Winterspring Allison Wheeler

• 1 Winterspring 05:02
• 2 Something Good 05:57
• 3 Ophelia 06:32
• 4 The Hazel Wood 06:13
• 5 Lines 02:35
• 6 Nose Dive 07:31
• 7 The Giant 05:25
• 8 A Dream is a Wish 00:53
• 9 Love 05:52
• 10 Going Home 07:48
• 11 Dawn 07:22
• Total Runtime 01:01:10

Info for Winterspring

Winterspring ist das Ergebnis von vier Jahren des Schreibens und der verletzlichen Selbstprüfung und erzählt eine Geschichte der Hoffnung, inspiriert von berühmten Geschichten und persönlichen Anekdoten. Der Titel ist ein Begriff, der zufällig während einer freien Schreibsession im Schlafzimmer der Sängerin Allison Wheeler am College entstand, und seither hat sie dessen Parallelen in ihrem Leben ausgepackt. Winterspring erzählt eine klassische Geschichte von gegensätzlichen Kräften, die zusammen auf Wachstum hinarbeiten - was nur als Ventil für persönlichen Ausdruck gedacht war, entwickelte sich zu einer Erkundung und einem Verständnis des menschlichen Zustands.

Mit seiner jazzähnlichen Struktur verwebt das Album Geschichten von Liebe, Licht und Einsamkeit zu einer einzigartigen Stilmischung, die von mitreißendem Gesang und farbenfroher Begleitung getragen wird. Das Album ist ein Einblick in Wheelers innere Welt, die mit Hilfe ihrer Band - Daniel Bulatkin (Klavier/Keyboards), Max Makagonov (Kontrabass), Petr Nohavica (Schlagzeug) und den Gästen David Dorůžka (Gitarre) und Luboš Soukop (Sopran und Klarinette) - wunderbar zum Leben erweckt wird. Winterspring ist eine Botschaft der Hoffnung und des Wachstums inmitten der Dunkelheit, um inmitten innerer Kämpfe Frieden zu finden und andere dazu anzuleiten, das Gleiche zu tun.

Allison Wheeler, Gesang
Daniel Bulatkin, Fender Rhodes, Prophet
Max Makagonov, Kontrabass
Petr Nohavica, Schlagzeug
Special guests:
David Dorůžka, Gitarre
Luboš Soukup, Sopran- und Tenorsaxophon, Klarinette
Lucie Agopianová, Violine 1 (tracks 3 & 4)
Sárka Ozgová, Violine 2 (tracks 3 & 4)
Zuzana Kořenová, Viola (tracks 3 & 4)
Nozomi Sekine, Cello (tracks 3 & 4)

Allison Wheeler
A young vocalist & songwriter from California, Allison Wheeler has gotten her professional start in central Europe and is a budding talent on the Czech jazz scene. Wheeler is a versatile singer with a love for creative challenge. Her music seamlessly crosses genre lines, drawing influence from the likes of Regina Spektor, Norma Winstone, Fiona Apple, Aoife O’Donovan, and others. A storyteller at heart, Wheeler uses her jazz and visual art backgrounds to construct a world of her own imagination fueled by improvisation, nostalgia, and a love for impressionism.

Like many, Allison grew up singing in the local church. In high school, she was a part of the Monterey Jazz Festival’s honor vocal group; an experience that gave her the opportunity to perform twice at the famed festival as a student and that sparked in her a more serious interest in music. The vocal group was directed by Kerry Marsh and Julia Dollison, whom Wheeler later followed to Colorado to pursue a degree in jazz after dropping out of art school in 2015.

Allison finished her undergraduate studies in jazz voice in 2018 at the University of Northern Colorado, studying under Julia and Kerry. She was named “Undergraduate Vocal Soloist of the Year” by Down Beat Magazine in 2018 and in her years at UNCO was a member of the university’s top vocal ensemble, Vocal Lab, with whom she won three more Down Beat awards (2016, 2017, 2018). With Vocal Lab, she had the opportunity to perform at the annual Jazz Education Network (JEN) conference in 2016 and 2018 and alongside artists such as the New York Voices, Aubrey Logan, and Vertical Voices.

Right after graduating college, Wheeler took a teaching job in Prague, Czech Republic, where she is currently based and is regularly performing with her band. Her self-titled project was started with the young and talented pianist Daniel Bulatkin and his trio, with whom she has played throughout central Europe in notable settings including the Jazz Dock club in Prague, Jazzinec Festival in Trutnov and the Písek Jazz Festival. She also recently had the honor performing with Lizz Wright at the Prague Sounds Festival in September 2021 and has been the vocal clinician for the Czech Jazz Workshop for the last several years.

Allison and her band are currently preparing a debut release by the title of Winterspring, that will feature notable guests stars and a string quartet. The album set to release in summer 2022.

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