Allison Wheeler

Allison Wheeler is a jazz singer and songwriter from Monterey, California.

She is a versatile musician with a strong focus on improvisation. She recently graduated with a BA in Jazz Studies from the University of Northern Colorado, where she studied under Julia Dollison and acclaimed arranger Kerry Marsh. In 2018, she won the prize of the prestigious magazine DownBeat for University Vocalist of the Year. Allison has had the honor of performing alongside stars such as New York Voices, Aubrey Logan and Vertical Voices at such events as the Monterey Jazz Festival, Greeley Jazz Festival and the annual Jazz Education Network (JEN) ​​Conference em>. Most recently, she had the honor of singing with Lizz Wright at Prague Sounds Festival 2021.

Her music seamlessly crosses genre boundaries and draws inspiration from such personalities as Regina Spektor, Norma Winstone, Fiona Apple , Aoife O'Donovan and others. With the help of jazz and visual arts, he creates his unique world full of improvisation, nostalgia and love for impressionism. On her debut album Winterspring (2022) she is accompanied by pianist Daniel Bulatkin, double bass player Max Makagonov, drummer Petr Nohavica and guests David Dorůžka (guitar) and Luboš Soukup (saxophone). The album is published by the British label Ubuntu Music.