Mon Apr 13
Angelina Miers and her quartet of NYC's finest musicians will play the music of Cole Porter and Harold Arlen, paying tribute to Ella Fitzgerald in an unforgettable night of swing and storytelling.
Angelina Miers (formerly known as Angelina Kolobukhova) was born and raised in Minsk, Belarus. At 8 years old, she fell in love with singing when she met her voice teacher, Veronika Yanovskaya, who introduced Angelina to jazz music and sparked the fascination with Ella Fitzgerald’s improvisation and Ray Charles’s soulful singing. While receiving her primary education, Angelina participated in international vocal competitions and festivals in Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). In addition to jazz music, Angelina also became inspired by artists like Stevie Wonder and Jill Scott, and she released her first single, Off the Road when she was 17.
At 17 she was awarded a scholarship to attend Adelphi University’s Honors College on Long Island, NY and moved to the United States in the summer of 2018, graduating summa cum laude in May 2022. In 2021 and 2022, Angelina participated in the Boysie Lowery Living Jazz Residency, having performed at the Clifford Brown Jazz Festival. Angelina has also performed at Birdland Jazz Club and Ornithology Jazz Club, among other NYC venues. She has also collaborated with Sofar Sounds, NPR Live, the Hartford Jazz Society, and the New Brunswick Jazz Project. In 2024 and 2025, Angelina became a finalist in the Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition. Most recently, she has been on tour in Europe with the JM Jazz World Orchestra led by Luis Bonilla. She currently performs and teaches in NYC and is working on her debut album.