Beloved UK jazz vocalist Jacqui Dankworth returns to Guildhall with her stunning new album Windmills, featuring timeless classics by Sondheim, Legrand and Mendes.

Expect an unforgettable hour of world-class musicianship, storytelling and vocal artistry from one of the genre’s most cherished voices.

Jacqui Dankworth is one of the most highly regarded vocalists in the UK. Known primarily as a jazz singer, Jacqui’s unique musical palette also draws on folk, soul, classical, blues, and other influences. Her concert appearances and numerous recordings showcase her virtuosic, seemingly effortless mastery of a variety of genres.

Jacqui’s new album “Windmills” (“…one of the year’s most captivating jazz offerings” - Peter Quinn, Jazzwise) is a vocal tour-de-force of classic songs by Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, Michel Legrand, Sérgio Mendes and others, and features some of the very best of UK jazz and classical musicians, including the BBC Big Band, the Carducci String Quartet, and the Bedazzle! string section, with arrangements by pianist Charlie Wood.

Part of Guildhall School’s annual Jazz Festival, presented in partnership with EFG London Jazz Festival, celebrating the creativity and originality of the Guildhall Jazz community.