AWARD-WINNING jazz vocalist Jacqui Dankworth will be performing at the Regent Centre in Christchurch on Friday, March 20.
Given her musical pedigree – daughter of Dame Cleo Laine and Sir John Dankworth – it’s no surprise that she is regarded as one of the UK’s finest jazz vocalists.
In this very special and intimate evening, audiences will be treated to a selection of songs from her highly praised album ‘Live to Love’, plus new self-penned material and a selection favourite standards – interspersed with personal anecdotes about her family and career.
Although known primarily as a jazz singer, Dankworth has collaborated with a diverse array of musicians and groups throughout her career including Marvin Hamlisch, Paloma Faith, Alan and Marilyn Bergman and Chick Corea.
She is also an accomplished actress, having performed leading parts with The Royal Shakespeare Company, The National Theatre and in London West End musicals including Steven Sondheim’s Into The Woods.
A deeply personal album, Live To Love draws on Jacqui’s thoughts on life and love and charts her continuing growth as a sophisticated singer of a wide spectrum of genres – all of which will be showcased in this very special concert.
Contact the Regent Centre for tickets.
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