JAZZ singer Jacqui Dankworth will be performing at the Gaiety Theatre tonight (Friday). She is the daughter of legendary jazz musician and composer Sir John Dankworth and international singing star Dame Cleo Laine.
Her latest album, Back To You, was released earlier this year and Friday's concert is part of a theatre and festival tour of Europe.
Tickets, priced £20, are on sale from the Welcome Centre at the Sea Terminal, Douglas, by ringing the ticket hotline
on 600555 and online at www.villagaiety.com
Before taking to the stage as a singer she worked as an actress 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.
She worked with a variety of artists, including with her brother Alec Dankworth's quintet, award-winning jazz composer/saxophonist Tim Garland and was a guest vocalist on a major world tour with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
Jacqui released her first solo album, As The Sun Shines Down On Me, in 2003.
It features a mixture of contemporary songs, her own compositions and some beautifully rearranged standards and it set the path on 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.
Her second album, Detour Ahead, released the following year was also a success.
Touring around the world and appearing at special concerts with her parents gave Jacqui a break from recording for a couple of years but last year she announced a new management team, recording contract, and band.
