Events

Celebrate the holidays with great music, a whole lotta fun, and with BROADSWAY ... featuring four of Canada’s finest musical theatre, jazz and cabaret artists doing the music of Broadway - and the Holidays - their way and delighting audiences in the process! Join Dora Mavor Moore award-nominee Diane Leah, JUNO and ECMA-nominee Heather Bambrick, international touring artist Julie Michels, and jazz/cabaret vocalist Kylie Martin, for The Most Wonderful Time … Maybe celebrating the season with an evening of Yuletide classics and lesser-known seasonal gems, all put together in unique arrangements with tons of musicality and humour!  CBC Radio called it […]

Celebrate the holidays with great music, a whole lotta fun, and with BROADSWAY ... featuring four of Canada’s finest musical theatre, jazz and cabaret artists doing the music of Broadway - and the Holidays - their way and delighting audiences in the process! Join Dora Mavor Moore award-nominee Diane Leah, JUNO and ECMA-nominee Heather Bambrick, international touring artist Julie Michels, and jazz/cabaret vocalist Kylie Martin, for The Most Wonderful Time … Maybe celebrating the season with an evening of Yuletide classics and lesser-known seasonal gems, all put together in unique arrangements with tons of musicality and humour!  CBC Radio called it […]

Heather an her Quintet bandmates are delighted to be a part of this series at the Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre celebrating Canadian vocalists in the world of jazz, blues, and more.  Joining Heather in this beautiful theatre will be Stu Harrison (piano), George Koller (bass), Ben Wittman (drums), and Chase Sanborn (trumpet / flugelhorn).  It's always a fun show ... as one person described it:  "it's what happens when Carol Burnett meets Ella Fitzgerald at a Newfoundland Kitchen Party!"

As a big supporter of quality music education, Heather is delighted to return to the Ontario Vocal Jazz Festival to listen to, enjoy, and work with some of the outstanding vocal ensembles in Southern Ontario!

As a big supporter of quality music education, Heather is delighted to listen to and work with some wonderful young vocalists for the Peel Music Festival's Pop Vocal classes!

Heather has always owed her musicianship to her Newfoundland roots, so she's delighted to head home to St. John's to adjudicate at the Rotary Music Festival as part of their Jazz Festival weekend!

Heather and her band mates return to the legendary Old Mill Dining Room for the Old Mill's Jazz Lounge series.  This room is the perfect space to enjoy a fabulous evening of dinner, cocktails, and wonderful live music!  Joining Heather will be Chase Sanborn (trumpet / flugelhorn), Stu Harrison (piano), Ross MacIntyre (bass), and Ben Wittman (drums).

Heather looks forward to sharing the stage with the Mississauga Big Band for their Jazz at the Legion series.  Join them for an afternoon of some of the best tunes from the Great American Songbook, presented in that classic big band style!

This is your first chance to experience the band featured in the 2026 Canadian Jazz Cruise.  Heather joins her co-leader Mike Murley (saxophones) and another all-star ensemble, featuring Kevin Turcotte (trumpet / flugelhorn), Reg Schwager (guitar), Pat Collins (bass), and Barry Elmes (drums).  It's always a ton of fun with a second ton of great music!

Heather is delighted to make her debut at the West Vocal Jam for a very special Pride edition.  This is a regular event featuring a guest vocalist AND inviting local vocalists to exercise their vocal muscles with wonderful live jazz instrumental accompaniment.

Heather is delighted to return to Music Niagara for a very special show that will feature her Quintet (with Chase Sanborn, Adrean Farrugia, Ross MacIntyre, and Mark Kelso) as well as special guest:  fellow Broadsway co-founder Julie Michels.  This is going to be a show that's not to be missed - full of great music, laughs, and all the "feels" - happening in one of the most beautiful parts of Ontario!

The Brian Barlow Big Band and vocalist Heather Bambrick ignite the Stratford Festival stage for an exciting celebration of ELLINGTON and SHAKESPEARE!  This performance celebrates Duke Ellington’s Such Sweet Thunder, his Shakespeare-inspired suite born from his 1956 visit to the Stratford Festival, showcasing a unique fusion of jazz and Shakespeare. This electrifying 15-piece ensemble unleashes swing, sophistication and theatrical flair in tribute to Ellington’s genius.