Angela Scappatura is a songwriter, award-winning singer, journalist, photographer and writer.
Her career in music has spanned more than a decade and has taken her onto stages in Canada and overseas.
Angela was the opening act for Ronnie Hawkins at Massey Hall and has been a regular performer in renowned Canadian jazz clubs including the Montreal Bistro, the Reservoir Lounge and the Rex. She headlined for three months with her jazz trio in one of Hong Kong’s premier luxury hotels and has performed at the Toronto Jazz Festival, the Beaches Jazz Festival and the Canadian Walk of Fame Gala.
Her original music has been broadcast on national and international radio. In 2005, she released her debut album “A Little Bit of Sugar.” The recording was produced by Michael Fonfara (The Downchild Blues Band, Foreigner) and features a host of Canadian musical heavyweights including Mark Mariash (drums), Danny Weis (guitar) and Pat Carey (sax).
Journalism
Angela has studied public policy in Washington, Renaissance art in Italy and jazz in Toronto. She graduated from York University with a degree in political science and holds a postgraduate diploma in journalism from Humber College.
She began her journalistic career covering local news in northeastern Ontario for CBC Radio. Since then, Angela has worked in national radio, newspaper, magazine and television newsrooms.
She has covered the Police beat in northern Ontario, politics in Ottawa, arts in Niagara, read the national hourly news on CBC radio and worked as a newscaster for CBC in Nunavut.
In 2011, Angela earned an Ontario Newspaper Award nomination for her work as an arts reporter.
She is currently a reporter and arts columnist for The Standard in St. Catharines.
You can read more about Angela’s journalistic and photographic work here: www.scappatura.wordpress.com
