More than five years ago, singer, songwriter and pianist Angela Scappatura put her university career in Toronto on hold, packed everything she owned into the backseat of her beaten-up Plymouth and moved back to her hometown in northern Ontario.

Angela knew returning to her roots was the only way she could focus on developing as an artist while raising funds to record.

Soon after arriving in Sudbury, Angela took a job as a cocktail waitress in the only blues bar in town. Between serving up pints of lager and plates of nachos, Angela shared the stage with some of the visiting headliners.

One evening, during a performance by The Downchild Blues Band, Angela met Toronto-based producer and blues pianist, Michael Fonfara. He would go on to produce Angela's debut album, A Little Bit of Sugar.

After months of planning and rehearsals, Angela packed up the same beaten-up Plymouth and made her way back to Toronto to record A Little Bit of Sugar, featuring a mix of traditional jazz and blues with original music written by Angela.

Since the 2005 release, Angela has opened for Ronnie Hawkins at Toronto's iconic Massey Hall, headlined for three months with her jazz trio in one of Hong Kong's premier luxury hotels, performed at the Toronto Jazz Festival and won a Northern Ontario Music Award.
During that time, Angela also returned to university and completed a bachelor of arts degree in political science and a post-graduate diploma in journalism.

A Little Bit of Sugar has garnered international coverage and radio play, with tracks regularly featured on the CBC, Jazz fm 91.1 and private radio. Other performance highlights include, Canada AM, the Beaches Jazz Festival, the Canadian Walk of Fame Gala and Telelatino.

Angela Scappatura continues to write and perform, carrying audiences to a place of romance, soulful sweetness and pure elegance.