JAZZ icon Clare Teal will perform in Settle on May 26 to promote her latest album.

The Kildwick-born singer, now a popular Radio 2 presenter and multi-award-winning artist, is appearing at the town’s Victoria Hall as part of a national tour.

Claire will be accompanied by her 16-piece Hollywood Orchestra and conducted by world class trumpeter, composer and arranger Guy Barker.

The show is entitled Twelve O’Clock Tales, the same name as the album, and presents a rich, jazz-infused repertoire exploring timeless classics penned by the legendary musical storytellers of the last 100 years.

The show will celebrate the giants of the Great American and British Song Books through to the work of more contemporary writers of today, along with Clare’s own original compositions.

A spokesman said: “The music played in these shows is always evolving, from the Great American and British Songbooks to the music made popular by her heroes, Ella Fitzgerald, Doris Day and Peggy Lee to more contemporary covers and original material.

“Clare loves to create a melting pot of styles and genres, but all sung in her inimitable style. Beautiful melodies, fabulous arrangements are all interspersed with Clare’s warm and witty story telling.

“Experience a dazzling evening of exquisite melodies sung by one of the UK’s greatest interpreters of song.”

Clare Teal has become one of the UK’s most celebrated and much-loved singers.

She is renowned for a stunning voice, encyclopaedic knowledge of jazz, swing and big band music, and an innate warmth and wit.

She is a sought-after singer throughout the country as well as a prolific recording artist and popular BBC Radio 2 broadcaster.

After signing to independent label Candid in 2001 and releasing three acclaimed titles, it was Clare’s first album for Sony Jazz which became her breakthrough record.

Released in 2004, Don’t Talk topped the Jazz charts and entered the UK Top 20, garnering extraordinary plaudits and several awards.

By the middle of this year she will have recorded and released 15 albums, seven of them on her own label MUD Records.

Visit settlevictoriahall.org.uk or call 01729 825718 to book tickets for the concert.