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Yorkshire-born Clare Teal is one of the UK’s most celebrated and much-loved singers. She performs across the UK and internationally with her pianist, Trio, Mini Big Band, Hollywood Orchestra and Big Band, and has sung with artists including Sir Van Morrison, Jamie Cullum, Katie Melua and Liza Minnelli. She guests with the 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra on , and has produced and presented three concerts for the Proms Season at the Royal Albert Hall.

Clare won British Jazz Singer of the Year several times, most recently in 2017 and 大象传媒 Jazz Singer of the Year in 2006. She was awarded Arts & Entertainment Personality of the Year in 2004 & 2011 Yorkshire Awards, a Gold Badge by British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors in 2011 and an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Music by the University of Wolverhampton in 2015.

Her latest album Twelve O’clock Tales, accompanied by the Hallé, conducted by Stephen Bell and arranged by world-class composer and trumpet maestro Guy Barker and renowned pianists Grant Windsor and Jason Rebello, was released in 2016.

My favourite Big Band track:

鈥淟et's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)鈥� - Duke Ellington & Ella Fitzgerald, Stockholm Concert 1966.

聽This amazing record sums up everything I love about music in just over 4 minutes - POW! Here's why...

1. It is written by my all-time favourite songwriter: the witty, sophisticated and urbane Cole Porter (originally from Sheffield and named after his father's profession鈥�or possibly not!)聽

2. It is sung by the greatest jazz singer there ever was: Ella Fitzgerald.

3. It is played by the daddy of all big bands: Duke Ellington.

4. It鈥檚 live - proving that you just can't fake the real thing.

5. In short - it's ace.

My most played album:

Other than my own albums (JOKE) this is impossible to answer, my friend, as there are so many incredible big band and swing albums out there. But, as you've asked, I recently had to replace my copy of Count Basie鈥檚 "The Atomic Mr Basie". Whether it was from overplaying or possible nuclear meltdown - I'm not sure鈥�

The concert I wished I'd been to:

So many to choose from! I'd have given my right arm (had I been born) to see Ella and Duke Ellington in Stockholm in 1966. Another seminal series of concerts took place between July 18th - July 21st 1963 at Copenhagen's famous Tivoli performed by Sarah Vaughan and trio who totally rocked (or jazzed) the place.

My favourite Big Band Leader:

Duke Ellington. His career spanned half a century and sounded fresh, modern and flippin' brilliant at every single stage of it.

My radio hero:

I loved David Jacobs' presenting style, so warm and inviting. I'm also a big Ken Bruce fan too - he's a total master of witty, off-the-cuff commentary and talking to time in any environment on any subject.

I also have a massive amount of love and respect for some of the regional DJs I've got to know over the years - chaps like Harry King on 大象传媒 Radio Cumbria and John Hellings on 大象传媒 Hereford and Worcester. They are huge supporters of jazz and big bands, live music and most importantly - live musicians!