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Angela Verbrugge Quartet [Canada]
Canada's Vocal Jazz Star on our stage
Angela Verbrugge - vocals
Julian Schmidt - piano
Jean Philippe Wadle - bass
Xaver Hellmeier - drums
The Canadian jazz vocalist Angela Verbrugge (2020 JazzTimes Readers' Poll for "Best Female Vocalist") gives every note a passionate and emotional expression. The charismatic singer, composer and lyricist spent the last year on tour in Canada, Europe, Turkey and Japan. Verbrugge is joined by some of Germany's best jazz musicians: Julian Schmidt on piano, Jean
-Philippe Wadle on bass and Xaver Hellmeier on drums.
The band brings the authentic swing feeling, paired with finely crafted arrangements, giving classic vocal and instrumental jazz standards as well as original compositions a fresh, timeless sound. About the singer After winning the 2020 JazzTimes' Readers' Poll for Best Female Vocalist, Angela has kept a busy tour schedule with performances in Japan, Turkey, Germany, England, as well as across Canada. Taking inspiration from vintage musicals, the swing era, blues, and bebop, the Victoria-based vocalist pens original lyrics and compositions in the style of classic standards. She performs these alongside repertoire from the Great American Songbook, such as tunes popularized by Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, and Julie London. Angela recorded her 2019 album in New York City, co-produced by bassist Cameron Brown. Toronto Music Report writes that Angela is "a gem of a vocalist who makes all her chosen material sound magical." JazzWeekly describes the former actress as "fun and quirky, hip and a hoot, wispy and romantic; she slithers and oozes, and cleverly swings." Original songs from this project have been featured on leading Spotify editorial playlists. Angela was one of the youngest graduates from Toronto's George Brown School of Performing Arts after a youth spent in Ontario. She relocated to western Canada in where she left acting and business careers after three near-death experiences in order to pursue music. Angela is primarily influenced by the swing era, vintage musicals, and bebop. She has appeared at many jazz festivals, and top jazz clubs nationally in Canada, and internationally such as Pizza Express London (Soho), leading clubs across Japan, the Embassy of Canada in Tokyo, and leading venues in Istanbul. Her trios have included such musicians as Ray Gallon, Cameron Brown, Neil Swainson, Thomas Stabenow, Bernie Senensky, and Terry Clarke.
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Julian Schmidt studied with renowned musicians in Munich, Graz and New York. He curates various jazz series in Germany and tours in Austria, Slovenia, Poland, Switzerland, Italy, Latvia and Mongolia. He has shared the stage with artists such as Kenny Washington, Jim Rotondi, Piero Odorici and John Mosca.
JP Wadle has worked with musicians such as Dee Dee Bridgewater, Scott Hamilton, Tom Gaebel, Lalo Schifrin, and many other prominent musicians such as Tom Gaebel, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Lalo Schifrin, Tony Lakatos, Axel Schlosser, Ralf Hesse, Scott Hamilton, Manfred Schoof, Ack van Rooyen, Hans Dekker, Bruno Müller, HR BigBand, Wolfgang Haffner.
When Xaver Hellmeier returned from New York City after studying with renowned jazz drummer Joe Farnsworth, he quickly made a name for himself as one of the best European jazz drummers rooted in this tradition. He has performed with artists such as Harold Mabern, Eric Alexander, Mike LeDonne, John Webber, Mike LeDonne, Houston Person, Champian Fulton, David Hazeltine and Peter Bernstein. He has performed in jazz clubs and jazz festivals in Europe, the USA, Mongolia, the United Arab Emirates and other countries.
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Time: 9:00 PM - 11:30 PM
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