Angela Hagenbach....

Angela Hagenbach is Amazon Records' premier recording artist. This versatile Kansas City native sings everything from swinging, straight-ahead jazz and blues to sensual, rhythmic Latin Jazz with seemingly effortless agility. Her lush contralto spans a range of nearly three octaves, and her rich life experience contributes to the original compositions and lyrics featured on her latest recordings. The former fashion model has appeared as an artist/clinician at festivals, jazz clubs, and educational institutions throughout the World.
- Patricia Myers, Jazz Times, June 1997

In 1989 an unexpected introduction changed Angela Hagenbach's life. She met the music of Sarah Vaughan, out of the blue... on a friend's tape deck ... and the timing could not have been better. In fact, this serendipitous introduction fanned her desire to focus on music full time. Only a few years before, you might have found this Kansas City native working in the fashion capitals of the world, building a successful career as a professional model.

In 1986 Angela returned to her hometown and began to pursue another lifelong interest - music. She joined a gospel choir and quickly became a featured soloist. Still, jazz wasn't on her agenda, until she heard Sarah singing "Black Coffee." From that point on. Angela has been determined to make the most of her musical talents, singing jazz in live performances and on recordings for her own label, Amazon Records.

Some special appearances include: National Anthem for Kansas City Royals; Kansas City's Great Female Vocalist Series; Oscar Night at the Midland; Kimball Hall Concert Series, Lincoln, Nebraska; and Brownville Concert Series, televised for national distribution, from Brownville, Nebraska.

Ms. Hagenbach has appeared in numerous Jazz Festivals including: Jazz on the Green, Jazz in June, Jazz in Joplin, and Whichita Jazz Festival. The Best of Kansas City, Topeka Jazz Workshop SeriesKansas City Blues and Jazz Festival, Corporate Woods Jazz Festival, Parkville Jazz and Art Festival, KJLU Capital Jazz Festival, JAZZOO, Plaza Live Series - annually since 1992, Cool Cats Jazz Festival - Opening Act for Maynard Furguson, Plaza Art Fair, Hidden Glen Art Fair, Eureka Springs Jazz Festival, Jazz In Marciac, France -Opening Act for Ray Charles.
 
Music Educator/Clinician
The School of Fine and Performing Arts, University of Nebraska; Public School District, Lincoln, Nebraska; and Blue Valley School District Choral Festival (Johnson County, Kansas). NEW VIEWS ~ A Teen Town Hall Meeting ~ The Wide World of Art ~ KCPT/TV 19 ~ Guest Speaker. Under the auspices of the United States State Department of Cultural Relations and the JFKennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Jazz Ambasador to Africa 1998 & Jazz Ambassador World Tour 2000.
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