Reach for Tomorrow Anna Kolchina

• 1 Dancing in the Dark 03:43
• 2 You and the Night and the Music 02:40
• 3 Who Can I Turn To? 03:02
• 4 Invitation 01:59
• 5 All or Nothing at All 02:36
• 6 Right From the Start 02:33
• 7 What Now My Love 04:12
• 8 Vacation From the Blues 04:29
• 9 Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams 02:45
• 10 So Many Stars 02:52
• 11 Whistling Away the Dark 04:23
• 12 Reach for Tomorrow 02:55
• Total Runtime 38:09

Info zu Reach for Tomorrow

Born in the Soviet Union about 18 hours from Moscow, a young Anna was enthralled with horses. Representing strength, movement, and something deeply poetic, those qualities and the feelings imbued accompanied her through her childhood, her studies at the music conservatory in St. Petersburg, and then her relocation to Italy in 2014. There she met jazz legend Sheila Jordan who encouraged her musically and later prompted her to make the move to New York. Following her debut album for the Japanese Venus label with her Italian group, Anna made her move in 2017, establishing herself with a New York produced 3rd album for Venus with top musicians from the scene. Reach for Tomorrow is a story relating to that long journey, a collection of moments and chapters, deeply personal in content and in the interactions with this revered collection of guitarists she chose to share these intimate conversations with. Along for the ride of course is her elegant and noble spirit animal, always there to inspire her dreams.

"Her vocals betray a knowing and aware character not afraid to show its wounds in its vulnerability, while telegraphing a warning to the listener that it has been all places and knows all things." (AllAboutJazz)

"These are interpretations of striking emotional accuracy, not only in the voice itself, but in the articulation of the texts. Each lyric feels considered, inhabited, and understood. In this sense, Anna aligns herself with a lineage of classic jazz interpreters, from Sheila Jordan to Carmen McRae, artists for whom emotional truth mattered more than stylistic display." (PARIS MOVE)

Anna Kolchina, vocals
Paul Bollenback, electric guitar (tracks 9, 11)
Peter Bernstein, electric guitar (tracks 3, 4 ,5)
Ilya Lushtak, electric guitar (track 1)
Romero Lubambo, acoustic guitar (tracks 7, 10)
Russell Malone, electric guitar (track 8)
Yotam Silberstein, acoustic guitar (tracks 2, 6), electric guitar (track 12)

Recorded Feb. 2023 - Jan. 2025 by Dave Darlington (2-12) at Bass Hit Studio, New York
Recorded on July 15, 2021 by Graham Hawthorne (1) at OneTwoSeven Studio, New York
Mixed and mastered by Dave Darlington at Bass Hit Studio, New York
Produced by Anna Kolchina

Anna Kolchina
Anna's mellow seductive voice has been heard around the world. Born in the Russian Republic of Bashkortostan and graduate of the St.Petersburg State University of Cultural Arts, Anna has since performed and recorded with world-class musicians from Russia, Europe, and the USA.

In 2015, Anna's debut album “Street of Dreams” was recorded with the world famous Italian jazz pianist Massimo Farao's trio in Turin, Italy. She signed under Japan based jazz label, Venus Records.Venus Records is one of the largest and respected jazz label, which is adored by many audiophiles around the world.

Later that year, she performed at Bobby Durham’s Jazz Festival in Isola del Cantone, Italy on stage with Kevin Mahogany, Steve Nelson, Sheila Jordan, Vincent Herring, Paul Bollenback, Mike Baker, Byron Landham, Aldo Zunino, Rodney Bradley, Massimo Farao’ and Pat Bianchi to name a few.

In 2016, Anna released her sophomore record with Venus Records, “Dark Eyes”. On this album, she chooses to be more hands-on and wrote the arrangements for 6 songs which was played by Massimo Farao’s trio featuring Claudio Chiara- alto sax and Fulvio Albano- bari sax. “Dark Eyes” was in the high rotation for weeks Virginia Muse radio in Amsterdam.

In December 2017, Anna released her third album with Venus Records titled "Wild Is The Wind" that was recorded with New York All-Star band featuring John Di Martino on piano, Peter Washington on bass and Willie Jones III on drums.

The same month she appeared on the cover of the jazz magazine "Jazz Perspective”. ​

“... Ms. Kolichina has a warm voice, an appealing musical personality, does justice to lyrics, and is a subtle improviser...” - Scott Yanow, jazz journalist/historian and author of 11 books including The Jazz Singers, Jazz On Film and Jazz On Record 1917-76

“...her vocals betray a knowing and aware character not afraid to show it's wounds in it's vulnerability, while telegraphing a warning to the listener that it has been all places and knows all things...” - All About Jazz, C. Michael Bailey,April 21, 2018

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