Vanessa Collier plays Skipper’s Smokehouse in Tampa, Florida on July 28, 2016. Credit: Andy Warrener
Dallas-born saxophonist Vanessa Collier has been selling out wineries, clubs, and smaller venues worldwide for almost the last decade and has shared stages with Joe Louis Walker and Buddy Guy.
Recently nominated for the Blues Music Award for Contemporary Blues Female Artist, Collier brings widely praised saxophone excellency to Skipper’s Smokehouse this weekend for her own solo show on Saturday.

This article appears in Feb 10-16, 2022.

Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa's resident live music freak. He started freelancing with the paper in 2020 at the age of 18, and has since covered, announced, and previewed numerous live shows in...