Vanessa Collier

Vanessa Collier
Performing at the Trinidaddio Blues Fest 2018 - Trinidad Colorado
Performing at the Trinidaddio Blues Fest 2018 - Trinidad Colorado
Background information
Birth nameVanessa N. Collier
BornDallas, Texas, U.S.
Occupations
  • Saxophonist
  • singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Saxophone
  • vocals
Years active2012–present
Labels
Websitevanessacollier.com

Vanessa N. Collier is an American blues, funk, and soul saxophonist, singer and songwriter. She has been nominated for twelve Blues Music Awards, including B.B. King Entertainer of the Year, Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year, and Horn Player of the Year, and has won four of them (Horn Player of the Year in 2019, 2020, and 2024 and Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year in 2022).[1][2][3]

Her influences include Bonnie Raitt, Norah Jones, The Wood Brothers, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Ray Charles, Snooks Eaglin, Aretha Franklin, Herbie Hancock, Professor Longhair, and Cannonball Adderley.[4] Collier is a Selmer endorsed woodwind artist.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Bio". Vanessacollier.com. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "BREAKING: 2018 Blues Music Award nominees announced: Taj Mahal, Mavis Staples, Keb' Mo', N. Mississippi Allstars among nominees. - Blues Foundation". Blues.org. January 9, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "2019 Blues Music Awards Winners Announced". Antimusic.com. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  4. ^ "Vanessa Collier biography". Last.fm. Retrieved May 30, 2018.