Lizzy Parks is a singer/songwriter. Her debut album ‘Watching Space’ infus… Read Full Bio ↴Lizzy Parks is a singer/songwriter. Her debut album ‘Watching Space’ infuses the soaring jazz melodies of Ella Fitzgerald with the cutting edge sensibility of Bjork. With vocal comparisons to Erykah Badu and the songwriting skills of Carole King, Lizzy combines the musical freedom of jazz with a cool modern edge.
Lizzy Parks caught the attention of TruThoughts recordings via her involvement with the Nostalgia 77 and Nostalgia 77 Octet (TruThoughts featured artists) projects. She has loved and lived music all her life with the help of an old clarinet (in the very early years), piano, tenor sax and, of course, her vocal chords. She grew up in Devon in the South West of England but opted for a taste of city life when she moved to Birmingham to study Jazz at university.
There she did most of her growing up (musically and the rest!) and had the pleasure of playing with some great musicians including Chris Bowden (a killer sax player) who asked her to sing on his 'Slightly Askew' album for Ninja Tune in 2001. This and other early successes set the scene for her musical journey. Further sessions followed for various labels and artists including tracks such as Nostalgia 77's ‘Hope Suite’ for Tru Thoughts, which was nominated for Gilles Peterson’s BBC Radio One’s Track of the Year 2005 and Will Saul's 'Space Between' (Simple).
She then worked on her debut album 'Watching Space' in 2005 for indie label The Birds and settled in North London where she lives and works, on her own music and a variety of new and exciting projects with artists including our very own Nostalgia 77. She can frequently be found live on stage with the Nostalgia 77 Octet and on occasion The Heritage Orchestra (Brownswood) and of course in her own band, as, you guessed it, Lizzy Parks.
Lizzy has performed at some wonderful venues including The Jazz Café, Cargo, The National Theatre, The Royal Festival Hall, The Spitz, Ronnie Scotts, Birminham Symphony Hall, Glastonbury Festival, The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Hall and the Gateshead International Jazz Festival, as well as internationally in Denmark, Portugal, Bratislava, Athens, Ghent, Belgium and, Germany.
Lizzy describes her music: “To be honest, I love a lot, I listen a lot and I sing a lot and I'm always happiest sharing what I can find with anyone who'll take the time to listen”. Lizzy’s debut album for Tru Thoughts, co-produced by Nostalgia 77, is entitled ‘Raise the Roof’ and is due out on September 22 2008. The long player will be preceded by a 7” single in August, also entitled “Raise The Roof”. The single has so far received fantastic reactions from tastemakers around the world including Laurent Garnier, Pete Isaac (Jelly Jazz) and Gilles Peterson, who featured an album track on his BBC Radio 1 show in July.
Keep updated with news & 2007 tour dates by visiting www.lizzyparks.co.uk
Lizzy Parks caught the attention of TruThoughts recordings via her involvement with the Nostalgia 77 and Nostalgia 77 Octet (TruThoughts featured artists) projects. She has loved and lived music all her life with the help of an old clarinet (in the very early years), piano, tenor sax and, of course, her vocal chords. She grew up in Devon in the South West of England but opted for a taste of city life when she moved to Birmingham to study Jazz at university.
There she did most of her growing up (musically and the rest!) and had the pleasure of playing with some great musicians including Chris Bowden (a killer sax player) who asked her to sing on his 'Slightly Askew' album for Ninja Tune in 2001. This and other early successes set the scene for her musical journey. Further sessions followed for various labels and artists including tracks such as Nostalgia 77's ‘Hope Suite’ for Tru Thoughts, which was nominated for Gilles Peterson’s BBC Radio One’s Track of the Year 2005 and Will Saul's 'Space Between' (Simple).
She then worked on her debut album 'Watching Space' in 2005 for indie label The Birds and settled in North London where she lives and works, on her own music and a variety of new and exciting projects with artists including our very own Nostalgia 77. She can frequently be found live on stage with the Nostalgia 77 Octet and on occasion The Heritage Orchestra (Brownswood) and of course in her own band, as, you guessed it, Lizzy Parks.
Lizzy has performed at some wonderful venues including The Jazz Café, Cargo, The National Theatre, The Royal Festival Hall, The Spitz, Ronnie Scotts, Birminham Symphony Hall, Glastonbury Festival, The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Hall and the Gateshead International Jazz Festival, as well as internationally in Denmark, Portugal, Bratislava, Athens, Ghent, Belgium and, Germany.
Lizzy describes her music: “To be honest, I love a lot, I listen a lot and I sing a lot and I'm always happiest sharing what I can find with anyone who'll take the time to listen”. Lizzy’s debut album for Tru Thoughts, co-produced by Nostalgia 77, is entitled ‘Raise the Roof’ and is due out on September 22 2008. The long player will be preceded by a 7” single in August, also entitled “Raise The Roof”. The single has so far received fantastic reactions from tastemakers around the world including Laurent Garnier, Pete Isaac (Jelly Jazz) and Gilles Peterson, who featured an album track on his BBC Radio 1 show in July.
Keep updated with news & 2007 tour dates by visiting www.lizzyparks.co.uk
Leaving Home
Lizzy Parks Lyrics
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Big Scary Stay awake. Life's like a blink of the eye Breathe in.…
Black Drawing Chalks Girl, don′t be afraid if you think I won't go And…
Camylio By the time you read this I'll be Somewhere over thirty…
Charlie Poole Frankie and Johnny were sweethearts, they had a quarrel one…
Charlie Poole & N.C. Ramblers Frankie and Johnny were sweethearts they had a quarrel one…
Cody Fry I've lived a thousand place I've looked for life in spaces a…
Dingus Strangely enough, we'll miss that paradox: A red state repr…
Garden Leaving Home Music by Adriana Rubio, Alexander Ditzend, Pabl…
Jebediah Were you laughed at by your friends And were you…
Katie Armiger I put the locket that you gave me in a…
Love Anchor All my friends are leaving home But I know that you…
Marijonas Mikutavicius Drive my car with all speed Speed not takes the lead Why…
Marty Doc I wanna leave my home Like old fashioned rolling stone I wan…
Nic Jeffrey Take me down the hardest road you know I'm not scared I'm…
Nicke Borg You Can't stand beside me And think you know me I am wais…
Nicke Borg Homeland You Can't stand beside And think you know me I am waistin…
OH!hello I'm covered in what I've done Dripping like sweat, stained l…
Old State A decision too hard to make: Leaving behind my brothers. I…
Phoebe Hunt Leaving Home Phoebe Hunt (BMI), Matt Rollings (BMI) © 2010 …
Sandra Bullet How was I supposed to know? That someday I had to let…
SOPHY 王嘉儀 崩裂一角 我會否 仍是我 藏身在逼仄的軀殼 牆壁 暗燈 潛藏著碰撞 失落一剎 氣溫如驟降 習慣收拾一室的慘況 也許…
southpost Leaving home to give yourself a better chance Leaving behind…
Spitalfield You smile like I'm insane With my feet on the ground…
T. Mills I love the way home feels and smells, been here…
Teen angst There's nothing left to say Before I go away It's been twent…
The Keepers Five O'clock One Wednesday morning She leaves a note She’s l…
The Mountain Goats we gathered up our worldly goods stole off in the dark…
The New Lost City Ramblers Frankie and Johnny were sweethearts they had a quarrel one…
The Proclaimers East Coast trains run slow And Edinburgh seems cold For eigh…
Underwater Pilots Wasn't it a tranquil place I left I am trustful For nothin…
王嘉儀 (Sophy) 崩裂一角 我會否 仍是我 藏身在逼仄的軀殼 牆壁 暗燈 潛藏著碰撞 失落一剎 氣溫如驟降 習慣收拾一室的慘況 也許…
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