Tribute to Tony Bennett by Award Winning Vancouver Jazz Vocalist

Tribute to Tony Bennett by Award Winning Vancouver Jazz Vocalist in Calgary on 01 December 2023
Tribute to Tony Bennett by Award Winning Vancouver Jazz Vocalist in Calgary on 01 December 2023
Friday, December 1, 2023, 2000 - 2215
Angela Verbrugge, Vocals
Tyler Hornby, Drums
Kodi Hutchinson, Bass
Jon Day, Piano

With a trio of Calgary's finest jazz musicians, charismatic Victoria-based songstress Angela Verbrugge has put together a night to pay homage to one of the most distinctive voices of the century. The late great Tony Bennett, one of the masterful interpreters of the Great American Songbook, passed away July 21, 2023. They will offer up vocal and instrumental renditions of such classics as I Left My Heart in San Francisco, Cheek to Cheek, The Good Life, Don't Get Around Much Anymore, Body and Soul, and many more from Tony Bennett's more than 70 albums and releases alongside Angela's repertoire inspired by Mr Bennett's interpretations. Angela's shows in BC have sold out… don't wait to book your tickets for Friday Dec 1st! Asylum for Art is an intimate venue with delicious homemade food and a world-class sound system and piano. Free street parking is available. Located above the Asylum for Art Music School.

The band brings originality rooted in the authentic sound of tradition, and thrill of the jazz swing feel to the flowing instrumentation and cohesive arrangement details. The quartet's sound blends perfectly to create a close-knit chemistry evoking classic bebop and traditional jazz while tackling original material in a timeless style.

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 in the last two years. 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." She won competitive grants from the Canadian governments to support the release of her second album, Love for Connoisseurs. 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, Germany, Luxembourg, 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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Category: Live Music | Jazz

Prices:
General Admission: CAD 23.0,
Student : CAD 18.0

Artists : Angela Verbrugge, Jon Day, Kodi Hutchinson, Jon McCaslin
Starting Price Per Person
18.00 CAD
Other Information
Where
Asylum for Art
2505 14 Street Southwest
Calgary Alberta T2T 3T8
Canada
( College - School - Training Center )

                 
Event Organizer Contact
Scott
live@asylumforart.ca
403 969 7257
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