The New York vibe is alive and thriving in Vanessa
Trouble. She is a vocalist and band leader bringing
an energetic, nuanced sensuality to the American
jazz and swing songbook and occasionally styling
new classics. She's honed her vocal and
performance skills all over the country and abroad,
fronting various jazz ensembles across American
jazz hotspots and in Europe and Asia. She is a
frequent choice for private engagements like
weddings and corporate entertaining.
Vanessa is a featured vocalist around Manhattan and the Hamptons with her ensembles. She regularly performs at Swing 46, Opia Lounge, The Grand Havana Room and The Bubble Lounge in Manhattan, and at Pierre's in Bridgehampton. Past engagements have included Tavern on the Green, The Screening Room, Café Deville, Torch, Cibar, Metronome, and The Mansfield Hotel "M" Bar. Festivals include Musikfest in Bethlehem, PA, and the Old Westbury Summer Concert Series.
Vanessa currently fronts her New York City based "modern retro" swing band, The Red Hot Swing that boasts an 11 years solid back-up band of Mark McCarron, guitar, Stefan Schatz, drums, Andrew Hall, bass, Michael Hashim, saxophone, and Marty Bound, trumpet. She performs regularly with notable guitarists Nick Demopoulos, James Chirillo and Steve Salerno, bassists Sean Smith, Neal Minor, Jim Whitney and Peter Weiss, pianists Don Stein, Bennett Paster and Michael Kanan, and trumpet virtuoso Charlie Caranicas.
Vanessa's CD's include The Summer Sessions (1999) and Too Darn Hot (2004) both available on Amazon and iTunes.
Vanessa is a featured vocalist around Manhattan and the Hamptons with her ensembles. She regularly performs at Swing 46, Opia Lounge, The Grand Havana Room and The Bubble Lounge in Manhattan, and at Pierre's in Bridgehampton. Past engagements have included Tavern on the Green, The Screening Room, Café Deville, Torch, Cibar, Metronome, and The Mansfield Hotel "M" Bar. Festivals include Musikfest in Bethlehem, PA, and the Old Westbury Summer Concert Series.
Vanessa currently fronts her New York City based "modern retro" swing band, The Red Hot Swing that boasts an 11 years solid back-up band of Mark McCarron, guitar, Stefan Schatz, drums, Andrew Hall, bass, Michael Hashim, saxophone, and Marty Bound, trumpet. She performs regularly with notable guitarists Nick Demopoulos, James Chirillo and Steve Salerno, bassists Sean Smith, Neal Minor, Jim Whitney and Peter Weiss, pianists Don Stein, Bennett Paster and Michael Kanan, and trumpet virtuoso Charlie Caranicas.
Vanessa's CD's include The Summer Sessions (1999) and Too Darn Hot (2004) both available on Amazon and iTunes.
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