George Harris, Jazz Weekly Soulful smooth sounds are emitted by Sharel Cassity, who plays soprano, alto and tenor sax as well as flute along with a core team of Mark Whitfield/g, Miki Hayama/key, Linda Oh/b Jonathan Barber-Lucianna Padmore/dr and a collection of guests. On alto, she teams with trumpeter Ingrid Jensen to d a post … Read More
George Harris, Jazz Weekly Singer/Songwriter Joanna Wallfisch mixes and matches moods, telling stories like a minstrel on this latest album. She plays flute, piano, Wurlitzer an dukulele, joining with Jesse Elder/key, Pablo Menares/b, Kenneth Salters/dr, Elias Meister/g, Jared Engel/banj and Wayne Tucker/tp. She can get dreamy-eyed with piano and guitar on “the Ship” and goes … Read More
Sebastian Scotney, London Jazz News Trying to call the significant turning-points as artists develop is never simple. But from the evidence of a short solo set at Sofar Sounds on Sunday, there has been a major step forward in the career of vocalist/ songwriter Joanna Wallfisch. It was one of those moments when one senses that things … Read More
Mike Greenblatt, Goldmine Magazine Joanne Wallfisch is something special. You can tell it by just looking at the cover of her fourth CD Blood & Bone. She released it herself, produced, arranged and wrote all 14 songs, sings ‘em all in a wounded voice of experience, and plays ukulele, flute, piano and Wurlitzer organ. Her … Read More
John Shand, Sydney Morning Herald Joanna Wallfisch often puts a gloss upon her songs: a shiny surface on which the listener may safely glide over the lyrics’ emotional barbs and snags. The result is that much of her (admittedly uneven) work could easily be dismissed as merely pleasant, when in fact her words can create … Read More
by Steph Cosme, Staccatofy Joanna Wallfisch is a London born singer-song-writer that has crafted a unique sound that combines the lyrics and catchy melodies of pop and folk, with the more technical and colorful sounds of jazz. Wallfisch has a background in classical and jazz music, but chooses to focus on poetic lyricism set to pop/folk … Read More
