasn't surprising. In 2000, Wright joined the vocal quartet In the Spirit. The group was quickly hailed as the best jazz group in the city, which motivated Wright to hone her craft all the more. Two years later, the Verve label signed her as a solo artist. Her impressive singing style was captured on her 2003 debut, Salt. Dreaming Wide Awake, for which she shifted to Verve Forecast, followed in 2005. After making a guest appearance on the Toots Thielemans album One More for the Road in 2006, Wright released her third album, The Orchard, in 2008. In 2010, she returned with Fellowship, a gospel-heavy set that featured guest performances from kindred spirits Me'Shell Ndegéocello and vocalist Angélique Kidjo. After a move to Concord, she released Freedom & Surrender in 2015. It included versions of Nick Drake's "River Man" and Bee Gees' "To Love Somebody." Grace, recorded with Joe Henry, arrived two years later with a gentle cover of Allen Toussaint's "Southern Nights" among its singles. ~ MacKenzie Wilson

Lizz Wright discography

10 discs


Freedom & Surrender - Lizz Wright
Freedom & Surrender
2015
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Single - Lizz Wright
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Single
2015
Fellowship - Lizz Wright
Fellowship
2010
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