Claire Martin & Bennet - Evening News

There was a palpable sense at last night's gig of bearing witness to one of the very best concerts this year's Starbuck's International Jazz Festival will have to offer. The teaming of singer, pianist and broadcaster Sir Richard Rodney Bennet with lauded-to-the-rooftops jazz vocalist Claire Martin always looked like being a little special. He is one of the most versatile composer/performers and she has been acclaimed as one of the most outstanding voices of the past two decades. All in all, the pair made an electrifying double act in front a large audience in the main hall of The Hub last night, providing the audience with two hours of top-drawer entertainment.