Dame Cleo made her debut at the Concorde in 2007, in a star-studded evening marking the club's 50th anniversary. Five years later, the first lady of jazz made a triumphant return to the Stoneham Lane club.

A Briton with a smoky voice, she recorded albums across six decades, toured the world and acted in “Edwin Drood.”

I don’t consider myself a jazz singer… I’m a singer of songs,” said the vocal star, who won a Grammy in the Best Female Jazz Vocal Performance category.