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Lizz Wright (Harira GA, USA 1980) is an American jazz/R&B singer and composer.

Wright was born in the small town of Hahira in the US state of Georgia; one of three children and the daughter of a minister and the musical director of their Church. She started singing gospel music and playing piano in church as a child, and also became interested in jazz and blues. She attended Houston County High School, where she was heavily involved in choral singing, receiving the National Choral Award. She went on to Georgia State University in Atlanta to study singing. Since then she has studied at The New School in New York, and in Vancouver. She currently resides outside Hendersonville, North Carolina.

Wright joined the Atlanta-based vocal quartet In the Spirit in 2000, which soon achieved critical acclaim, and in 2002 she signed a recording contract with Verve Records, where her musical compositions and vocal style led her to be compared to that of Norah Jones.

Her first album, Salt, was released in the spring of 2003 and reached number two on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz chart in 2004. Her next release was not a follow-up of her debut, but this record maintained the jazz and pop blend, while incorporating folk music to her musical blend. Dreaming Wide Awake was released in June 2005 and reached number one on the Top Contemporary Jazz chart in 2005 and 2006. In 2008, Wright released The Orchard to positive reviews. She released her fourth album in 2010. Most songs on Fellowship are gospel standards.

Few musicians, that have been commercially successful and artistically praised, have, at the height of their popularity, decided to take a hiatus to discover themselves. Lizz Wright did just that, and propelled her music into a renewed direction on Freedom and Surrender in 2015. After a string of acclaimed records for the Verve label, and a number of guest side projects, Wright signed with Concord Music Group, savoring the opportunity to create music on her terms. Under the inspiring production of Larry Klein, this release is a slight contrast from previous work, depicted with a broad palette, her superior vocal gifts on full display.

01 - Lizz Wright - A Taste of Honey.mp3
02 - Lizz Wright - Stop.mp3
03 - Lizz Wright - Hit The Ground.mp3
04 - Lizz Wright - When I Close My Eyes.mp3
05 - Lizz Wright - I'm Confessin'.mp3
06 - Lizz Wright - Old Man.mp3
07 - Lizz Wright - Wake Up, Little Sparrow.mp3
08 - Lizz Wright - Chasing Strange.mp3
09 - Lizz Wright - Get Together.mp3
10 - Lizz Wright - Trouble.mp3
11 - Lizz Wright - Dreaming Wide Awake.mp3
12 - Lizz Wright - Without You.mp3
13 - Lizz Wright - Narrow Daylight.mp3