Vocalist Lizz Wright mesmerized the sold-out audience at The Cabaret with her own blending of jazz, gospel, folk, and R&B in Indy Jazz Fest’s Sunset Series collaboration with The Cabaret on September ...

Lizz Wright could always sing. As a child, in the church within the small town of Hahira, Ga., it came easy. It was also a vehicle that an otherwise shy, self-described "awkward" child could express ...

Acclaimed vocalist Lizz Wright embraces her newfound freedom with a classic recording that encapsulates an illustrious 20-year career since the release of her debut album, Salt (Verve, 2003). Wright's ...

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. Renowned expressive vocalist ...

Although Lizz Wright’s audience remembers the young contralto who debuted as a jazz-singer-to-watch in 2002, Wright wants to be clear she’s taking a “folk direction.” She’s always moved easily into ...

Lizz Wright performs Friday at 8 p.m. at Reynolds Industries Theater in Duke University’s Bryan Center. Tickets run $26–$34. Lizz Wright came into the world as the daughter of a pastor in small-town ...

In the five years since Lizz Wright’s last album, the gospel-themed Fellowship, the jazz vocalist’s life veered in unexpected directions. Wright went through a divorce and a near-fatal car accident.

Lizz Wright is an old friend of Jazz Aspen and a longtime favorite of Aspen audiences. The singer, who opens the Jazz Aspen June Experience today, has played the JAS Café, shared a bill with Jamie ...

Lizz Wright opens her music file and tells listeners what she grooves to when she's not sampling her own work. The popular soul singer shares her appreciation for fellow artists, such as Gilberto Gil ...

Lizz Wright has an immediately arresting voice. She sounds equally at home whether reaching for high, airy notes or dropping down for the deepest, earthiest tones. Dreaming Wide Awake finds her taking ...

There is an entire generation of young singers who are not only hooked on jazz but are taking the form to new places. Cecile McLorin Salvant is one example. Lizz Wright is another. Wright began ...

The comparisons to legendary jazz singers preceded Lizz Wright's arrival on record, and while her debut "Salt" is a stylistic amalgam like Norah Jones' debut, she hasn't been able to slide out of the ...