Lizz Wright

My mom and I saw Lizz Wright perform last Saturday at Yoshi's in Oakland. We had the best time, and it was definitely one of those moments you remember. We ate a sushi dinner before the show, also at Yoshi's and we enjoyed our meal immensely. The people watching was fun too, especially this one lady wearing a ridiculously enormous floppy-brimmed hat.

Lizz Wright was a revelation. From the moment she opened her mouth when she stepped onstage, she had the whole room enthralled with her. Her voice was pure and smooth and I haven't heard anything like it. A show at Yoshi's is unique because the venue is so small. The artist and band have no place to hide and I think you have to be uniquely talented to perform like this. Lizz Wright is definitely that - uniquely talented. She didn't hit one wrong note for an hour and a half and the band was also flawless. She was painfully shy, which was obvious since we were seated almost right under nose in the row of tables directly in front of the stage. I even liked that about her, because it showed that her talent is truly something she has to share even if her body may not necessarily want to. Each song of her set was relaxed and beautiful, although some of her lyrics probably weren't suited to a Mom-daughter date. More like husband-wife date ;)

I had a great time and I know my mom did too, we kept looking at each other in amazement that someone this talented exists somehow below the radar. She would put many of today's pop stars in their place with her vocal ability.

We shared our table with two other ladies who had each bought single tickets and come to the show by themselves. They were beautiful black women, which made our table a quartet of beautiful black women. They gushed over the fact that Mom was my mom (since she looks so great for her age), which happens almost every time we go out together, but I don't mind and I'm sure Mom doesn't.

The only bad part of the night was that it had to end and I forgot my camera. However, the memories are emblazoned in my mind and those pictures won't fade.