Lizz Wright with Kenny Banks Sr. at Grote Kerk⛪

American singer and songwriter Lizz Wright has been a familiar face in the jazz world for two decades. With her deep, warm voice and a style that blends gospel, jazz, and soul, she captivates her audience in a unique way. Her repertoire moves effortlessly between the personal and the spiritual, between the understated and the powerful. Music that revolves around humanity, love, and connection.

Lizz grew up in Georgia, where she sang in her father's church as a child. Those early musical experiences still form the foundation of her work. Her 2003 debut album, Salt, immediately reached the top of the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Charts. In the years that followed, several successful albums, collaborations with major artists, and an Edison Jazz Award (Best International Female Vocalist 2025) confirmed her position as a top international artist....

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American singer and songwriter Lizz Wright has been a familiar face in the jazz world for two decades. With her deep, warm voice and a style that blends gospel, jazz, and soul, she captivates her audience in a unique way. Her repertoire moves effortlessly between the personal and the spiritual, between the understated and the powerful. Music that revolves around humanity, love, and connection.

Lizz grew up in Georgia, where she sang in her father's church as a child. Those early musical experiences still form the foundation of her work. Her 2003 debut album, Salt, immediately reached the top of the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Charts. In the years that followed, several successful albums, collaborations with major artists, and an Edison Jazz Award (Best International Female Vocalist 2025) confirmed her position as a top international artist.

For this special concert, Lizz will bring her regular pianist Kenny Banks Sr. to the Grote Kerk. Kenny will play the Hammond organ in addition to the piano during this duo concert.

"A smooth, dark alto possessing qualities you might associate with barrel-aged bourbon or butter-soft leather," The New York Times

Lineup:
Lizz Wright: vocals/piano
Kenny Banks Sr.: piano/Hammond organ

We are very pleased and grateful that Lizz and Kenny, in collaboration with Mojo, were willing to collaborate to make our anniversary concert possible. Starting with a unique duo concert before Lizz's new European tour, the first and, for now, only one in the Netherlands, here at the Grote Kerk, it makes big dreams come true sometimes.

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