Influenced by the likes of Bill Withers, Dee Dee Bridge Water, Mahelia Jackson, Bill Withers, Aretha Franklin, Marlena Shaw, Donny Hathaway, Fontella Bass, The Isley Brothers & Curtis Mayfield.
Vanessa is one the UK’s finest Jazz & Soul vocalist’s of our time and has toured extensively around the globe performing with visionary artists across the spectrum of Jazz, Fusion, Soul and Dance music. Her voice harks back to the great Jazz singers, with tinges of Billy Holiday and Sarah Vaughn but with a modern soul edge, comparable to Lauren Hill, Kym Mazelle.
Her performances have been with Herbie Hancock, Nathan Haines, Wayne Shorter, Kyoto Jazz Massive, Nathan Haines, Faze Action, Kaidi Tathum, Root Soul, Mark de Clive Lowe, Mustang, Agent K, Monkey Brothers, Dalata, Soul House Fam, Sunlightsquare, Dego, Pressure Drop, 2000 Black, Bugz in the Attic, 4Hero & at the Million Women Rise March, Power of Three and many others.
Beyond singing, Vanessa loves to play the tunes that have influenced her as an artist. From an early age her parents gave her many musical gems to listen to which ignited her singing and playing passions. The styles she loves to play are Jazz, Gospel, Soul, Afro, Dance, Broken, Hip Hop and Drum n Bass.
Vanessa is part of the Eves’Drop Collective, a 14 strong group of female DJ/Selectors, MCs, vocalists & performers from across the UK. https://evesdrop.co.uk/
