‘Smart and soulful’
The Guardian
‘Smart and soulful’
The Guardian
22-jun-15
“[Shaw] seamlessly weaves wit and effortless jazz to create a performance that feels familiar but still full of genuine character.”
31-mar-15
Dates in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. 17th - 26th June 2015.
30-mar-15
Ian plays the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, 17th and 18th June.
23-feb-15
Madeline Bell with Ian Shaw at Pizza Express Soho Jazz Club, 7th and 8th April.
14-sep-14
Ian hosts The Ronnie Scott’s Radio Show on JazzFM, Saturdays at 6pm.
5-feb-15
Ian answers fifteen famous questions to become a Listed Londoner.
12-aug-14
The International Ronnie Scott's Radio Show, presented by Ian Shaw, wins Best Show (Jazz).
28-apr-14
Ian Shaw and his trio play the 2014 North Sea Jazz Festival on 13th July.
10-apr-14
Flying BA? Listen to Ronnie Scott's Radio Special, Ian's monthly jazz and soul extravaganza! New tracks, classics and star interviews – it's fast becoming BA's fave in-flight show.
9-apr-14
Lots of changes to the website – ‘Rare and Unreleased’ tracks on our new listen page. New videos including Jools Holland's The Happening alongside Eddi Reader and Sarah Jane Morris. Also, new photos on the images page.
9-sep-13
Official video of Camo & Krooked (Hospital Records) featuring Ian Shaw. Available on the video page.
8-jun-19
A Ghost in Every Bar, the lyrics of Fran Landesman on Splash Point Records. Sunday Times Top Ten album of the year. Available from Amazon, iTunes and Splash Point.
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The Abbey Road Sessions from Splash Point Records. Available from Amazon and Splash Point.
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Somewhere Towards Love from Splash Point Records. Available from Amazon and Splash Point.
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Ian’s previous release on Linn Records, his heartfelt tribute to the songs of Joni Mitchell, Drawn to All Things (Linn Records) has had ecstatic reviews.
“An emotional, expressive interpreter with the ability to explore every aspect of both lyric and melody” MOJO****
“An artist on top of his game… a fine album” Jazzwise****
Hear Ian sing on the million-selling drum and bass hit “Everything's Different” (High Contrast) on Hospital Records.
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Ian won the Best Vocalist category for the second time at the BBC Jazz Awards in 2007.
See Ian sing “A Case of You” here
Guy Barker and Ian continue to thrill audiences with their show exploring popular and little-known gems from Hollywood and beyond. See On Tour Page for details.
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Shaw recorded a collection of Jörg Achim Keller arranged classics from the Hal David / Burt Bacharach songbook in March 2007 following sell-out performances with this show the previous year. He returned to Germany last summer and, under the musical guest directorship of friend and collaborator, Guy Barker, performed the show again as well as the bigband arrangements of songs from “Lifejacket” specially arranged by Barker.
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Liane invited Ian to accompany her on the Rodgers & Hammerstein composition “If I Loved You” for her highly acclaimed album “Slow Down” (Splash Point Records).
Shaw and Carroll (double award winner at the BBC Jazz Awards in 2005) recorded the Carole King classic, “You've Got a Friend” on Liane's previous album; “Standard Issue” on Splash Point.
Shaw can be heard duetting on an original composition on Judith Owen's new album (Linn Records) which also features contributions from Cassandra Wilson and Richard Thompson.
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As well as Shaw's continuing duet shows with his close friend, Linn recording artist, Claire Martin, Shaw has teamed up with the wondrous Clare Teal for an irreverent romp through popular classics, interlaced with comedy and anecdotes. “A New York Trilogy” (Arlen, Lou Reed and Carole King) features Shaw with celebrated cabaret and blues singer, Barb Jungr.
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Ian and L.A. based pop and blues singer-songwriter Marcy Detroit (Eric Clapton, Shakespear&#rsquo;s Sister) have not only done four sell-out shows at Pizza Express Dean Street celebrating Billie Holliday but are collaborating on an exciting new recording project featuring Marcella's original songs.
See Marcella Detroit's website here.
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Ian has produced two beautiful new tracks for the Brit-nominated pop sensation: a haunting re-working of Kate Bush's “The Man with the Child in His Eyes” and the powerful theme tune from Baghdad Cafe, “Calling You”. These tracks were recorded at The Cowshed Studio, London (The Cowshed). They are available on Charlotte Church’s CD singles, “Call My Name” and “Mood Swings” on Sony BMG (Sony Music). Download Ian and Charlotte performing together here.
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A British film, now available on DVD
Directed by Adrian Shergold, Ian played “Percy” alongside Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson and Eddie Marsan in “Pierrepoint” (Granada Films, US title: “The Last Hangman”). It premiered at the Toronto film festival in September 2005. “You're a very good pal of mine”, an original Shaw composition, is featured in the film.
Banner photography by James Christos.
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