"Life happens while you're a jazz singer," laughs Vanessa Rubin, explaining her long absence from the world of recording. For those mystified by her sudden disappearance back at the dawn of the 2000s, she says "I never stopped singing," adding, "but you can't be on stage all the time. I'm happy to have had time to be with family and do some normal things, instead of just travelling and focusing on my performance."
Now, six years after her last LP, the independently-produced 'Full Circle' - an organ-driven soul-jazz collaboration with saxophonist, Don Braden - Vanessa Rubin returns to the fray with the ninth album of her career, 'The Dream Is You: Vanessa Rubin Sings Tadd Dameron.' Vanessa will be promoting it when she travels to the UK to perform later this month as part of London's EFG Jazz Festival. She'll be appearing at the Chelsea venue, The Pheasantry, between Thursday, November 21st and Saturday, November 23rd. Though she can't give too much away about what her show entails, the singer says that she'll be serving up "some classic standards, blues and originals." She'll also be accompanied by a trio that includes US pianist, Danny Grissett. "Danny is wonderful," reveals the 62-year-old chanteuse. "He's a fabulous piano player. When he first moved to New York, I gave him his first gig there, so he's like my little brother. We're like family and have a really great connection and chemistry together. I love working with him. A couple of years ago, he married and moved to Austria. So when I come to Europe, I usually work with him."
Last Updated on Wednesday, 06 November 2019 20:46