KINGA CD Release

There will be magic in the air as vocalist Kinga Heming takes the stage at the Rotary Center for Art, Mary Irwin Theatre September 25th, 2019 7:30pm.. Heming will be backed by some of BC’s finest jazz musicians, including Miles Black (piano), Gabriel Mark Hasselbach (Trumpet), Loni Moger (guitar), Bernie Addington (bass), and Tony Ferraro (drums). The band will be playing songs from Heming’s debut album, Forever in My Heart, as well as favourites such as What a Difference a Day Made (famous by Dinah Washington), How Sweet it is (Marvin Gaye), and Will You still love me tomorrow (Carol King). When asked what her favourite thing about performing is, Heming replied, “Capturing the audience and engaging with my band; telling a story from experience and having the audience feel what it is I’m feeling in the moment.” Born in Poland, Heming’s first musical influences as a child were her parents. Her mother would play Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and other great jazz artists around the house and her father played in his own cabaret. After moving to Canada, Heming was accepted into the vocal program at Canterbury, a government funded school for the arts. On her musical journey she found her own favourite jazz vocalists who helped shape her sound. These were legendary voices such as Natalie Cole, Sarah Vaughan, Diana Krall, and Ella Fitzgerald. Later, Heming studied jazz at Humber College in Toronto. It was in this musically vibrant city that she shared the stage with Renee Rosnes, Guido Basso, and Juno award winner Don Thompson. She also sang a duet with the late Jeff Healey at the bar he owned. Heming has toured throughout Canada with Bill King’s group, The Real Divas, and has sung the national anthem for the NHL, NBA, and AHL. Event takes place: Wednesday September 25th 2019 Doors Open: 7:00pm Show starts: 7:30 Ticket’s: $30 and can be purchase through RCA: https://rotarycentreforthearts.com/events/event/60202/ for further information on, please visit Kinga’s website at http://www.kinga-jazz.com