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{{Short description|American jazz and gospel singer (born 1980)}}
{{BLP sources|date= November 2010}}
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name = Lizz Wright
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| birth_name = Elizabeth LaCharla Wright
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1980|01|22}}
| birth_place = [[Hahira, Georgia|Hahira]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], U.S.
| genre = {{hlist|[[Vocal jazz]]|[[gospel music|gospel]]|[[blues]]}}
| occupation = {{flatlist|<!--Only for "occupation(s) as given in the lead": [[Template:Infobox_person#Parameters]]-->
| occupation = Singer
* Singer
* songwriter
}}
| years_active =
| label = [[Concord Records|Concord]], [[Verve Records|Verve]], [[Lightyear Entertainment|Lightyear]]
| associated_acts = [[In the Spirit (group)|In the Spirit]]
| website = {{URL|https://lizzwright.net}}
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[[File:Lizz Wright (2) 2009.jpg|thumb|237px|Lizz Wright at [[Stockholm Jazz Festival]], 2009]]
 
'''Elizabeth LaCharla Wright''' (born January 22, 1980)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Mike |date=January 22, 2023|title=Today's famous birthdays list for January 22, 2023 includes celebrities Diane Lane, Guy Fieri|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/01/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-january-22-2023-includes-celebrities-diane-lane-guy-fieri.html |access-date=January 21, 2023 |website=[[Cleveland.com]]}}</ref> professionally known as '''Lizz Wright''', is an American [[jazz]] and [[gospel music|gospel]] singer.
 
==LifeEarly life and careereducation==
Wright was born in the small town of [[Hahira, Georgia|Hahira]], which is northwest of [[Valdosta, Georgia|Valdosta]], [[Georgia (US state)|Georgia]], one of three children and the daughter of a minister and the musical director<ref name="crizik biog">{{cite 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}}</ref> 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]] in [[Warner Robins, Georgia|Warner Robins]], Georgia, where she was heavily involved in [[Choir|choral singing]], receivingand received the [[National Choral Award]]. She went on to [[Georgia State University]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]] to study singing.<ref name="crizik biog"/> Then she studied at [[The New School]] in [[New York City|New York]]<ref>[http://jazztimes.com/guides/artists/6493-lizz-wright "Lizz Wright"], ''[[JazzTimes]]''.</ref> and in [[Vancouver|Vancouver, BC]].
 
==Career==
Since then she has studied at [[The New School]] in [[New York City|New York]],<ref>[http://jazztimes.com/guides/artists/6493-lizz-wright "Lizz Wright"], ''[[JazzTimes]]''.</ref> and in [[Vancouver|Vancouver, BC]].
Wright joined the Atlanta-based vocal quartet In the Spirit in 2000, anda vocal quartet based in Atlanta; in 2002 she signed a recording contract with [[Verve Records]],. where herHer musical compositions and vocal style have led to her to bebeing compared to that of [[Norah Jones]].<ref name="crizik biog"/>▼
 
Her first album, ''[[Salt (Lizz Wright album)|Salt]]'', was released in the spring of 2003<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/71044/salt "Salt"], ''Billboard'', May 24, 2003.</ref> and reached No. 2 on the ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'' [[Top Contemporary Jazz]] chart in 2004. Her next release was a jazz and [[Pop music|pop]] blend incorporating [[folk music]].<ref name="crizik biog"/> ''[[Dreaming Wide Awake]]'' was released in June 2005<ref>[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4702656 "Lizz Wright, Back with 'Dreaming Wide Awake'"], NPR Music, June 14, 2005.</ref> and was No. 1 on the Top Contemporary Jazz chart in 2005 and 2006. In 2008, Wright released ''[[The Orchard (Lizz Wright album)|The Orchard]]'' to positive reviews.<ref>Anthony Tognazzini, [http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-orchard-mw0000492953 Review of ''The Orchard''], [[AllMusic]].</ref><ref>Christian John Wikane, [http://www.soultracks.com/lizz_wright-orchard_review "Lizz Wright - The Orchard (2008)"], ''Soul Tracks''.</ref><ref>Jim Fusilli, [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB120529009197429603 "Lizz Wright, Refined Risk-Taker"], ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', March 12, 2008.</ref><ref>Phil Johnson, [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-lizz-wright-the-orchard-verve-forecast-799475.html "Album: Lizz Wright, The Orchard (Verve Forecast)"], ''The Independent'', March 23, 2008.</ref> She released her fourth album, ''[[Fellowship (album)|Fellowship]]'', in 2010. Most of the songs on ''[[Fellowship (album)|Fellowship]]'' are gospel standards.<ref>[http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/lizzwright Lizz Wright biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160729072839/http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/lizzwright |date=2016-07-29 }} at Verve.</ref>▼
▲Wright joined the Atlanta-based vocal quartet In the Spirit in 2000, 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]].<ref name="crizik biog"/>
 
==Personal life==
Her first album, ''[[Salt (Lizz Wright album)|Salt]]'', was released in the spring of 2003<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/71044/salt "Salt"], ''Billboard'', May 24, 2003.</ref> and reached No. 2 on the ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'' [[Top Contemporary Jazz]] chart in 2004. Her next release maintained the jazz and [[Pop music|pop]] blend, while incorporating [[folk music]].<ref name="crizik biog"/> ''[[Dreaming Wide Awake]]'' was released in June 2005<ref>[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4702656 "Lizz Wright, Back with 'Dreaming Wide Awake'"], NPR Music, June 14, 2005.</ref> and reached No. 1 on the Top Contemporary Jazz chart in 2005 and 2006.
Wright is married to arts administrator Monica Haslip.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lorge |first1=Suzanne |title=Lizz Wright Takes Control |url=https://downbeat.com/news/detail/lizz-wright-takes-control |website=downbeat.com |date=11 October 2022 |publisher=Maher Publications |access-date=2024-08-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Scheinin |first1=Richard |title=Lizz Wright: Feeding The Soul |url=https://www.sfjazz.org/onthecorner/lizz-wright-feeding-the-soul/#:~:text=For%20Wright%2C%20that%20notion%20holds,been%20its%20chef%20ever%20since. |website=sfjazz.org |publisher=San Francisco Jazz Organization |access-date=2024-08-04}}</ref>
 
▲In 2008, Wright released ''[[The Orchard (Lizz Wright album)|The Orchard]]'' to positive reviews.<ref>Anthony Tognazzini, [http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-orchard-mw0000492953 Review of ''The Orchard''], [[AllMusic]].</ref><ref>Christian John Wikane, [http://www.soultracks.com/lizz_wright-orchard_review "Lizz Wright - The Orchard (2008)"], ''Soul Tracks''.</ref><ref>Jim Fusilli, [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB120529009197429603 "Lizz Wright, Refined Risk-Taker"], ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', March 12, 2008.</ref><ref>Phil Johnson, [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-lizz-wright-the-orchard-verve-forecast-799475.html "Album: Lizz Wright, The Orchard (Verve Forecast)"], ''The Independent'', March 23, 2008.</ref> She released her fourth album, ''[[Fellowship (album)|Fellowship]]'', in 2010. Most songs on ''[[Fellowship (album)|Fellowship]]'' are gospel standards.<ref>[http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/lizzwright Lizz Wright biography] at Verve.</ref>
 
==Discography==
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* ''[[The Orchard (Lizz Wright album)|The Orchard]]'' (Verve Forecast, 2008)
* ''[[Fellowship (album)|Fellowship]]'' (Verve Forecast, 2010)
* ''[[Freedom & Surrender (Lizz Wright album)|Freedom & Surrender]]'' (Concord, 2015)
* ''[[Grace (Lizz Wright album)|Grace]]'' (Concord, 2017)
* ''Holding Space'' (Blues & Greens, 2022)
* ''Shadow'' (Lightyear, 2024)
 
===As guest===
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==References==
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==Sources and external links==
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* [httphttps://www.lizzwright.net/ Official website]
* [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/apr/22/jazz.urban "Portrait of the artist: Lizz Wright, singer"]
 
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