Vanessa Cruz -Drums

Vanessa Cruz was born March 10th, 1984 in Miami, FL and started playing drums at 8. At 10 she became the house drummer at her church. Cruz attended High school at New World School of the Arts in Miami where she met and played with Musicians such as Obed Calvaire, Kenny Grohowski, Fabian Almazan and the Strickland Brothers. Cruz Continued her studies and received her Bachelor's Degree at the New School in Manhattan where she studied under Greg Hutchinson, Greg Osby, Reggie Workman, Charles Tolliver,Joe Chambers, Cecil Bridgewater, Chico Hamilton, Junior Mance, Billy Harper, Jimmy Owens, Charlie Persip, Bobby Sanabria, Adam Dietch, Carl Allen, Roy Hargrove, and Many more. Vanessa Currently lives in Brooklyn, NY and is playing with her band. "Thanks for stoppin by"-VANESSA CRUZ