Andrea Wolper

"Vocalist and composer Andrea Wolper delivers a mix of original material and covers on her new album [Wanderlust], opening it with a seriously cool take on Ray Charles’ 'Light Out Of Darkness.' I love the way it kind of sneaks up on us at the beginning, building before her sexy vocals come in. And then, watch out, because she will own you before long. The band helps cast her spell over everyone who listens. John Di Martino is on piano, Ken Filiano is on bass, Michael TA Thompson is on drums, Charlie Burnham is on violin, and Jeff Lederer plays both clarinet and flute on this album...What a gorgeous vocal performance."
Michael Doherty, Michael Doherty's Music Log

"This album [Parallel Lives] smartly illustrates the vastness of talent lying within . . . [she's] more than a competent singer set to standards and jazz traditions. She is an audacious artist, one unafraid of making mistakes in the heart of discovery. . . She flouts genre limitations, singing songs for the love of it and delivering an inventive, thrilling, appealing musical vision." — Jordan Richardson, Blogcritics

"Refusing, in utterly refreshing ways, to follow each song's furrowed emotional path, she instead opens them up for wider examination, demonstrating that for each yin there is a yang. . . . the album's finest evocation of dichotomous sentiments is Wolper's own The Girls in Their Dresses, where the arrogance of youthful infallibility crashes against the reality of fear, dissillusonment and underachievement. . . " [Parallel Lives] —Christopher Loudon, JazzTimes

". . . what a delivery! Wolper sounds as if she's singing just for you . . . she's come up with one of the strongest and most interesting vocal efforts of the year." [The Small Hours] —Dan McClenaghan, AllAboutJazz.com

"Easily superior to the ever expanding population in the singer/songwriter category. ... Not Sleeping in Your Arms' is quite striking. It's [a] Wolper original, one that succeeds on the strength of its ambiguously constrained sexuality ("It was lovely not sleeping in your arms"), suggesting, perhaps, a lack of constraint to come. Strong contributions from both Affif and Filiano on the track." —Alan Bargebuhr, Cadence

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"Vocalist and composer Andrea Wolper delivers a mix of original material and covers on her new album [Wanderlust], opening it with a seriously cool take on Ray Charles’ 'Light Out Of Darkness.' I love the way it kind of sneaks up on us at the beginning, building before her sexy vocals come in. And then, watch out, because she will own you before long. The band helps cast her spell over everyone who listens. John Di Martino is on piano, Ken Filiano is on bass, Michael TA Thompson is on drums, Charlie Burnham is on violin, and Jeff Lederer plays both clarinet and flute on this album...What a gorgeous vocal performance."
Michael Doherty, Michael Doherty's Music Log

"This album [Parallel Lives] smartly illustrates the vastness of talent lying within . . . [she's] more than a competent singer set to standards and jazz traditions. She is an audacious artist, one unafraid of making mistakes in the heart of discovery. . . She flouts genre limitations, singing songs for the love of it and delivering an inventive, thrilling, appealing musical vision." — Jordan Richardson, Blogcritics

"Refusing, in utterly refreshing ways, to follow each song's furrowed emotional path, she instead opens them up for wider examination, demonstrating that for each yin there is a yang. . . . the album's finest evocation of dichotomous sentiments is Wolper's own The Girls in Their Dresses, where the arrogance of youthful infallibility crashes against the reality of fear, dissillusonment and underachievement. . . " [Parallel Lives] —Christopher Loudon, JazzTimes

". . . what a delivery! Wolper sounds as if she's singing just for you . . . she's come up with one of the strongest and most interesting vocal efforts of the year." [The Small Hours] —Dan McClenaghan, AllAboutJazz.com

"Easily superior to the ever expanding population in the singer/songwriter category. ... Not Sleeping in Your Arms' is quite striking. It's [a] Wolper original, one that succeeds on the strength of its ambiguously constrained sexuality ("It was lovely not sleeping in your arms"), suggesting, perhaps, a lack of constraint to come. Strong contributions from both Affif and Filiano on the track." —Alan Bargebuhr, Cadence

"A performer who brings songs to life, whatever their source, working in a milieu that begins with jazz and reaches out to embrace an expressive area that is uniquely her own."  —Don Heckman, International Review of Music

As a sideperson:

• Migration of Silence Into and Out of the Tone World (William Parker, Centering Records, 2020) 
"The Italian Directors’ Suite is dedicated to seven Italian filmmakers who touched William Parker’s life. The [players] support the astonishing Andrea Wolper." (BestofJazz.org)
• Early Morning Star (Bob Gluck, FMR Records, 2020) 
"Wolper consistently stands out" (Jerome Wilson, AllAboutJazz)
• Voices Fall From the Sky (William Parker, Centering Records, 2018)
"Wolper also excels on the melancholy “City of Flowers” with bassoonist Karen Borca and Masahiko Kono on trombone and electronics." (PointOfDeparture.org)
• Certain Relationships (Heavenly Big Band, Summit Records, 2015)
"The pick of the vocalists." (Poore, Music web International)

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Primary Instrument

Vocals

Willing to teach

Beginner to advanced

Credentials/Background

Private Lessons I offer individualized instruction tailored to the specific needs of each student. No one-size-fits-all lessons here; exercises are selected based on what you need, in the moment, to develop your voice, your individual sound, healthy technique, and the very joy of singing. My teaching is based on the principals of Somatic Voicework™ The LoVetri method (with Level III certification), an integrative method of vocal training based on function and physiology (in other words, there's no mumbo jumbo: my teaching is based on how the vocal mechanism actually works, and what's healthy). When appropriate, lessons include basic musicianship skills like ear-training and rhythm training, and methods for developing ease, relaxation, and freer vocal expression. I have experience working with adults and children, and beginners are warmly welcomed and encouraged. It's important that you find not only a skilled teacher, but one you feel comfortable with. Please email with any questions you may have, and feel free to schedule a first lesson without any obligation to continue. Coaching helps you develop your performance and interpretive abilities, and can also include focus on repertoire, finding keys, arrangements, leading a band, etc. My approach is always supportive, encouraging, and non-judgmental. Singing is a joyful act! www.andreawolper.com/teaching

Clinic/Workshop Information

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Primary Instrument

Vocals

Willing to teach

Beginner to advanced

Credentials/Background

Private Lessons I offer individualized instruction tailored to the specific needs of each student. No one-size-fits-all lessons here; exercises are selected based on what you need, in the moment, to develop your voice, your individual sound, healthy technique, and the very joy of singing. My teaching is based on the principals of Somatic Voicework™ The LoVetri method (with Level III certification), an integrative method of vocal training based on function and physiology (in other words, there's no mumbo jumbo: my teaching is based on how the vocal mechanism actually works, and what's healthy). When appropriate, lessons include basic musicianship skills like ear-training and rhythm training, and methods for developing ease, relaxation, and freer vocal expression. I have experience working with adults and children, and beginners are warmly welcomed and encouraged. It's important that you find not only a skilled teacher, but one you feel comfortable with. Please email with any questions you may have, and feel free to schedule a first lesson without any obligation to continue. Coaching helps you develop your performance and interpretive abilities, and can also include focus on repertoire, finding keys, arrangements, leading a band, etc. My approach is always supportive, encouraging, and non-judgmental. Singing is a joyful act! www.andreawolper.com/teaching

Clinic/Workshop Information

"I'm amazed at how much I've learned in these workshops. I came to the first one very shy and hesitant but I'm gaining more and more confidence under Andrea's watchful eyes and ears. Her comments and suggestions are very inspirational. Don't know how she does it but she can "zero in" on some aspect of my performance and offer insight into what could make it more meaningful. Forget the saying "Those who can do; those who can't teach," as Andrea can do both and much, much more! " - Diana "I learned much more and a bigger variety of things than I expected. This was a great, comprehensive workshop." -Vanessa "Andrea Wolper’s musical and interpersonal skills are immense and I highly recommend her workshops. I make my living as a music educator and I’ve discovered that one of the biggest challenges is teaching a group of people who have different skill-sets and different expectations. . . . The participants were varied in terms of experience, confidence, goals and musical literacy, yet Andrea managed to accommodate everybody without any perceptible compromise while creating a genuine and lovely sense of community." -Noah

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