Claire Martin - A Modern Art - London Evening Standard

It's a treat to hear alto-sax virtuoso Nigel Hitchcock in full flight - and trust Britain's brightest jazz singer to organise it. Claire Martin always delivers the goods. She's got an instinct for outstanding British players - Hitchcock, guitarist Phil Robson, pianist Gareth Williams and bass-guitarist Laurence Cottle, for example - and an ear for the worthiest unsung songs by such as Rebekka Bakken, David Cantor, Michael Franks, Colin Lazzerini, Donald Fagen and Esbjorn Svensson. Everything, including two new originals by Cottle and Claire herself, is delivered with her attractive mixture of slickness, warmth and humour. Catch her at Ronnie Scott's on Monday and Tuesday.