Anna Kolchina

Anna Kolchina is a Russian-born jazz vocalist, born on March 8, 1984, in Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. She studied jazz vocals in Ufa and later continued her musical education in Saint Petersburg, with additional classical vocal training. Her genre is mainly vocal jazz, with a style rooted in American jazz standards, warm phrasing, and intimate, expressive interpretation.

Her important albums include Street of Dreams from 2015, Dark Eyes from 2016, Wild Is the Wind from 2017, and Reach for Tomorrow from 2026. Apple Music lists songs such as “Wild Is the Wind,” “A Sinner Kissed an Angel,” “Day By Day,” “My Old Flame,” “So Many Stars,” and “Reach for Tomorrow” among her notable recordings.

She is known for bringing a refined, emotionally direct vocal approach to jazz standards, and for recording with respected jazz musicians including Massimo Faraò, John Di Martino, Peter Washington, Willie Jones III, and guitarists featured on Reach for Tomorrow. OA2 Records describes her as an active presence in the New York jazz scene, with a style that blends European sensibility and American jazz tradition.