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BLP sources|date= November 2010Infobox musical artist | name = Lizz Wright| image = Lizz Wright.jpg| caption =| background = solo_singer| birth_name =| alias =| Born = birth date and age|1980|01|22|df=y Hahira, Georgia|Hahira , Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia United States | death_date =| instrument = Singing|Vocals | genre = R& B , jazz , soul music|soul , gospel music|gospel , blues | occupation = Singer , Composer | years_active =| label = Verve Records | associated_acts = In the Spirit (vocal group)|In the Spirit | website = http://www.lizzwright.net/ Lizz Wright.com| notable_instruments = Lizz Wright (born January 22, 1980) is an United States|American jazz / R& B singer and composer .
Wright was born in the small town of Hahira, Georgia|Hahira in the US state of Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia ; one of three children and the daughter of a Minister of religion|minister and the musical directorcite web|url= http://www.soultracks.com/lizz_wright.htm|title=Lizz Wright Biography|last=Rizik|first=Christopher|date=2003-2010|publisher=SoulTracks.com|accessdate=2 November 2010 of their Church. She started singing gospel music and playing piano in church as a child, and also became interested in jazz and Blues music|blues . She attended Houston County High School (Georgia)|Houston County High School , where she was heavily involved in Choir|choral singing , receiving the National Choral Award . She went on to Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta to study singing. Since then she has studied at The New School in New York City|New York ,Citation needed|date=March 2010 and in Vancouver . She currently resides outside Hendersonville, North Carolina.
Wright joined the Atlanta-based vocal quartet In the Spirit (vocal group)|In the Spirit in 2000, which soon achieved critical acclaim, and in 2002 she signed a recording contact with Verve Records , where her musical compositions and vocal style led her to be compared to that of Norah Jones .
Her first album, Salt (Lizz Wright album)|Salt , was released in the spring of 2003 (and reached number two on the Billboard magazine|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 music|pop blend, while incorporating folk music to her musical blend.Dreaming Wide Awake in June 2005 (which reached number one on the Top Contemporary Jazz chart in 2005 and 2006). In 2008, Wright released The Orchard (Lizz Wright album)|The Orchard to positive reviews.
"No One But Myself to Blame" and "Fool's Gold" on The Pecan Tree by Joe Sample (2002)
"...Till Then" and " The Fiddle and the Drum|Fiddle and the Drum " on ...Till Then by Danilo Perez (2003)
"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" on Closer (David Sanborn album)|Closer by David Sanborn (2005)
"Come Rain or Come Shine" on One More for the Road (album)|One More for the Road by Toots Thielemans (2006)
"Freedom" on Supply and Demand by Amos Lee (2006) back vocals
"Reaching for the Moon" on We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song (2007)
"Whispering Pines (with Jakob Dylan )" on Endless Highway – A Tribute to the Band (2007)
"Stillness: Winterhouse" on Persona by Massimo Biolcati (2008)
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Persondata | NAME = Wright, Lizz | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = American singer | DATE OF BIRTH = 22 January 1980 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Lizz Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:African American singers Category:American jazz singers Category:Smooth jazz musicians Category:People from Lowndes County, Georgia Category:Musicians from Georgia (U.S. state)
