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Vanessa Collier
American saxophonist and singer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Birth name | Vanessa N. Collier |
Born | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
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Years active | 2012–present |
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Website | vanessacollier |
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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]