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"Above all is his voice, you can not describe the pure joy radiating from the listening," says Lizz Wright (USA, 1980), JM García Martínez, music critic of El Pais.
And is that despite his youth has a meaty voice, emotional and mature.
No frills, no vibrato, only a powerful and direct voice.
His eclectic taste in music has been recorded three albums, the latest The Orchard has made known to everyone.
You could close your eyes and look at the heart of black America as he listens.
Up most of their songs, where he sought simplicity in his lyrics, always seeking excitement.
His father was a preacher and he and his family sang gospel in the Church.
In a tribute concert to Billie Holiday was founded costume star.
Today is a rising star.
The voice of jazz moment you arrive on Saturday November 15 Cartagena Jazz Festival, in a double bill that also involved the great acid jazz group Incognito.
Tickets for both concerts 15 Euros.
He was born on January 22, 1980 in Hahira, Georgia.
She was the youngest of three cryptic whose father was a preacher and whose mother sang gospel in their masses.
"I've sung in church since she was six years - was dragged into it," laughs Lizz.
"My brother, my sister and I used to sing as a trio when my father preached. If we were not at home doing homework were in the car with our parents going to church or several meetings."
Houston County Institute expanded the musical horizons of Wright.
During this time he also discovered jazz through jazz program on NPR's Marian McPartland.
After graduating from high school he joined the Georgia State University in Atlanta.
In the summer of 1998 Lizz moved to Macon, 200 miles south.
It was a turning point.
"I worked for a time and lived alone. I realized I wanted to do and why I wanted to. Many nights he used to drive two hours each night to go to Atlanta and hear some jazz. After a while I found myself being part of the jam sessions. "
In one year, Loafting Creative, alternative newspaper in Atlanta, In The Spirit named best jazz group in Atlanta and said of Lizz Wright: "Wright is really a singer of singers. Its beautiful tone and exquisite phrasing .. . prove that Miss Wright could well be Miss Right (right). It has everything. "
"The discovery of the evening was Lizz Wright ... that provided a level of spirituality that is not often young jazz musicians. Wright justified to ease the excitement has been created in the world of jazz thanks to his times quiet, interpretations heartfelt and resonant bass notes "- Howard Reich, The Chicago Tribune
One day can make a big difference.
On July 11, 2002, Lizz Wright was another unknown singer on the list of artists in a concert tribute to Billie Holiday at Orchestra Hall in Chicago.
24 hours after a star was born thanks to his performances of I Cover The Waterfront and Do not Explain.
Left the audience with tears in his eyes.
A week later, another tribute to Holiday at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Wright returned to take over the show.
"The real surprise of the night," says veteran jazz critic Los Angeles Times, Don Heckman, was "Lizz Wright in his California debut offering great evidence of its potential as a new star and jazz singer. Slender and dark-eyed with an aura of confidence, sing with a maturity beyond his youth articulated. "
Their 12-track debut for Verve, Salt (2003), was co-produced by industry legend Tommy LaPiuma, the great drummer and composer Brian Blade and Jon Cowherd arranger.
The eclectic mix of bases of jazz and pop, his own compositions (Salt, Blue Rose, Eternity, Fire, Silence) and a subject of Broadway show that has a unique gift marked by a strong contralto, emotionally intuitive phrasing and a penchant for the drama content.
The brains behind SALT has extensive experience: President Tommy LaPiuma Verve brings decades of production of jazz and pop Grammy winner (George Benson, Miles Davis, Al Jarreau, Diana Krall).
Brian Blade has recorded two solo albums for Blue Note and currently records and plays live with Wayne Shorter.
And keyboardist Jon Cowherd is a regular contributor to Blade.
Kenny Banks (the music director of Atlanta's Wright) plays the piano, Fender Rhodes and Hammond B-3 organ.
The rest of the supporting musicians (Blade, pianist Danilo Perez, the saxophonist Chris Potter and drummer Jeff Haynes) are part of the best young musicians today.
"All these people so spectacularly brought everything they had to give which was an inspiring experience," recalls Wright.
"It's really magical when you think about it."
So in 2005 he released his second album for Verve, Dreaming Wide Awake, an album that sings songs by Lizz interpret Neil Young, Fats Waller, The Beatles, Madonna, Herb Alpert, Joe Henry unclassifiable or Devendra Banhart, also composed themes own and collaborating with other composers.
'The Orchard', the new album from Lizz Wright is his third for Verve, an elegant blend of jazz and American song that sounds classic on the voice of this artist.
It's the album that brings to Cartagena.
After Wright will be the turn of Incognito, the project led by Jean-Paul Maunick (UK, 1957), also known as Bluey.
Quintet is part of the essential acid jazz (with Jamiroquai, The Brand New Heavies, Corduroy, and The James Taylor Quartet), style is an unavoidable and that has helped define and popularize.
His music is therefore a fusion of jazz, funk, soul, disco, bossa / samba, house and dance rhythms.
Although the background of some themes use electronic databases house, his proposal is fundamentally sound, perfect for lovers of black music reminiscent of the 70 but with modern dance music of early 90's.
Possibly the perfect group for anyone who wants to enter the acid jazz, or lover who convinced either way.
His albums are considered masterpieces of acid jazz and black music in general.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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