Jazz vocalist Jacqui Dankworth is a versatile figure who has also been active in classical music, folk, blues, soul, and other genres. She is also a songwriter and had a successful career as an actress in her youth. Early on, Dankworth made several appearances on albums by others, including pianist James Pearson's For All We Know (2000). In 2001, Dankworth released her first solo album, As the Sun Shines Down on Me. Dankworth's collaborators are a distinguished group that includes nostalgia pianist Marvin Hamlisch, Memphis blues keyboardist Charlie Wood (who became Dankworth's husband), and jazz pianist Chick Corea. Dankworth joined The Brodsky Quartet on the 2022 album Rocking Horse Road.