Tammy Weis returns to Bath's Ustinov following last year's successful debut, to showcase her new album entitled Where I Need To Be, on Saturday at 8pm.

Tammy has built an enviable reputation singing a mix of classic jazz standards and beautifully-crafted originals, which she performs with a wonderful sense of melody and swing.

Early years informed by great popular American singers like Tammy Wynette (after whom she is named) and Bonnie Raitt gave her voice an original 'edge' not common in many jazz performers, while her love of Sarah Vaughan and Peggy Lee can be heard in her subtle intonations and inflections.

Moving to London, from her native Canada, also exposed her to a great wealth of collaborative opportunity.

"I moved to London because there were so many talented people I wanted to work with and I like the openness of the music scene here," she explains.

Since coming to the UK, finding her voice as a songwriter has become more and more important.

"I love delving into my mind and imagination, which can be scary," she says.

"But the song at the end is my reward for expressing what's inside."

Indeed, her new album is a stirring collection of vocal numbers which reflects her new life.

However, the concepts will be familiar to any listener – these songs tell stories of old ties being severed, of the confusion and excitement that comes with change, of the nostalgia of the past and the excitement of beginning again somewhere new.

Weis' delicate vocal style has an intimacy that draws the listener into each of the stories on Where I Need To Be, expressing a sense of subtle vulnerability and of deserved self-assurance in her ability and material.

This touching collection of originals (and one cover – The Beatles' Help) is Tammy's most personal musical document to date.

The album features jazz virtuoso Julian Joseph and BJ Cole.

Tammy's writing collaborators for the album include Grammy Award winner Terry Britten.

Recent highlights in her career have included collaborations and appearances with Jamie Cullum at the Jazz Cafe, Bobby McFerrin at the Royal Albert Hall, Ian Shaw and Lianne Carroll at the Royal Opera House, and singing opposite Curtis Stigers at Ronnie Scott's.

Tickets cost £12.50 with concessions available.

For further details on Tammy visit www.tammyweis.com.