&ldquo\;There's soul flowing in and out of
her rock 'n' roll with a serpentine seduction. Some of soul music's sweet
\, grand dames belt\, shout\, seethe\, and succumb\, while Wright sings ge
ntly like a heartache's apology. It's
funky in spots and beautiful al
l over. And it hurts a little ... like it should&rdquo\;.
Af
ter touring for the last decade as a 7&ndash\;9-piece soul band with horns
&\; keys blazing\, this new era finds Kat Wright being born anew - more herself than ever - revealed\,
simply in a startlingly honest &\; glimmering
naked light. With re
strictions imposed by the pandemic\, Wright &\; her cohorts have recent
ly come to enjoy writing &\; touring in a stripped down formation\, mos
tly trio or quartet\, in contrast to the big band she fronted for the bett
er part of the last decade where she was described &ldquo\;a young Bonnie
Raitt meets Amy Winehouse&rdquo\;. Fans of Wright&rsquo\;s singing &\;
style have been thrilled to discover this paired down line up which
p
uts the groups true talents front &\; center to shine\, instead of dren
ching them in horns and fanfare. You&rsquo\;ll still hear the Raitt &\;
Winehouse influences\, but now also likenesses with Brandi Carlisle &\
; Norah Jones. The
resulting music is more intentional\, more distill
ed\, more potent - a direct balm for the trying times we face today. It&rs
quo\;s truly a scenario of &ldquo\;less is more&rdquo\; - allowing Wright&
rsquo\;s voice to really finally take center stage\, to
shine and ach
e and yearn and howl - unburied\, out in the open\, beaming.
A quote from the folk publication Red Line Roots from November &rsquo\;21
sums it up best: &ldquo\;The first time I saw Kat Wright live was a festi
val gig where the band&rsquo\;s horn section alone was comprised of 3 peop
le. Wright
has that special balance of power and grace in her voice t
hat can shimmer and float to the top of a big band setting\, I don&rsquo\;
t think anyone who has witnessed her perform could deny that. But the inti
macy and
vulnerability that she and collaborators Bob Wagner and Josh
Weinstein has crafted with their newly (and COVID necessary) formed (trio
) outfit is something truly magnificent.
Kat has shared t he stage with: Kacey Musgraves\, Grace Potter\, The Wood Brothers\, Lawren ce\, Marco Benevento\, Rubblebucket\, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band\, Le ftover Salmon\, Ryan Montbleau\, Amy Helm\, Soulive\, The Motet &\; mor e. \;
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