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03/06/2026

NYC Family, friends, and music lovers: This Saturday, June 6th, at 6:15 pm, I will share the U.S. premiere of Music for Meditating, Lo******ng, and Astral-Projecting, Part 3: The Wonder, The Awe, as part of the Going In Music Festival, noon–midnight, at Pioneer Works, in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Here are further details:

Going In at
Pioneer Works
Saturday, June 6 • 12pm–12am

A 12-hour immersive listening environment exploring slow, non-directive sound and sustained presence.

Arrive early. Arrive late. Stay for an hour or settle in for the day. Movement in and out is welcome.

Chairs and open floor space will be available. Early entry tickets provide priority access to floor areas and balcony seating.

Live sets throughout the day from a diverse group of artists including Abby Echiverri, Ami Dang, Chloe Alexandra Thompson, Christina Wheeler, Gamelatron, Imaginary Softwoods, Infinity Machine, Kelly Moran, Kroba, Omar Ahmad x DJ Haram, Phil Yeah, and The Transcendence Orchestra.

Interludes by Matt Xavier.

Broadcast live and free via The Lot Radio:

https://www.thelotradio.com/events

This is a space for deep listening. We ask that phone use be kept to a minimum and that conversation move outdoors.Additional information and tickets in the link below:

https://pioneerworks.org/programs/going-in-at-pioneer-works

Please join us. We would love to see you there.

28/04/2026

What a whirlwind!! Thank you to the for honoring with the 2026 German Jazz Prize in the Vocal category. Special appreciation for the fellow nominees in the category, who are such amazing, inspiring artists: Almut Kühne, , and dear friend Bleckmann. Congratulations to all the fellow awardees and nominees, who keep sharing and expanding the music in so many brilliant ways. Thank you to the Deutscher Jazz Preis jury and team, Musik, and all the people involved who made this honor and occasion possible. Finally: thank you to all the teachers, collaborators, fellow musicians and artists who have taught me, and with whom I’ve had the deepest privilege to learn and play together over the course of my lifetime. You have shaped me into the person and artist that I am today. Thank you to all of the students whom I’ve had the privilege to support in your learning and growth process: I look to you to keep the music and art expanding for years to come. And, most importantly, thank you to my family and friends who are my rock, supporting me while I dance on the skinny branches and jump off the cliffs to fly. And, most importantly, thank you to my family and my parents, especially my mother, Sandra Wheeler, who brought me into and up in the world, and gave me the foundation for all the music that I make today. Always remember what the O’Jays and Albert Ayler said: “Music is the healing force of the world/the universe.”

28/04/2026

What a whirlwind!! Thank you to the Deutscher Jazzpreis for honoring me with the 2026 German Jazz Prize in the Vocal category. Special appreciation for the fellow nominees in the category, who are such amazing, inspiring artists: Almut Kühne, Zuza Jasinska, and dear friend Theo Bleckmann. Congratulations to all the fellow awardees and nominees, who keep sharing and expanding the music in so many brilliant ways. Thank you to the Deutscher Jazz Preis jury and team, Initiative Musik, and all the people involved who made this honor and occasion possible. Finally: thank you to all the teachers, collaborators, fellow musicians and artists who have taught me, and with whom I’ve had the deepest privilege to learn and play together over the course of my lifetime. You have shaped me into the person and artist that I am today. Thank you to all of the students whom I’ve had the privilege to support in your learning and growth process: I look to you to keep the music and art expanding for years to come. And, most importantly, thank you to my family and friends who are my rock, supporting me while I dance on the skinny branches and jump off the cliffs to fly. And, most importantly, thank you to my family and my parents, especially my mother, Sandra Wheeler, who brought me into and up in the world, and gave me the foundation for all the music that I make today. Always remember what the O’Jays and Albert Ayler said: “Music is the healing force of the world/the universe.”

12/03/2026

NYC Friends, Fam, and Music Lovers: I’m back Come join us, this Saturday, March 14th at 7:00 pm, for my dear friend Piotr Orlov’s Dada Strain night at Light & Sound Design Studios in Greenpoint. I’ll be playing with the stellar trumpet and electronics maven Chris Williams, on a line-up including live sets from Christopher Hoffman and from Prince of Queens, with music selection from Piotr Orlov. Thank you to FourOneOne for their support of this series. This will be an amazing night! Please join us!

Venue address provided with RSVP and ticket purchase, using link in bio.

06/03/2026

NYC Friends, Fam, and Music Lovers: Christina Wheeler is back next week! Come join us, next Saturday, March 14th at 7:00 pm, for my dear friend Piotr Orlov’s Dada Strain night at Light & Sound Design Studios in Greenpoint. I’ll be playing with the stellar trumpet and electronics maven Chris Williams, on a line-up including live sets from Christopher Hoffman and from Prince of Queens, with music selection from Piotr Orlov. Special thanks to FourOneOne for their support of this series. This will be an amazing night! Please join us!

Venue address provided with RSVP and ticket purchase, using link below:

https://www.eventcreate.com/e/dada-3-14

Dada Strain: Christopher Hoffman, Christina Wheeler & Chris Williams, Prince of Queens on March 14, 2026. Find event and ticket information.

26/02/2026

The Deutsche Jazz Preis has nominated in the vocal catgegory for the German Jazz prize. This nomination is shared with three amazing vocalists, Almut Kühne, , and dear friend . Thank you for this honor.

10/11/2025

Hello NYC family, friends, and music, movement, and art lovers: I’m delighted to share that I am coming back to New York next week! On Thursday, November 20th, 5:30–8:00 pm, at the Guggenheim Museum, please join bassist Luke Stewart, who has invited drummer Warren G “Trae” Crudup III, movement artist Miriam Parker, harpist Cassie Watson Francillon, and me, to collaborate on a new performance inspired by Rashid Johnson's current exhibition, A Poem for Deep Thinkers. I will sing and play Array mbira, autoharp, QChord, and electronics, and present new text inspired by and in response to Johnson’s exhibition. This will be a fantastic sound and movement activation! Come join us!

Special thanks to Adam Shore for your support.

https://www.guggenheim.org/event/late-shift-at-guggenheim/2025-11-20

08/05/2025

Berlin friends, family, and music-lovers: This Sunday, May 11 at 7:00 PM / 19h, at Radialsystem, Berlin, I will be presenting a newly commissioned audio-visual, electro-acoustic, chamber ensemble work: From the Quarter to the (W)hole: What Lies at the Center of Infinity in the Oceans of the Universe?

I would like to continue with introducing you to the participating artists: next is Vinicius Cajado.

Vinicius Cajado is a musician from São Paulo, Brazil. His music makes use of silence at the same volume and pace that makes the use of harsh noise. He blends storytelling, minimalism, maximalism, spectral music, avant-garde and contemporary Brazilian music concepts into a super fast reactive playing. Using improvisation and deep listening also as a form of empathy, exchanging views, ideas, and reinventing himself from the first till the last note played on stage. Vinicius has received different accolades across the globe such as “debut record of the year” by the New York City Jazz Record for his first solo recording Monu, and also has been prized with additional honors for most unique and creative playing at the international society of bassists in Europe. His recent release Storm Dance (Not Two Records) with the legendary bassist Joëlle Léandre is described as “ a stunning, powerful and meaningful addition to the lineage of improvised duo bass recordings, Léandre and Cajado have given us a vital recording, worthy of repeated listenings,” by the legendary bassist Mark Dresser.

More artist profiles will be coming in the next days, including further information on the project. Mark your calendars and stay tuned!

Details in link below and also in bio above:

https://bit.ly/4hvVzHS

Photograph: Victoria Nazarova

17/04/2025

Berlin friends, family, and music-lovers: SAVE THE DATE!

Next month, Sunday, May 11 at 7:00 PM / 19h, at Radialsystem, Berlin, I will be presenting a newly commissioned audio-visual, electro-acoustic, chamber ensemble work: From the Quarter to the (W)hole: What Lies at the Center of Infinity in the Oceans of the Universe?

Set on a dinghy in parts unknown, this fictive tone-poem suite unfolds through the interwoven stories of four migrant survivors from a disappeared Ghost Boat. Scored for electro-acoustic chamber ensemble, triptych video, and spatialized audio, the work traces memory, dreamed futures, and the solace sought in the wake of loss—toward the possibility of salvation through speculative imagination.

Participating artists include:

Christina Wheeler: Concept, composition, sound design, music, performance, voice, glass harmonica, kora, balafon, mbira and percussion

Dudù Kouate: Percussion, xalam, kanjira, djembe, tama, calabash, African flutes, electronics

Biliana Voutchkova: Violin

Penelope Gkika: Violin

Dina Maccabee: Viola

Judith Hamann: Cello

Vinicius Cajado: Bass Claire Fristot,

Claire Fristot / Alice FWonderland: Video

More details will be coming in the next days, including profiles on all the artists and further information on the project. Mark your calendars and stay tuned!

Special thanks to Radialsystem, Musikfonds e.V., Eventide Audio, and chase bliss for their generous support in making this project possible.

https://bit.ly/4hvVzHS

Radialsystem - From the Quarter to the (W)hole: What Lies at the Center of Infinity in the Oceans of the Universe?

04/04/2025

Hi All!

Come join me today with the lovely crew at chase bliss on Discord, to chat about my music, their wonderful gear, all things music and tech, plus what’s coming up for me presenting new music and sound at Radialsystem. We're live at 12:00 PM Central time / 7:00 PM Central European Time. Join us!



https://discord.gg/de3yWkQKs8?event=1356658046528393413