This Magazine July/August 2010

Montreal's Vanessa Rodrigues blends music and food activism.
When she isn't playing jazz organ in Rio de Janeiro or running her own jam session during the Montreal International Jazz Festival, musician Vanessa Rodrigues can usually be found making her own pickles. The Montreal-based musician has her plate full with music projects, but high on her list of priorities is food ... read the full article >>

thewholenote.com May 5, 2010

Gale-Rodrigues Group - Live at the Rex - Review
Montreal supplies half the Gale/Rodrigues Group in B3 organist Vanessa Rodrigues and guitarist Mike Rud for the quartet's debut release Live At The Rex (Indie CGVR01 www.vanessarodriguez.com), a potent package that also features Torontonians in saxophonist Chris Gale, and drummer Davide DiRenzo. ... read the review >>

Edmonton Journal, Edmonton AB, April 23, 2010

JAZZ FOOD FOR THOUGHT
The bright neon sound of the Hammond B-3 organ sizzles again tonight when Edmonton-raised jazz keyboardist Vanessa Rodrigues returns to her hometown.... read more>>

Brandon Sun, Brandon MB, April 17, 2010

Que. quartet brings unique sound to 'high energy' show
A Hammond organ, with its unique timbre, will be brought in from Winnipeg for a performance of the Gale/Rodrigues jazz quartet. ... more>>

Star Phoenix, Saskatoon, April 16, 2010

Rodrigues keeps B-3 groovin'
When they hit the road, most musicians worry about hotels and transportation. Oh, please. "That stuff takes care of itself,'' says Montreal's Vanessa Rodrigues. "What I want to know is if there's a freight elevator, or if (the gig) is on the ground floor." ... more>>

Hour, Montreal, January 21, 2010

Soul Food for Thought
Vanessa Rodrigues, Montreal's queen of the Hammond B-3 organ, has produced a crowd-pleasing set of tunes, the titles of which have a food theme,... more>>

Mirror, Montreal, December 17 - 23, 2009

Funky yet fishy
>> Vanessa Rodrigues's Soul Food for Thought
gives you something to chew on
You know Blinky, the fish from The Simpsons with the three eyes? Well, they pulled a fish with two jaws out of Lake Athabasca, near the tar sands, a few years ago," say Montrealer Vanessa Rodrigues, funky jazz organist extraordinaire....more>>

Gale/Rodrigues Group Performance Review, September 8, 2009

Jazz Goddess; B-3 Believer - Can I get an "Amen"? At times it felt like a revival meeting at the Rex last night - sheerly from the energy level of the band. Playing to a small, but enthusiastic end of summer Labour Day audience, the Gale/Rodrigues Quartet was certainly a people pleaser.... read more>>

iTunes Customer Review, April 2008

Vanessa Rodrigues Soul Project - A great debut CD with an amazing sound! Review by Jackdewey

A whiz of the Hammond organ, Vanessa Rodriguez offers us a groovy first album with Soul Project. Well surrounded by Donna Grantis and Jean-Pierre Levesque, every track is upbeat and makes you want to move... read more>>

All About Jazz website, December 2006

Earth Tones — CD Review by John Kelman

Montreal-based saxophonist Dave Turner ... with trombonist Dave Grott sharing the front line, the quartet may have looked bottom-heavy on paper - but it's proven to be a soulful and rich-sounding unit, aided by the young up-and-comer Vanessa Rodrigues on Hammond B3 organ ... read the review>>

Montreal Gazette, November 2, 2006

Best Bets

by Irwin Block

Vanessa Rodrigues reverts to her role as a Latin pianist at Espace Dell'Arte ...more>>

The Coast, July 13-19, 2006

Vanessa Rodrigues Soul Project

by Johnston Farrow

Every year at the Atlantic Jazz Festival there's one show that stands out ... read the article>>

Montreal Gazette, June 29, 2006

Best Bets

by Irwin Block

Organists Vanessa Rodrigues and Martin K. Petersen's... more>>

Montreal Mirror, March 30 - April 5, 2006

Mini CD Reviews

by Scott C

Vanessa Rodrigues Soul Project (Independent) Montreal's queen of the Hammond B-3 organ ... read the review>>