About

Lizz Wright's inimitable voice has been described by the New York Times as 'a smooth, dark alto possessed of qualities you might associate with barrel-aged bourbon or butter-soft leather'.

Her mesmeric stage presence and a broad cultural upbringing that embraces gospel music, soul, jazz and traditional music makes her simply one of America's finest - and most distinctive - modern singers. She draws a steady stream of inspiration from her Southern upbringing in Georgia, where she was the musical director of a small church of which her father was the pastor. But she blends and switches styles with ease, from church to folksong to the Great American Songbook. Her mix of taut control and passionate outpourings, and a renowned ability to intertwine her vocals with her fellow musicians, makes the prospect of this intimate set with pianist Kenny Banks Sr a truly enticing prospect.