Angela and Ray’s 2023 European tour begins with a two-night return engagement at Pizza Express Live,  London's premiere jazz club, on June 3-4. They are available for bookings in Europe in the weeks following. Additional club dates in Germany are already in the works.

Angela and Ray first began collaborating in 2018, when Angela set lyrics to some of  Ray's compositions. At that point, Angela had already established herself as a leading jazz vocalist in British Columbia and Ray was an in-demand veteran pianist of the NYC jazz scene, having toured the world and recorded with many legends of jazz. 

The success of Angela and Ray’s initial songwriting efforts quickly led to a series of acclaimed recordings, as well as numerous international concert and club appearances. Angela’s first album, The Night We Couldn’t Say Good Night, featuring Ray as pianist and composer, received rave reviews and led to Angela winning the Best Female Vocalist award in the prestigious JazzTimes' Magazine Readers' Poll. Angela’s second album, Love for Connoisseurs, featuring more of her and Ray’s compositions, has been included in a number of critics’ Album of the Year lists. 

Ray’s 2021 trio album, Make Your Move, featuring Kenny Washington celebrated by critics and lauded by such jazz luminaries as Ahmad Jamal and Ron Carter. Ray’s next trio album, Acting Up, featuring legendary bassist Ron Carter and Lewis Nash, will be released later in 2023.

The Canadian government has been very generous in their support of the development and marketing of Angela’s latest release, Love for Connoisseurs. They have offered to cover a percentage of the tour costs for any date agreements received in writing by February 20, 2023.