London Jazz Festival, in association with BBC Radio 3, Friday 11 to Sunday 20 November 2011

We've just received the sad news that Cesaria Evora will no longer be able to perform at the Royal Festival Hall on Friday 18th November as part of the Festival. She has had to cancel her forthcoming dates for medical reasons and has made the decision to retire.

Serious has worked with Cesaria Evora in Britain since her very first concert here, a magical evening fifteen years ago in the Queen Elizabeth Hall as part of the London Jazz Festival. We have seen her fill all the major concert halls, and develop into a great artist, and we were looking forward to her return to this year’s Festival. Sadly, this is not to be – on her doctor’s urgent advice, she has decided to retire immediately and to cancel her autumn tour. We all wish her a long and happy retirement.