Vanessa Collier: Head-turning, fiery, and passionate performances
Saturday, March 18, 7:30 p.m.
Doors: 7 p.m.
$25 general admission

2019 Blues Music Nominee for Best Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year and for Instrumental
– Horn Player of the Year

“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.”

Those are the words of Buddy Guy in a recent issue of American Blues Scene, describing an impromptu performance with Vanessa Collier on the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise. If you haven’t been fortunate enough to meet Vanessa and witness one of her head-turning, fiery, and passionate performances, you should definitely make sure you do. 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, racking up an impressive arsenal of honors, and has already singled herself out as an artist of distinction and one we would all do well to watch.

In early 2019, Vanessa was nominated for TWO 2018 Blues Music Awards, the first one for Best Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year, which puts her in elite company with artists such as Beth Hart, Samantha Fish, and Shemekia Copeland, and a second nomination for Instrumental – Horn Player of the Year, in company with veteran artists like Trombone Shorty, Al Basile, and Jimmy Carpenter. She’s a five-time BMA nominee overall!

For more about Vanessa Collier visit https://www.vanessacollier.com/

The Arena Theater bar and snack stand will be open.