Most of his works are known mainly as instrumentals but Vanessa Rubin has compiled lyrics written for some of his tunes, had new lyrics written for others and even provided words to one herself. This ...

This, Vanessa Rubin's second album for Telarc ... where she recognizes that lyrics she can also be concerned with lyrics to earn the sobriquet "jazz singer." The voice doesn't always have to be just ...

Vanessa Rubin stars in the concert presentation ... (Billie Holiday is pictured above.) Rubin sings 16 songs, including “My Man,” “Strange Fruit” and “God Bless the Child,” woven ...

What started as a nice summer gig for Brooklyn jazz singer Vanessa Rubin has become a life-changing experience. For the past two weeks, Rubin has been playing jazz legend Billie Holiday in the ...

Consider the case of saxophonist Don Braden and vocalist Vanessa Rubin, Saturday's headliners ... to sustain a career as an exclusively jazz singer), and her silky delivery and flexible voice ...

If a great song tells a story, it naturally follows that a great singer would be skilled at the art of storytelling. Writer, English teacher and jazz vocalist Vanessa Rubin is a triple-threat ...

The evening’s headliner was trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis, but the star was singer Vanessa Rubin. Performing with equal parts technique, imagination and drive, the young singer made a smashing ...

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Vanessa Rubin faithfully recreates Holiday in a way that draws you in seductively. Perhaps, it's her emotional renderings of such classic numbers as "God Bless the Child" or "Strange Fruit".

Ravinia rowdies: As jazz vocalist Vanessa Rubin came to the poignant final bars of the ballad “Tenderly” last Sunday at the Ravinia Festival, a screaming roar from the surrounding lawn ...

This year’s special guest artist will be jazz vocalist Vanessa Rubin, according to a press release. Rubin is a vocalist and composer who grew up in a musical household. Her performance of “God ...