Heather Ferguson is heard here in peak form awash in the elegant and mesmerizing sounds of saxophonist Barrie Sorensen and trumpeter Miguelito Valdes…The result is that the performance throughout the album is marvelously clean and the music itself can only be called luminous.
Jean Keith Fagon, The Jazz Project
What People Are Saying
Of her debut album, Lush Life, “This is a very accomplished and warmly recommended debut album by a singer whose reputation must surely spread internationally,”
—Bruce Crowther, UK Jazz Journal reviewer and author of “Singing Jazz: The Singers and their Styles”.
“You can hear it in her beautiful phrasing and in her engaging, confident, generous, insightful and passionate performance.”
— Sharna Searle in Toronto’s, The Whole Note
Short Bio
More than a decade in the making, Heather Ferguson is now recording and performing with some of Victoria and Toronto’s most accomplished jazz musicians. Her daily life is filled with joy and a lot of music. It’s a second act for her, one she is embracing with all the enthusiasm and hard work she puts to everything she does.
Music is a lifelong passion she didn’t ever think would happen for her. But later in life the stars aligned, “I am an incurable, lifelong learner”, says Heather, “and with music I just find the work gets more interesting the deeper you go.”
Now she is bringing her own songs and experiences to performance with a single release every month leading up to her second album. You can find her on streaming platforms including Spotify, YouTube and Apple.
Her upcoming album, to be released in 2025, will include her own songs as well as original co-writes with the ever brilliant Attila Fias - and great arrangements of jazz standards from her ongoing collaboration with the great and always patient Dr. Tony Genge. Everything is recorded with the fabulous musicians she works with regularly at Victoria’s 1 Ton Studio.
Recent Accomplishments & Reviews
Nominated for Best Vocal Album with UK based One World.
On Air
Body & Soul and Stardust have been placed on the playlist for Saturday Night Jazz.
Round Midnight was played on the Sunday Morning Jazz show.
A Look of Love aired on Jazz, Ballads and Blues.
All the Things You Are played on Neon Jazz.
Lush Life aired on Jazz Para Ti on tomajazz.
Stardust can be heard at minute 45 of this episode of Descubrimientos post Grammy.
Music from Lush Life will be aired November 21 and 22, 2022 on the show JAZZMANÍA.
Body & Soul and Stardust was played on QUAND LE JAZZ EST LÀ 14 nov. 2022 on CBC Radio Canada.
Lush Life aired on This Week in Music.
Lush Life was played on Jazz Now November 17, 2022.
Round Midnight was aired on Jazz Actuel November 16, 2022.
Lush Life was aired on the Jazz Bazaar show.
All the Things You Are, from Lush Life album, airs on Straight No Chaser Nov. 9, 2022.
Bewitched aired on The First Instrument Jazz Show Nov. 8 & 12, 2022.
