Lizz Wright

In the organizer's words:

With her inimitable voice, Lizz Wright is one of the most influential vocal artists in contemporary jazz and soul. Growing up as the daughter of a pastor in Georgia in the US South, she was influenced early on by gospel music, sang in the church choir and received piano lessons. From there, her path led her to an international career via vocal studies and the Great American Songbook. In her early 20s, Lizz Wright attracted national attention with a Billie Holiday tribute and soon after landed at the top of the Billboard jazz charts with her debut album "Salt" (Verve Records). Her subsequent albums also achieved high chart positions. In 2022, Lizz Wright released "Holding Space", a brilliant live album as the first release of her own independent label "Blues & Greens Records", on which she intends to promote numerous talents and newcomers who will benefit from her many years of experience in the music industry. Together with Cécile McLorin Salvant and Angelque Kidjo, Wright celebrates great female singers from jazz, pop, soul and blues in the "Sing the Truth" project under the artistic direction of Terri Lyne Carrington. Lizz Wright last wowed the Enjoy Jazz audience in 2018 - we look forward to seeing her again.