Gershwin, Porter n Me
Join us at the Jazz Bistro on Sunday May 31st for vocal jazz from Vancouver and New York alongside our specialty crafted cocktails and delicious bistro fare.
Angela Verbrugge lived on Glen Manor in the Beaches while attending acting school and soaking in the jazz jams on Queen St in the 90s before moving west. Come out to support our homegrown Beaches talent!
Western Canadian Music Awards ‘Jazz Artist of the Year’ nominee Angela Verbrugge brings Gershwin- and Cole Porter-era standards to life with her signature charm. A finalist in the International Songwriting Competition, Verbrugge weaves in timeless stories of the heart with her own Canadian jazz compositions and lyrics.
Making her Jazz Bistro debut, the Vancouver Island-based artist is described as “both hip and a hoot” (JazzWeekly), and has toured in Japan, Hong Kong, S. Korea, Taiwan, Türkiye, the UK, Germany, Luxembourg, France, Italy, and coast to coast in Canada — all since 2021! She has released four albums to great reviews from the international jazz press, topped polls in JazzTimes and All About Jazz, and is regularly played on leading jazz radio programs. Her recorded songs have been streamed almost a million times across platforms.
Backed by a stellar piano trio — Grammy-nominated NYC pianist Ray Gallon, Jon Maharaj (bass), and Morgan Childs (drums)—Jazz Bistro guests can expect a warm, witty, and uplifting performance featuring beloved classics and new favourites delivered with irresistible musical chemistry. Seating is limited. Book your table now for an unforgettable evening of jazz standards, original Canadian lyrics, and heartfelt music.
“No maybes; for Verbrugge, now is definitely the time,” – JazzTimes Magazine
“Listen and be delighted. Her art is her own, and she offers rare pleasures.” — JazzLives
“As a lyricist Miss Verbrugge seems to have “learned” from the best: one senses the wit of Dave Frishberg, the glorious storytelling of Dorothy Fields and Johnny Mercer, and – all of that and a tinge of pathos that was the hallmark of songs by Cole Porter. However, make no mistake, these lyrics are singularly Miss Verbrugge’s. ”— That Canadian Magazine, Raul da Gama
“Pianist Ray Gallon may be one of New York City’s best kept secrets. A veteran sideman with a career spanning over four decades, Gallon was mentored by greats including John Lewis, and Jaki Byard.” – The New York Jazz Record
“Ray Gallon possesses a unique rhythmic imagination and a wrought iron vocabulary.” – Bill Charlap