Vanessa Rubin
American jazz vocalist (born 1957)
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Vanessa Rubin (born March 14, 1957) is an American jazz vocalist.
Biography
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Rubin went to Ohio State University for post-secondary education. She wanted to pursue a career as a singer after the Miss Black Central Ohio Contest. Leading up to the 1980s, Rubin was a musician in Cleveland and New York City.[1]
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 | ||
