Lizz Wright is a talented 22-year-old jazz vocalist with a radiant voice, charismatic stage presence, and poise far beyond her years. She hails from a small southern Georgia town where she sang and played piano in her father's church. It was this early introduction to a jazz/blues gospel style of singing that piqued her fancy for the jazz world. Creative Loafing, Atlanta’s alternative newspaper said that Lizz Wright "..is truly a singer's singer. beautiful tone and exquisite phrasing…” She is a singer whose authenticity offers great promise for the future of jazz and the art of song. Grand Performances is proud to be the first to present Lizz Wright to Southern Californians.