Heather Bambrick, winner of the 2004 National Jazz Award for Vocalist of the Year, is in demand as a performer, educator, and broadcaster. The native Newfoundlander is a past graduate (and current instructor) of the University of Toronto Faculty of Music, as well as at Humber College, and has performed with international Jazz talents, including Phil Nimmons, Kenny Wheeler, Guido Basso, Peter Appleyard, John Lamb, and Rob McConnell.
Heather has recorded with numerous acts, including the Royal Jelly Orchestra, Carol Welsman, the Caliban Quartet, and The Beehive Singers. Her own debut CD It’s About Time (2003) was nominated for Best Jazz Recording at the 2004 East Coast Music Awards and is enjoying international praise and radio airplay. Her follow-up recording Those Were The Days is has also been nominated for Best Jazz Recording at the 2007 East Coast Music Awards. She will be featured as a guest vocalist (along with theatre great Rudy Webb) on an upcoming release featuring the music of Irving Berlin and award winning actor, musician, and songwriter Irving Dobbs.
On stage, Heather is a consummate entertainer, performing for standing room only crowds at venues across Canada and in the US and bringing audiences to their feet at some of the country’s most prestigious music festivals. Her live shows are a combination of timeless songs, brilliant musicianship, and Heather’s unique sense of humour – all adding up to pure entertainment.
Heather’s voice has been heard throughout North America on radio and television commercials, as well as on film and television soundtracks. Since 2001, Heather has firmly entrenched herself in the world of broadcasting, hosting the highly popular “Sunday Afternoon Jazz”, on Canada’s only all-Jazz radio station, Jazz FM91. Heather was honoured with Broadcaster of the Year awards at both the 2005 and 2007 National Jazz Awards, and has been nominated in the same category for the upcoming 2008 awards.
