Vanessa Rubin
Vanessa Rubin (born March 14, 1957) is an American jazz vocalist.
Vanessa Rubin
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- Vanessa Rubin
- Born
- 14 March 1957
- Birthplace
- Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
- Occupation
- Singer
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- jazz
- Education
- Ohio State University
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Vanessa Rubin (born March 14, 1957) is an American jazz vocalist.
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Vanessa Rubin (born 1957) is a musician and singer, of American nationality. The musician was born in Cleveland. Vanessa Rubin was educated at Ohio State University. The work spans jazz.
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• Name — Vanessa Rubin • Born — 14 March 1957 • Birthplace — Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. • Genre — Jazz, R&B • Occupation — Singer • Years Active — 1980s–present • Label — Telarc, RCA, Novus Vanessa Rubin (born March 14, 1957) is an American jazz vocalist.
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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. Rubin has been described as "an impressive song stylist with a Midas touch for challenging material", 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.
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• Year — Title — Genre — Label — Billboard • 1992 — Soul Eyes — Jazz — Novus/RCA — 9 • 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
Vanessa Rubin on bass Assaf Hakimi
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