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.
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Discography
18 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Holding Space (Lizz Wright live in Berlin)
Soul - Released by Blues & Greens Records on 15 Jun 2022
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Grace
Vocal Jazz - Released by Concord Records on 15 Sep 2017
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - StereoBooklet available -
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Freedom & Surrender
Vocal Jazz - Released by Concord Records on 1 Jan 2015
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The Nearness Of You (Live at the Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York / October 22, 2016)
Lizz Wright, The Ella 100 All-Star Quartet
Jazz - Released by Concord Jazz on 3 Apr 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Fellowship
Vocal Jazz - Released by Verve Forecast on 1 Jan 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Sweet Feeling
Soul - Released by Blues & Greens Records on 6 Oct 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Dreaming Wide Awake
Jazz - Released by Verve Forecast on 1 Jan 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Freedom & Surrender
Jazz - Released by Concord Records on 1 Jan 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Dreaming Wide Awake
Jazz - Released by Verve Forecast on 1 Jan 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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