Joanna Wallfisch

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Joanna Wallfisch (born 1985[ citation needed ] in London) is a British-Australian singer-songwriter and jazz singer.

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Life and career

Wallfisch grew up in London in a musical family. Her father Raphael Wallfisch is a British cellist, her mother Elizabeth Wallfisch an Australian baroque violinist, her brothers are film composer Benjamin Wallfisch and opera singer Simon Wallfisch. [1] She studied fine arts at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and Beaux-Arts de Paris, [2] and received a master of music in jazz performance from Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2011. [3] [2] [4] In the same year she self published her debut album Wild Swan and moved to New York, [4] where she collaborated with Sam Newsome, [4] and Dan Tepfer. [5] Wallfisch released the albums The Origin of Adjustable Things in 2015 [5] and Gardens in My Mind in 2016, [6] and performed 16 solo shows on a bicycle tour from Portland to Santa Monica, subject of her book The Great Song Cycle. [7] In 2020 Wallfisch released her 40 minute documentary The Great Song Cycle, Down Under about another bicycle tour in Australia, crowdfunded with $ 5.424. [8] It was shown at the Flathead Lake International Cinemafest in Polson in 2021. [9] In September 2022 Wallfisch premiered her song The Ship live on a tv morning show. [10] Wallfisch teaches songwriting at a private music school in Pasadena, [3] and offers music education for children. [11] She holds European and Australian passports. [1]

Publications

Recordings

Bibliography

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 Eslake, Stephanie (30 December 2015). "New York, New York: Joanna Wallfisch". cutcommonmag.com. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 parlorseries (27 December 2014). "January 18 – Joanna Wallfisch with Dan Tepfer". parlorseries.wordpress.com.
  3. 1 2 "Joanna Wallfisch – LACM". lacm.edu. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Lindsay, Bruce (22 May 2012). "Joanna Wallfisch: Wild Swan album review". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 "Joanna Wallfisch With Dan Tepfer – The Origin Of Adjustable Things (2015, CD)". discogs.com. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Joanna Wallfisch – Gardens In My Mind (2016, CD)". discogs.com. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "The Great Song Cycle: Portland to Los Angeles on two wheels and a song – UWA Publishing". uwap.uwa.edu.au. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "Track The Great Song Cycle Down Under - The Film's Kickstarter campaign on BackerTracker". backerkit.com. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "Flathead Lake International Filmfest – Program 2021" (PDF; 37,4 MB). flicpolson.com. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  10. ↑ "Livemusik: Joanna Wallfisch - Morgenmagazin - ARD". daserste.de (in German). 16 September 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  11. ↑ "About | Little Whale Music". littlewhalemusic.com. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  12. ↑ "Benjamin Wallfisch – Dear Wendy (Original Motion Picture Score)". discogs.com. 2 May 2006. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  13. ↑ "Benjamin Wallfisch – Pressure (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2015, CD)". discogs.com. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  14. ↑ "Joanna Wallfisch – Blood & Bone (2017, CD)". discogs.com. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  15. ↑ "Far Away From Any Place Called Home". bandcamp.com. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  16. ↑ Minsker, Evan (7 January 2022). "The Weeknd Releases New Album Dawn FM: Listen and Read the Full Credits". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  17. ↑ "The Weeknd – Dawn FM (2022, CD)". discogs.com. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023.