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 early 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 Thielmans album One More for...
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 early 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 Thielmans album One More for the Road in 2006,
Wright released her third album, The Orchard, in 2008. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, Rovi