Culture: Singers Are Back in Vogue ; Peter Bacon Previews Saturday's Concert by Birmingham Jazz Singer Esther Miller, Who Talks to Terry Grimley Right

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There's no doubt about it - this is the age of the singer. Go back ten years and although some of the big names of today were starting out - think Diana Krall, Stacey Kent and Claire Martin - no one had heard of Gwyneth Herbert, Clare Teal, Jamie Cullum, Karryn Allison, never mind Norah Jones.

While there are far more singers - or their publicists - claiming to be jazz singers, there are a precious few who are the real deal. Birmingham's prime candidate for jazz singer of the moment, Esther Miller, gets an ideal opportunity to show her quality at the MAC on Saturday.

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Culture: Singers Are Back in Vogue ; Peter Bacon Previews Saturday's Concert by Birmingham Jazz Singer Esther Miller, Who Talks to Terry Grimley Right

She's been working hard in clubs and pubs around the land but has rarely had a chance to work a theatre audience and to luxuriate in the warme...

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