The Collingwood Music Festival (CMF) presents Broadsway, a holiday themed concert with a twist of humour on December 6. The four artists of Broadsway — Diane Leah, Heather Bambrick, Julie Michel, and Kylie Martin — bring The Most Wonderful Time … Maybe!, a holiday cocktail of musical theatre, jazz, and cabaret.
“Around here, we like to chase away the winter blues with a healthy dose of joy, laughter, and song. That’s exactly what our holiday concert is all about this year — a chance to celebrate the season with friends, family, and plenty of music to keep your spirits bright. Music has the rare power to slow us down and bring us together. Trust me, you won’t want to miss this! In fact, tickets for this special concert are well on the way to selling out. And for the first time ever for our concerts, you may now choose your own seat when buying advance tickets,” says Collingwood Artistic Director, Daniel Vnukowski in a statement.
The Vocalists
Diane Leah
Pianist, composer / arranger, educator, and music director Diane Leah has been working in the Canadian music business more more than four decades. During the 1970s and 1980s, she performed widely with Cloudburst, the vocal jazz group she founded. She’d later serve as music director for Catherine McKinnon and Don Harron, and was the Director of Music at Toronto’s Metropolitan Community Church for a decade. She’s been music director of Toronto’svBroadsway, also featuring Julie Michels and Heather Bambrick since 2011. She is avDora Mavor Moore Award nominee for her work on Young People’s Theatre’s production of A Year with Frog and Toad, and in January of 2013, Diane was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for public service.
Heather Bambrick
The critically acclaimed jazz vocalist has performed and collaborated with prominent artists such as Fred Hirsch, Gene DiNovi, Guido Basso, Anne Hampton Callaway, Carol Welsman, Jackie Richardson, Ian Shaw, as well as the late Phil Nimmons, Rob McConnell and Peter Appleyard. She has performed with many jazz ensembles, as well as the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, the Hamilton Philharmonic, and the Windsor Symphony Orchestra. She was nominated for Jazz Recording of the Year in 2017 at the East Coast Music Awards, and for a JUNO the same year.
Julie Michels
Born in New Jersey, Julie Michels grew up in Europe and the USA before making Toronto her home base. She studied jazz privately while attending the University of Wisconsin in Madison and working towards a degree in Political Science. She began working as a singer after graduation, and toured through the UK and Europe, including venues like Cafe Gorilla in Paris and the Jazz Cafe in Brussels, and the Glasgow Music Festival. More recently, she’s performed at the Toronto, Ottawa, and Merrickville Jazz Festivals. Julie has performed and recorded with artists such as Kevin Barrett, George Koller, and her own bands Sutra and Paula.
Kylie Martin
Kylie holds a Bachelors Degree in Jazz Vocal Performance, along with a Marketing Degree. She’s a founding members of The Beehive Singers, and has performed and toured across North America and the Caribbean. Julie is also a recording artist, and has been features in TV and radio. She’s the most recent member of The Broadsway Show.
There are just a few tickets left for the December 6 concert; details [HERE].
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