LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL: Christine Tobin Sextet

Superb folkish singer who sings with a wonderful sense of timing and controlled intensity on breathlessly beautiful originals taken from her excellent new album 'Secret Life Of A Girl'. Here with her full band – that features guitarist Phil Robson, pianist Liam Noble, cellist Kate Shortt, bassist Dave Whitford, percussionist Thebe Lipere and drummer Simon Lea – this is finely wrought jazz songwriting at its best.