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.

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 New York City Grammy-nominated jazz pianist Ray Gallon, and special guest saxophonist Craig Thomson (sax) — you can expect a warm, witty, and uplifting performance featuring beloved classics and new favourites delivered with irresistible musical chemistry. Book your ticket now for an unforgettable evening of jazz standards, original Canadian lyrics, and heartfelt music for Angela and Ray’s debut in Kelowna.

More details to come...

Anthony D’Alessandro is a JUNO-nominated pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader based in Toronto, Canada. Hailed by the WholeNote Magazine as a pianist with a “natural feeling for swing and groove” and “scintillating technique”, and “one of the most impressive young jazz pianists today” by the Jersey Jazz Magazine, he has performed in many notable clubs, concert halls and jazz festivals around the world including the Montreal International Jazz Festival, the Teatro Nescafé de las Artes in Santiago Chile, Birdland Jazz Club and Smalls Jazz Club in New York City, and Koerner Hall in Toronto.

He tours internationally as a bandleader including performances across Canada, the United States, South America, and Europe. He regularly performs alongside a “who’s who” of the industry’s top jazz musicians including international artists such as Benny Benack III, Joe Farnsworth, and Summer Camargo as well as fellow Canadians Caity Gyorgy, Pat LaBarbara, and Ernesto Cervini.

D'Alessandro’s most recent album City Lights was nominated for Jazz Album of the Year at the 2026 JUNO Awards. It has been called an album that “swings, breathes, and even smiles” by the Paris Move, and “capturing the immediacy and authenticity of a band in full flight” by V13 Media. His composition Tune for Monty was selected for CBC Music’s prestigious “Songs You Need to Hear” list in May 2024.

D’Alessandro has toured and recorded with three-time JUNO award winning vocalist Caity Gyorgy, having played piano on her most recent 2025 JUNO winning album “Hello, How Are You?”