Press and Reviews
Vanessa joined the Lunch Bunch to talk about her third studio album "Grow Flowers", her inspiration, collaborations, and a soon-to-be-released children's album. She performed live in studio, treating viewers to "Love, Music, Harmony", "Welcome", "Gift to Me", and “Rosie.”
LA Metro Magazine
“’Grow Flowers’ is written around the concept that we can nurture good qualities in others by the way that we conduct ourselves
Michael Krapovicky interviewed Vanessa for LA Metro Magazine in March 2025.
"Both music and gardening are creative and subjective activities, in Jones’ experience, and are components vital to growth as a society.
"'As we have moved toward a more specialized world, we have lost some of the cultural sustainability that we used to know of creating beauty – which I believe to be the highest of all human activities – and growing our own food,' Jones asserts. 'As individuals and a community, we cannot thrive without food, beauty, and art.'"
Photo by Mark Turcotte
Portland Press Herald Review
Aimsel Ponti reviewed my song “Sing Together” in a 2023 column.
“'Sing Together' is a hopeful tune with strings, acoustic guitar and a cigar box guitar. The songs speaks of making music in a field of wildflowers with the sunshine dancing. Bursting with optimism and bright vocals, the song is a soothing balm."
40 Reasons Review from Maine Brews and Music Reviews
Thank you Thomas H. from Mainebrews N Musicreviews for this thoughtful and encouraging review! This completely made my day!
“Vanessa Jones Music speaks on a lifetime of love and learning on her debut LP, ‘40 Reasons.’ The odyssey–comprising twelve songs–captures the songwriter and multi-instrumentalist at her best, showcasing an intimate, though quite gregarious style…Delivering not just confident, ready vocals–but guitar, violin, and more than ten acoustic instruments, Jones has pushed through the soil to reveal herself as one of Maine’s most capable emerging songwriters.”
Thomas continues with an insightful review of each song. I am grateful that he would listen so carefully to this, my first album.