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Vanessa Perica

Born: April 6, 1982

Vanessa Perica is a composer and conductor based in Melbourne, Australia. 

Upon completion of her Bachelor degree in 2003 at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts, she was awarded the prestigious Bob Wyllie Scholarship for ‘Most Outstanding Graduating Jazz Student.’ Other recipients of this honour include Linda May Han Oh, Mat Jodrell, Ben Vanderwal and Troy Roberts.

Recent career highlights include both national and international recognition. She was a finalist in both the Anonimus Big Band (2018) and ‘Scrivere in Jazz’ International Composition Competitions (2020). She has also appeared at the Sydney, Melbourne and Perth International Jazz Festivals. 

The Eye is the First Circle

By Vanessa Perica

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: The Eye is the First Circle; What a Time to Be Alive; Hill of Grace; Meet Me at Phoenix Street; Song for Cleo; Still We Rise; Love and War.

Jack Bowers' Best Jazz Albums Of 2023

by Jack Bowers
December 19, 2023

2023 was another banner year for jazz of all shapes and sizes. It has been a pleasure to review so many splendid big-band albums along with wonderful enterprises by smaller groups, some of which were recording for the first time (hopefully, not the last). If this was a preview of things to come, we look forward ...

Yuhan Su, Sam Eastmond, Vanessa Perica, Chien Chien Lu & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
December 13, 2023

This time around we play with an unusual idea, alternating big band albums with albums recorded by vibraphone players. “Why?" you may ask... For no particular reason, other than the fact that we realized these tunes flow well together.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 ...

Vanessa Perica Orchestra: The Eye is the First Circle

by Barry O'Sullivan
December 1, 2023

The music on The Eye is the First Circle is undeniably outstandingly composed and arranged by Vanessa Perica. Her second outing--following Love is A Temporary Madness (Self released, 2020)--with another supersonic ensemble, it was superbly recorded at the Sing Sing East Studios in Melbourne, showcasing numerous flawlessly performed solos by some of Australia's best improvising musicians. ...

The Debut From Trio San Plus New Music From King, Jaschek, Perica And More

by Bob Osborne
November 30, 2023

On this show we feature a new release from Trio San, featuring Satoko Fujii, Taiko Saito, and Yuko Oshima. In addition recent releases from Bill King, Shai Jaschek, Vanessa Perica, Madre Vaca, Kari Antila, Jeremy Udden, Rotem Sivan, Harper Trio, Shawn Maxwell, Bruford, Pentangle, and, Philippe Côté & François Bourassa. Playlist Show Intro 00:00 ...

New Releases Plus Birthday Shoutouts To Timeless Jazz Women Going Full Swing

by Mary Foster Conklin
November 27, 2023

This broadcast includes new releases from Sarah McKenzie, Michael Weiss, Susan Alcorn, Vanessa Perica plus a second posthumous recording from Nora York, with major birthday shoutouts to Joni Mitchell (80!), Betty Bryant (92!), Sheila Jordan (95!), Bertha Hope (87!), Lani Hall (78!), Jen Hodge, Rene Marie, Miho Hazama, Kitty Margolis and Samara Joy, among others. Thanks ...

Vanessa Perica Orchestra: The Eye is the First Circle

by Jack Bowers
November 25, 2023

In a review of Love Is a Temporary Madness, the debut recording by Australian composer/arranger Vanessa Perica, the observation was made that “Perica's impact in the realm of big-band jazz should be anything but temporary." Perica's second album, The Eye Is the First Circle, has added an exclamation point to that assertion. Again, ...

Round About Midnight

by Michael Ambrosino
November 15, 2023

Jennifer Wharton's Bonegasm: Grit & Grace

by Jack Bowers
November 5, 2023

Asked to name the traits women most need to succeed in today's business world, Forbes magazine in a 2019 article underlined two of them as “grit and grace." One woman who took the advice to heart is bass trombonist Jennifer Wharton. She came late to jazz but has since made it her domain of choice, founding ...