Results for "Vanessa Racci"

Musician

Vanessa Racci

Growing up with her Southern Italian grandfather in New York, Vanessa learned Italian American classics and jazz at an early age, hearing Dean Martin, Connie Francis, Frank Sinatra and the like played throughout the house. She developed as a singer in musical theater (starring in professional theater at age 12), discovered her love for jazz in her 20’s and started touring with a trio.

After her grandfather passed, Vanessa was inspired to reinvent the Italian classics that he taught her with modern jazz arrangements to keep the music alive for future generations. She teamed up with Gianni Valenti of Birdland Jazz Club NYC, producer, David Finck, and Manhattan Transfer arranger, Yaron Gershovsky, to realize her vision. The result was a sold-out album release show at Birdland in 2017 and a unique album entitled, Italiana Fresca, that reached #65 on the jazz charts. Since then, she has performed at over 70 festivals, events and jazz clubs across the country and has been played on over 20 Italian radio stations across the US and Italy.

Article: Album Review

Vanessa Racci: Jazzy Italian

by Richard J Salvucci
September 11, 2023

Vanessa Racci describes herself a jazz / cabaret singer of Italian-American descent with a passion for retro jazz and music made famous by Italian Americans. She has a previous album, entitled Italiana Fresca (2017, self-produced), and currently performs several shows that celebrate American jazz composers, Italian American music and contributions to jazz and pop in the ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five with Vocalist Vanessa Racci

by AAJ Staff
August 14, 2023

Meet Vanessa Racci Vanessa Racci is a jazz singer of Italian American descent with a passion for retro jazz and music made famous by Italian Americans. She has recorded two albums (Italiana Fresca and Jazzy Italian) and produces and performs in several shows that celebrate American jazz, Italian American music and their contributions to jazz and ...

Video

Jazzy Italian

Featuring the music of Vanessa Racci
Duration: 3:19
August 7, 2023

Introducing Vanessa Racci's second album, Jazzy Italian, to release physically and digitally wherever music is sold October 21, 2022 via the Zoho Jazz Label. Jazzy Italian is a celebration of Italian American composer contributions to jazz in America from its inception in 1917 through to modern day.

Album

Jazzy Italian

By Vanessa Racci

Label: Zoho Music
Released: 2022
Track listing: Betcha I Getcha; Volare; At the Jazz Band Ball; Moon River; Coquette; Make Love to Me; I’m a Fool to Want You; A Lifetime or Two; A Sunday Kind of Love; Come Back Home With Me; September in the Rain; You’re Everything; At Last.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Releases Plus Jazz Master Sheila Jordan Celebrates Another Solar Journey

by Mary Foster Conklin
November 28, 2022

This broadcast presents new releases from from Kate Hamann, Vanessa Racci, Sam Taylor, The Ostara Project, Sarah Elizabeth Charles, Kris Allen, plus a new single from Abbie Finn, with birthday shoutouts to lyricist Marilyn Bergman, Jazz Master Sheila Jordan, Cynthia Hilts, Nioka Workman, Cindy Blackman, Marianne Solivan, Jen Hodge and Johnny Mercer among others. Thanks for ...

Album

Italiana Fresca

By Vanessa Racci

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2017
Track listing: C’e’ La Luna (Mezz’o Mare); Guaglione; Return to Me (Ritorna da Me); Buona Sera (Kiss Me Goodnight); ‘O Sole Mio; Tu Vuó Fá L’Americano; Scapricciatiello (Do You Love Me Like You Kiss Me?); ‘Na Voce, ‘Na Chitarra E ‘O Poco ‘E Luna; Al Di Lá; Italian Love Medley (Anema e Core / ‘O Marenariello); Tik-A-Tee, Tik-A-Tay; Se Tu M’ami.

News: Recording

Vanessa Racci, A Stunning New Pop-Jazz Voice Gives Italian-American Classics A Jazz Spin On Debut Recording "Italiana Fresca"

April 22, 2017

Celebrates With One Night Only Performance New York City’s Birdland June 4th, 2017/6 PM 315 West 44th St. New York, NY 10036 212-581-3080 On her debut recording Italiana Fresca, scheduled for release on May 19, 2017, sultry songstress Vanessa Racci takes a fresh approach to classic ...

News: Performance / Tour

Danny Bacher All-Star Band Returns To The Metropolitan Room On August 4 & 25 - Celebrating Louis Armstrong, Louis Prima & Louis Jordan!

August 2, 2015

Danny Bacher returns to the Metropolitan Room on August 4 & 25 with his All-Star Band Celebrating Upcoming Debut CD Swing That Music! Danny Bacher Sings and Plays Louis Armstrong, Louis Prima and Louis Jordan" Advance EP features: Warren Vache, Bill Goodwin, Ray Drummond, Howard Alden, Houston Person and Cyrille Aimée Danny Bacher and his All-Star ...