To many of her fans, acclaimed vocalist Lizz Wright is a genre unto herself.

When she takes the stage Sunday to perform her unique blend of soul, jazz, gospel and folk at the Music Center at Strathmore in Bethesda, Maryland , she’ll be stepping into an area she says has always met her with “warmth, soulfulness and deep knowing.”

Wright has performed in the D.C. region many times over the years since the release of “Salt,” her 2003 debut album , but the timing of her appearances in 2025 have coincided with major local political tremors.

After signaling plans to take over the Kennedy Center on social media days earlier, President Donald Trump was elected to serve as the chairman of the Kennedy Center on Feb. 12. The center’s president Deborah Rutter, a Biden appointee, was fired. Wr

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