Vanessa is a NYC-based jazz vocalist. She embodies the tradition of the masters, with a beautiful sound, sweeping range, and heavy swing feel. She began her musical journey with school and church choirs, piano lessons, and classical voice lessons. In high school, she was involved in musical productions, choirs, dance, drama, and anything performance-related. In a desire to continue pursuing her passion for music, Vanessa attended New Jersey City University where she studied with Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist, Roseanna Vitro, and operatic-soprano Donna Connolly graduating with a BA in Music Education.

With her excitement for music propelling her into the “scene,” she began performing with numerous bands and jazz greats including George Cables, Dwayne Burno, Pasquale Grasso, Adam Birnbaum, Joe Magnarelli, Emmet Cohen, Alex Smith (accompanist to Lady Gaga) and she was a member of the vocal duo group The Ladybugs.

Vanessa currently lives in the NYC area and can be seen performing, hanging, or sitting in at NYC’s finest jazz clubs such as Smalls, Mezzrow, Swing 46, Birdland, and The Django. She has three albums to her name: “Play Date”(2019), “Home Life” (2021), a pandemic project recorded in her NYC home with husband and trombonist, Robert Edwards, “It Had To Be You” (2022), and newest album, “This Is The Moment” released on La Reserve Records on August 11th, 2023. Follow and stay up to date with Vanessa via her website www.vanessaperea.com and social media platforms.