Lizz Wright

  • Atlanta, GA
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  • R&B
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  • 2000
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About Lizz Wright

Official Site: http://lizzwright.net/


Vocalist Lizz Wright delivers a sultry R&B performance that's divinely layered in gospel and jazz, and keenly similar to the work of Oleta Adams and Jill Scott. Wright 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 countless choir competitions. Wright was coming into her warm, smooth singing voice, so her decision to attend Georgia State in Atlanta to study voice at a professional level wasn't surprising. Atlanta became her home and her voice became her solace. In 2000, Wright joined the vocal quartet In the Spirit. The group was quickly hailed as the best jazz group in the city, motivating Wright to hone her craft all the more. Two years later, Verve inked Wright a deal. Her impressive singing style was captured on her debut, Salt, the following spring. Dreaming Wide Awake followed in June 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, Wright returned with Fellowship, featuring guest performances from bassist Me'Shell Ndegéocello and vocalist Angélique Kidjo. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, Rovi

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  • Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly
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    • Vocalise / End Of The Line
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    • Salt
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    • Soon As I Get Home
      http://listen.vo.llnwd.net/g2/5/0/4/1/3/915331405.mp3
    • Dreaming Wide Awake
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    • Get Together
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    • My Heart
      http://listen.vo.llnwd.net/g2/6/5/2/2/0/916002256.mp3

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Tour Dates

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  • Jun 18 Tuesday
    Toronto, ON, Canada Massey Hall
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  • Jul 17 Wednesday
    Sete, France Théâtre de la Mer
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  • Nov 14 Thursday
    Kaiserslautern, Germany Kammgarn
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  • Nov 15 Friday
    Munich, Germany Circus Krone
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  • Nov 16 Saturday
    Dortmund, Germany Konzerthaus Dortmund
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  • Nov 19 Tuesday
    Frankfurt, Germany Alte Oper
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  • Nov 20 Wednesday
    Hannover, Germany Theater am Aegi
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  • Nov 21 Thursday
    Berlin, Germany Kammermusiksaal Philharmonie Grosser Saal
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  • Nov 23 Saturday
    Hamburg, Germany Laeiszhalle Hamburg
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  • Nov 24 Sunday
    Bremen, Germany Die Glocke
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  • Nov 25 Monday
    Düsseldorf, Germany Tonhalle Düsseldorf
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Discography

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  • Fellowship  (2010)
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    Fellowship (2010)
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  • The Orchard (2008)
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    The Orchard (2008)
    Verve Forecast
  • Dreaming Wide Awake (2005)
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    Dreaming Wide Awake (2005)
    Verve
  • Salt (2003)
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    Salt (2003)
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