Extremely gifted and talented jazz singer... We need more Anna Kolchina's to help us keep this wonderful music of jazz alive.
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 the music conservatory in St. Petersburg and to Italy a decade ago where she met Sheila Jordan, who encouraged 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 the revered 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." All About Jazz
Track Listing:
1 Dancing in the Dark 3:43
2 You and the Night and the Music 2:40
3 Who Can I Turn To? 3:02
4 Invitation 1:59
5 All or Nothing at All 2:36
6 Right from the Start 2:33
7 What Now My Love? 4:12
8 Vacation from the Blues 4:29
9 Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams 2:45
10 So Many Stars 2:52
11 Whistling Away the Dark 4:23
12 Reach for Tomorrow 2:55
Performers:
Anna Kolchina - vocals
With Guitarists:
Paul Bollenback - electric (9,11)
Peter Bernstein - electric (3,4,5)
Ilya Lushtak - electric (1)
Romero Lubambo - acoustic (7,10)
Russell Malone - electric (8)
Yotam Silberstein - acoustic (2,6), electric (12)
Production Info:
Produced by Anna Kolchina
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
Photography by Tanya Magnani
Cover design & layout by John Bishop
