Joanna Wallfisch

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

Life and career[edit]

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[edit]

Recordings[edit]

  • 2006: Benjamin Wallfisch – Dear Wendy (Original Motion Picture Score). Joanna Wallfisch, vocals. MovieScore Media (MMS 06004)[12]
  • 2011: Wild Swan, Bandcamp, self published[4]
  • 2015: Joanna Wallfisch With Dan Tepfer – The Origin Of Adjustable Things. Sunnyside Records (SSC 1405)[5]
  • 2015: song Satelite on Benjamin Wallfisch – Pressure (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). MovieScore Media (MMS 15025)[13]
  • 2016: Gardens in my Mind. Sunnyside (SSC 1455)[6]
  • 2017: Blood & Bone. Sea Gardens Publishing (001)[14]
  • 2019: Far away from any place called home. Bandcamp, self published.[15]
  • 2022: session vocals for song Dawn FM[16] on Dawn FM by The Weeknd. Republic Records (00602445021154)[17]

Bibliography[edit]

  • 2019: The Great Song Cycle ISBN 978-1-76080-095-6

Filmography[edit]

  • 2020: The Great Song Cycle, Down Under

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Eslake, Stephanie (30 December 2015). "New York, New York: Joanna Wallfisch". cutcommonmag.com. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b parlorseries (27 December 2014). "January 18 – Joanna Wallfisch with Dan Tepfer". parlorseries.wordpress.com.
  3. ^ a b "Joanna Wallfisch – LACM". lacm.edu. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d Lindsay, Bruce (22 May 2012). "Joanna Wallfisch: Wild Swan album review". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Joanna Wallfisch With Dan Tepfer – The Origin Of Adjustable Things (2015, CD)". discogs.com. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Joanna Wallfisch – Gardens In My Mind (2016, CD)". discogs.com. 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. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  13. ^ "Benjamin Wallfisch – Pressure (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2015, CD)". discogs.com. 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. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
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