Diese Onze (on Saint-Denis) presents a Swingin Vocal Jazz Quartet from Vancouver and NYC at Diese Onze Live Jazz Bar

Known for her clever original lyrics, timeless style, and captivating stage presence, don’t miss West Coast–based jazz artist Angela Verbrugge as she returns to the stage at Diese Onze Jan 15 with NYC pianist Ray Gallon, Montréal rhythm section Jim Doxas and Mike DeMasi. Angela and Ray are celebrating the release of their new album, In the Wonder of the Night, a vocal jazz collection of standards and originals that explore how nighttime makes space for romance, connection, and contemplation.

One night only - don't miss!
Shows at 7pm and 9:30pm
$15 for 1 performance/set or $25 for 2 services/sets
Reservations at 514-223-3543
Dine during the show! The menu has a variety of delicious offerings made in-house from high-quality ingredients. From fillet mignon, poké, cod loin, burgers, seafood chower, to Quebecois cheeses, smoked meat and paté... For dessert, cheesecake, chocolate mousse cake or Bailey's creme brulée.

Possessing a “winsome, brightly-burnished, pliable voice, ample emotional intelligence, and conspicuously good taste… now is the time for Angela Verbrugge”, writes Andrew Gilbert for JazzTimes Magazine. Inspired by Carmen McRae, Ella Fitzgerald, Anita O’Day, and other jazz vocalists popular in 1940s/50s, Angela brings tenderness, wit, and passion to her interpretations of standards. Her originals are inspired by the classic Gershwin–Cole Porter tradition. Her collaborations include songwriting with Caity Gyorgy, Ken Fowser, Nick Hempton, Neal Miner and Ray Gallon.

Since 2021, Angela has performed across Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Türkiye, England, Germany, Luxembourg, Italy, France, and from coast-to-coast in Canada. She has won reader polls in JazzTimes and All About Jazz, released four acclaimed albums on US and German record labels, and was recently nominated for Jazz Artist of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards. Her music is played by CBC Saturday Night Jazz, and on prominent jazz programs around the world. Her catalogue has accumulated almost a million streams across music platforms. Verbrugge has shared the stage with leading Canadian jazz artists such as Neil Swainson, Terry Clarke, Jim Doxas, Miles Black, Jodi Proznick, Reg Schwager, Kodi Hutchinson, Karl Janusska, Sylvain Gagnon, and international jazz musicians such as Evan Sherman, Franck Amsallem, Julian Schmidt, Massimiliano Rolff, Xaver Hellmeier,Hiroko Mase and Akane Matsumoto.

Ray Gallon is a veteran New York jazz pianist whose expressive, swinging style bridges bebop tradition and modern creativity who Ahmad Jamal called “extraordinary”. Mentored by the likes of John Lewis, Hank Jones, and Jaki Byard, Gallon has performed worldwide with icons including Ron Carter, Lionel Hampton, Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Les Paul, and Wycliffe Gordon, and has appeared at the White House and Kennedy Center alongside Dizzy Gillespie, Milt Jackson, and Joe Williams. An in-demand accompanist in New York and beyond, he accompanied Jon Hendricks, Sheila Jordan, Jane Monheit, and Chaka Khan. His acclaimed Cellar Live trio albums Grand Company (with Ron Carter and Lewis Nash) and Make Your Move (with David Wong and Kenny Washington) showcase his inventive originals and inspired interpretations of standards. A full-time faculty member at The City College of New York in Harlem, Gallon has also taught at Juilliard and The New School. Pianist Bill Charlap calls his work “informed, passionate, and personal… with a wrought-iron jazz vocabulary.”

For the Diese Onze, Angela will be joined by a wonderful trio: Grammy-nominated New York City pianist Ray Gallon, alongside two musicians well-known to Montreal audiences… Jim Doxas and Mike De Masi.

Doxas is a popular featured artist at jazz festivals worldwide and has worked with John Abercrombie, Joe Lovano, Hank Jones, Edward Simon, Dave Binney and Maria Schneider. During the last decade, his playing with Oliver Jones has been recognized with Felix and Juno Awards in Canada, and his participation in the song “Belleville Rendez-Vous” from the film The Triplets de Belleville received nominations for Grammy and Academy Awards. He was recently involved in Oscar Peterson centennial celebrations. Mike DeMasi appears on records by artists such as Susie Arioli, Mathieu Soucy, and Sam Kirmayer among others. As a bandleader, he presents and records his own compositions. De Masi has collaborated with some of Montreal's best such as Al McLean, Josh Rager, Daniel Lessard, Andre White, Kevin Dean, Jessica Vigneault, Dawn Tyler Watson among others. He also had the great pleasure of studying with Rufus Reid, Matt Brewer, and Larry Grenadier. 

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Artists: Angela Verbrugge, Ray Gallon, Mike De Masi, Jim Doxas

Time:  19:00-23:00