Angela Verbrugge Quartet at Frankie's Jazz Club

Sunset Swing: Vocal Jazz and Swingin B3 Organ Quartet
Enjoy a passionate night of 1950s style vocal jazz at Vancouver's best jazz club! Western Canadian Music Awards' Jazz Artist of the Year 2024 Nominee Angela Verbrugge (inspired by Anita O’Day, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington) is joined by some of BC’s top jazz musicians for a classic organ-guitar-drums trio in the style of Joey DeFrancesco, Don Patterson and Jimmy Smith.

Like the beautiful orange sunsets that transform day to night, the Sunset Swing show will transform your mood on a soul level with fun groovy interpretations of jazz standards (such as tunes by Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Cole Porter, and as performed by the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Julie London, Frank Sinatra, Anita O’Day and more recently by Vancouver Island-born and raised Diana Krall). There is something magical that happens when certain instruments in combination become sonically more than the sum of their individual parts. Vancouver Island-jazz fans well know the passion and effortless mastery of Dr Genge-led groups (PhD Music). On Thursday November 14, they will be delighted to hear award-winning jazz vocalist/lyricist Angela Verbrugge light up the stage with favourite love songs and originals in a classic songbook style backed by the soul-feeding and thrilling sound of his B3 organ trio....

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Sunset Swing: Vocal Jazz and Swingin B3 Organ Quartet
Enjoy a passionate night of 1950s style vocal jazz at Vancouver's best jazz club! Western Canadian Music Awards' Jazz Artist of the Year 2024 Nominee Angela Verbrugge (inspired by Anita O’Day, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington) is joined by some of BC’s top jazz musicians for a classic organ-guitar-drums trio in the style of Joey DeFrancesco, Don Patterson and Jimmy Smith.

Like the beautiful orange sunsets that transform day to night, the Sunset Swing show will transform your mood on a soul level with fun groovy interpretations of jazz standards (such as tunes by Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Cole Porter, and as performed by the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Julie London, Frank Sinatra, Anita O’Day and more recently by Vancouver Island-born and raised Diana Krall). There is something magical that happens when certain instruments in combination become sonically more than the sum of their individual parts. Vancouver Island-jazz fans well know the passion and effortless mastery of Dr Genge-led groups (PhD Music). On Thursday November 14, they will be delighted to hear award-winning jazz vocalist/lyricist Angela Verbrugge light up the stage with favourite love songs and originals in a classic songbook style backed by the soul-feeding and thrilling sound of his B3 organ trio.

Dr Tony Genge is joined by respected Vancouver jazz guitarist Dave Sikula, and rising star drummer Graham Villette. Surely this quartet must be one of the "swinging-ist" groups in Canada and we are delighted for them to take the stage while Angela is in town... 2024 she has brought her music to France, Germany, Taiwan, Japan, Atlantic Canada, Central and Western Canada. back to her European tour of Germany and France in April. The vocalist has had a meteoric rise since her debut album in 2019 and has since toured her music across Canada, Japan, Luxembourg, Germany, UK and Türkiye. She has been positively reviewed by major jazz publications and important critics including JazzTimes, JazzWise, JazzLives, Syncopated Times, Whole Note, LA Jazz Journal, Jersey Jazz, Jazziz, Couleurs Jazz France and many more. Her albums have received airplay on CBC, internationally significant JazzWeek programs, and she was number one for jazz on the Earshot chart for multiple weeks.

Sunset Swing has assembled a thoughtful set list of jazz renditions of favourites songs you’ll recognize from popular culture alongside lesser known jazz standards, and originals penned by Verbrugge in a vintage musical theatre- and classic jazz songbook- style. Angela’s shows frequently sell out, we do advise advance tickets to avoid disappointment.

4.3 stars on Google Reviews - Delicious southern Italian fresh menu items, thoughtful wine list, cocktails and desserts available. Parking on the street or many nearby parkades.

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