Vanessa Racci is a touring Jazz/Pop vocalist with a passion for retro Jazz and music made famous by Italian Americans. She grew up living with her Barese grandfather, who played Jazz and Italian classics throughout the house. This inspired her to combine her two loves (Jazz and Italian heritage) in her first album, Italiana Fresca. After touring her album around the country (and in New Orleans in particular) Vanessa was inspired to record her second album, Jazzy Italian(Zoho Jazz Label), celebrating Italian Americans in Jazz from Louis Prima to Chick Corea. Produced and arranged by Grammy winner, Steven Feifke, Jazzy Italian made the top 10 Jazz albums of 2022 on the RMR chart and is programmed on Siriusly Sinatra, NPR and network television in addition to 150+ radio stations globally. Her music also recently made the coveted Spotify playlist, Italian Dinner Party. Vanessa also produces and stars in several other “edu-tainment” shows including Hot SpeakeasyNights, aTribute to Harry Warren and Forbidden Love: the love story of Bobby Darin and Connie Francis.

Vanessa performs at over 50 venues and festivals annually with asocial media following of 20K+.When she isn’t performing, she teaches voice and is building her non-profit, Italian Americans in Music, devoted to preserving the history and promoting the future of Italian Americans in the music industry. To learn more or subscribeto her mailing list, go to www.vanessaracci.com or follow on Instagram @VanessaRacci. To learn more about Italian Americans in Music, go to: italianamericansinmusic.org or follow on Instagram @ItalianAmericansinMusic