Watch: Allison Wheeler shares new single 'winterspring'
Monday, July 18, 2022
The rising star vocalist shares the title track of her forthcoming album, winterspring, which is released on Friday 29 July on Ubuntu Music
Allison Wheeler is a vocalist, songwriter and teacher from California, she was named Undergraduate Vocal Soloist of the Year by DownBeat Magazine in 2018 and is now based in the Czech Republic and set to release her debut album winterspring on Ubuntu Music this summer.
The album features leading Czech pianist Daniel Bulatkin and his trio, Max Makagonov on double bass, Petr Nohavica on drums with guests David Dorůžka on guitar and Luboš Soukup on saxophone and clarinet. Commenting on the project Allison said: "We began playing together when I first moved across the world to Prague and have evolved from playing standards together in a practice room to creating meaningful art. They’ve stuck with me through the last few years and have brought my songs to life in ways I could never have imagined on my own!”
A storyteller at heart, Wheeler uses her jazz and visual art backgrounds to construct her own imaginative soundworld, fuelled by improvisation, nostalgia and a love for impressionism. Her music and singing style seamlessly cross genre lines, drawing influence from the likes of Regina Spektor, Norma Winstone, Fiona Apple, Aoife O’Donovan and others.
Wheeler’s writing is as much autobiographical as it is made up and has been a way to express and deconstruct the pains and joys of life. “Looking back, I see that I’ve written most of the album to reconcile and make peace with a battle I’ve been fighting within myself,” says Wheeler. “winterspring tells a classic tale of opposing forces working together towards growth – what was intended solely as an outlet for personal expression evolved into an exploration and understanding of the human condition.”
Watch the video below and for more info visit www.weareubuntumusic.com/allison-wheeler