Vanessa Collier, acclaimed soulful blues singer/saxophonist and 2020 Blues Music Awards “Instrumentalist – Horn” winner, who’s just released a new album “Heart on the Line,” performs at a socially-distanced, intimate duo performance with featured guitarist Arthur Neilson, at the Candlelight Theater Outdoor Fall Concert Series, 2208 Millers Rd., Saturday, October 24. Showtime: 3pm-5pm. Tickets: $25. Info: (302) 475-2313 or visit our site to purchase tickets directly.
“There’s a young lady [Vanessa Collier] came onstage with me, I forget where I was, but she’s playing an alto saxophone, and man, she was amazing.” – Buddy Guy, American Blues Scene
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A 2013 graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music, Collier has toured nationally and internationally while released three critically- acclaimed albums (2014’s Heart, Soul & Saxophone; 2017’s Meeting My Shadow; and 2018’s Honey Up). Honey Up spent 9 weeks in the Top 15 Billboard Charts, three months on the Living Blues Report, and is currently spinning on Sirius XM in regular rotation. Vanessa released new album Heart On The Line this past August, 2020. It’s currently receiving rave reviews, with two noted publications already mentioning Heart… as their possible Album of the Year for 2020. “Heart On The Line”: What The Press Is Saying “On Heart on the Line, Collier’s sax playing is beautifully smooth and mercurial, timed to perfection on her brief solo, utilized powerfully elsewhere to push and lift. Throughout this set, Collier’s band are dynamic, sympathetic and inventive. Heart on the Line is not only the product of a worthy, committed individual, it is a fine blues-rock album which you should definitely check out.“
“Heart on the Line features Collier’s sax playing, beautifully smooth and mercurial, timed to perfection on her brief solo, utilized powerfully elsewhere to push and lift. Collier gives much to the blues, not only via her music, but also through clinics which she runs as part of the “Blues in the Schools” project. Heart on the Line is not only the product of a worthy, committed individual, it is a fine blues-rock album which you should definitely check out.“ “Collier is a skillful songwriter. The first of the originals on Heart on the Line is the poignant “What Makes You Beautiful”; the production featuring backing vocals resembling a “girl group”. On “Bloodhound” Collier forgoes her saxes and gets into a swamp-like trance while playing on a Resonator guitar. “Freshly Squozen” is a funky bit of fun, about Collier’s love for her younger siblings as she sings “squeeze you like a tube of toothpaste”. Collier’s music and spirit are a joy.“ Vanessa Collier – “Leave Your Hat On” – From ‘Heart On The Line’ (Released August 2020) Vanessa Collier Interviews/Promotional Materials/Passes On Request. www.facebook.com/music.vanessacollier www.instagram.com/v_ness_sax/?hl=en (Wilmington, DE) – dougdeutschPR |
As a master musician and multi-instrumentalist, Vanessa Collier weaves funk, soul, rock, and blues into every powerful performance and she is downright impressive. With soulful vocals, searing saxophone, and witty songwriting, Vanessa is blazing a trail and racking up an impressive arsenal of honors, including two Blues Music Awards (BMA) for Horn Player of the Year (2019 & 2020) and multiple awards for her songwriting.