Vanessa Rubin

Vanessa Rubin (born March 14, 1957) is an American jazz vocalist.

Vanessa Rubin
Background information
Born (1957-03-14) March 14, 1957
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
GenresJazz, R&B
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1980s–present
LabelsTelarc, RCA, Novus
Associated actsClark Terry
Cecil Bridgewater
Pharoah Sanders

Biography

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, to parents from Trinidad and Louisiana, Rubin grew up in a musical household. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from Ohio State University. A standing ovation while she performed "God Bless the Child" at the Miss Black Central Ohio Contest convinced her to pursue a career as a singer.

Rubin returned to Cleveland, where she began singing in clubs and hotels. She formed a band of organ, guitar, vibes and drums. After moving to New York City in 1982, she performed at Sweet Basil and at the Village Vanguard with the Pharoah Sanders Quartet. She then began to study with pianist Barry Harris at his Jazz Cultural Theatre.[1]

She has worked with Kenny Barron, Lionel Hampton, the Mercer Ellington Orchestra, Cecil Bridgewater, Etta Jones, Toots Thielemans, Steve Turre, Cedar Walton, and Grover Washington, Jr. More recently she has completed international tours with Herbie Hancock, the Woody Herman Orchestra, and the Jazz Crusaders.

Rubin has been described as "an impressive song stylist with a Midas touch for challenging material",[2] and her 2019 tribute to Tadd Dameron, The Dream Is You: Vanessa Rubin Sings Tadd Dameron, was nominated for the 51st NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Album.[3]

Discography
Year Title Genre Label Billboard
1992 Soul Eyes Jazz Novus/RCA 9[4]
1993 Pastiche 10
1994 I'm Glad There Is You: A Tribute to Carmen McRae 22
1995 Vanessa Rubin Sings
1997 New Horizons R&B, Jazz RCA 48
1999 Language of Love Jazz Telarc
2001 Girl Talk
2013 Vanessa Rubin & Don Braden Full Circle Creative Perspective
2019 The Dream Is You: Vanessa Rubin Sings Tadd Dameron Nibur
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References
  1. Vanessa Rubin at All About Jazz.
  2. C. Michael Bailey, "Ten Artists; February 2019", All About Jazz, February 4, 2019.
  3. "NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINATION: Vanessa Rubin’s 'The Dream Is You…' for Outstanding Jazz Album", Lydia Liebman Promotions, January 10, 2020.
  4. Billboard: Top Jazz Albums



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