May 21, 2024 1:46 PM
Lizz Wright: The Artist as Gardener
Twenty years ago, Lizz Wright emerged as an astounding new voice in music with her superb 2003 debut, Salt, spiced with…
On Shadow, Wright has taken the words of vocalist Nina Simone to heart — that an artist must reflect her times.
May 21, 2024 1:46 PM
Twenty years ago, Lizz Wright emerged as an astounding new voice in music with her superb 2003 debut, Salt, spiced with…
“I decided from that experience that I wanted to get back to the stage in a way that made me feel closer to the people,” Wright said.
Oct 11, 2022 2:41 PM
During the pandemic, Lizz Wright delved more deeply into her love of the culinary arts. With her performing on pause,…
Vocalist Kurt Elling is set to stream a performance on Friday.
Oct 19, 2020 8:59 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Vocalist Dianne Reeves is among the jazz stars who will take part in an April 30 live-streamed concert to celebrate International Jazz Day.
May 1, 2020 8:46 AM
Vocalist Dianne Reeves, guitarist John Scofield, organist Joey DeFrancesco and saxophonist Igor Butman are among the…
Vocalist Ledisi is one of the artists featured on International Jazz Day from Australia, a concert special that premieres on PBS on Friday.
Apr 24, 2020 11:01 AM
With the concert industry at a complete halt due to the coronavirus pandemic, jazz fans are turning to their computer…
Singer José James is releasing No Beginning No End 2 on Rainbow Blonde Records, which he co-founded with singer-songwriter Talia Billig and sound engineer Brian Bender.
Feb 3, 2020 4:44 PM
“Turn Me Up,” a single off José James’ upcoming No Beginning No End 2, radiates like an anthem. Inside an…
Herbie Hancock (left) and Evgeny Pobozhiy at the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Guitar Competition on Dec. 4 in Washington, D.C.
Dec 4, 2019 8:32 PM
Evgeny Pobozhiy, a 30-year-old from Seversk, Russia, took first place at the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz…
Joel Ross performs May 25 at the Atlanta Jazz Festival.
May 31, 2019 11:53 AM
In the sticky, oppressive heat of a spring Atlanta day, Stefon Harris pounds out a chordal interval on his marimba in…
Vocalist Lizz Wright performs April 30 at Arts Centre Melbourne’s Hamer Hall in Australia.
Apr 20, 2020 10:22 AM
Acknowledgments of Australia’s indigenous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were peppered throughout the…
Singer Lizz Wright moved to Chicago in 2017 to serve on the board of the Little Black Pearl Art & Design Academy, which offers arts education and technical training courses in the Kenwood neighborhood on the city’s South Side.
Dec 4, 2018 9:35 AM
Vocalist Lizz Wright has much to be proud of, including her latest accolade: Her latest release, Grace (Concord), topped…
Dizzy Gillespie (left) and Ella Fitzgerald were subjects of a star-studded tribute at the Hollywood Bowl on July 19.
Jul 21, 2017 4:27 PM
The city of Hollywood enjoyed a great summer breeze and the Los Angeles Philharmonic offered up a crowd-pleasing gem of…
Glenn Zaleski (left), Melissa Aldana, Philip Dizack, Pablo Menares and Craig Weinrib perform at the San Francisco Jazz Festival on June 13.
Jun 20, 2017 4:20 PM
Before the SFJAZZ Center opened in January 2013, SFJAZZ’s flagship programming was its San Francisco Jazz Festival…
Singer-songwriter Lizz Wright’s next album, Grace, is scheduled for release in September.
Aug 21, 2019 10:12 AM
Vocalist Lizz Wright appeared at the Howard Theater in Washington, D.C., on April 21 to honor the centennial anniversary…
