W idely regarded as one of the finest singers of her generation Jacqui Dankworth celebrates the release of Back To You – her stunning new CD collection of originals and selections from her favourite songwriters – with a UK tour backed by her superb quartet.

Already established as one the country's leading jazz vocalists, Jacqui's new album and live shows showcase her unique versatility and effortless mastery of a wide spectrum of genres, drawing on folk, soul and blues, as well as her acute sensibility as a songwriter and lyricist.

The daughter of legendary jazz musician and composer Sir John Dankworth and international singing star Dame Cleo Laine, Jacqui was brought up either on the road or by a succession of Spanish nannies.

To Jacqui, the positives of the entertainment world attracted more than the negatives repelled. There was never any question that she wouldn't follow her parents into show business. The only surprise was into which area she choose to go.

Her first forays onto the stage were as an actress, and a successful one at that. For many years Jacqui worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre and John Dexter's Company playing a multitude of critically acclaimed roles. Soon the plays turned into musicals and before long Jacqui was playing leading parts in the West End.

But the singing bug had hit, and Jacqui left the lights of the London stage to focus on her own recording career.

The first thing Jacqui did was tour with brother Alec Dankworth's quintet, visiting Hawaii, Hong Kong and Indonesia.

She then appeared as everything but the soldier in a staged performance of Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale at the Purcell Room, London, and worked with award-winning jazz composer/saxophonist Tim Garland. In early 1998 Jacqui was invited to be the guest vocalist on a major world tour with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

By 1999 her reputation was spreading and Jacqui was asked to perform new arrangements of Gershwin classics with the BBC Big Band at The Barbican.

Her next audio project was with the group Field Of Blue – a simple acoustic band performing mostly original compositions.

Field Of Blue toured extensively around the UK and Europe playing to packed houses and raising Jacqui's profile as a major singing talent.

Reviews were positive once again for the 2001 Black Box release with James Pearson, For All We Know. Jacqui happily appeared as a featured singer on Gerard Presencer's Linn album, The Optimist, and she recorded a track for the Nick Drake tribute album released on Hannibal Records as well as performing at the Barbican as part of the Nick Drake Tribute concert.

In 2003 Jacqui released her first major crossover album As The Sun Shines Down On Me.

This album brought her to the attention of Michael Parkinson and Radio Two and Jacqui appeared regularly on air throughout the year. With its mixture of contemporary songs, Jacqui's own compositions and some beautifully re-arranged standards, this record set the path which Jacqui has decided to follow, building up a very loyal fan-base and taking her live show out of the jazz clubs and into major theatres all over the UK and Ireland.

Touring around the world and appearing at special concerts alongside her parents gave Jacqui a break from recording for a couple of years, but in 2008 she announced a new management team, recording contract, and band.

The material from her new album was previewed to rapturous applause during a three-night residency at Ronnie Scott's club in Soho recently.

Now it's your chance to see what all the fuss was about.

Thursday November 26 at 8pm Tickets £16 (£14) from the Trinity box office on 01892 678678 or book online at www.trinitytheatre.net

NB: The date stated in last week's Go! was incorrect.