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Lizz Wright Kenny Banks

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Liz Wright, highly acclaimed as a folky jazz and soul singer, presents her first album on Candid, a duo project with her longtime collaborator, keyboardist Kenny Banks Sr. Lights unique, deep vocals blend beautifully with Bankss masterful piano and organ playing, showcasing a rich selection of jazz and gospel standardsincluding improvised blues versions of Soon Ill Be Done and Amazing Grace. This is a more spiritual work than ever before.Liz Wright is an iconic soul and jazz singer born in Hirama, Georgia, in 1980. Raised in a pastors family, she was exposed to church music from an early age. She joined a gospel choir as a teenager and eventually became drawn to jazz. She studied music in Atlanta and New York, and in 2003 released her debut album, *Salt*, on Verve. Her follow-up, *Dreaming Wide Awake* (2005), incorporated elements of folk and Americana and was highly acclaimed. Sinc