JAZZ queen Clare Teal will perform a homecoming gig as she headlines this year’s Fallfest.

The Kildwick-born singer will perform at Glusburn Institute on September 12 with her band.

Clare has recorded several albums, after landing the biggest-ever recording contract for a British jazz singer, but is best known as a radio presenter.

She has her own weekly BBC Radio 2 show and has regularly presented the BBC’s Big Band Special and Friday Night Is Music Night.

Clare opened the first Fallfest in 2011 and became one of the event’s two official patrons.

Fallfest spokesman Jason Smith said: “Having grown up locally, it is very much a ‘home-coming gig’ for Clare.

“After playing some big venues and festivals recently she still revels in playing more intimate venues such as ours and is delighted to be joining us.”

This year’s Fallfest will take place from September 11 to 13 in and around Glusburn Institute, and tickets for all the events including Clare’s concert will go on sale on June 8.

Jason added: “Our full programme will also be launched on June 8, along more information about our Clare Teal headline concert, and our sensational pre-show dining experience.

“Tickets are expected to sell fast, so keep your eyes peeled and get yours before it’s too late!”

Clare, born in 1973, developed an early interest in jazz through her father's collection of 78rpm records, becoming "obsessed" with big band singers like Ella Fitzgerald.

Studying music at Wolverhampton University, she forgot her clarinet for an exam, so she sang instead and realised she loved to sing in public.

Clare’s break came after standing in for leading jazz singer Stacey Kent at a weekend festival in Llandrindod Wells, and she landed a three-album contract with the jazz-specialist label Candid Records.

She went on to become signed by Sony in what was the biggest recording deal by any British jazz singer, her 2004 album Don't Talk reaching number one in the UK Jazz Chart.

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