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Ian Shaw

Ian Shaw

Named Best Jazz Vocalist at the BBC Jazz Awards in 2007 and 2004, Ian Shaw is one of the UK's finest male jazz vocalists. His exciting, edgy and provocative style has made him a popular name both at home and in the States.



Lifejacket
Lifejacket
Self-penned original songs from the 2007 BBC Jazz Vocalist of the Year 

AKD 311  

Drawn To All Things
Drawn To All Things
Ian Shaw's debut album on Linn Records. 

AKD 276  

Named "Best Jazz Vocalist "at the BBC Jazz Awards in 2007 and 2004, Ian Shaw has already ammassed a number of highly acclaimed albums and is a popular performer both in the UK and the US.

Shaw’s career in performance began unusually for a jazz musician on the Alternative Cabaret Circuit, alongside such performers as Julian Clary, Rory Bremner and Jo Brand. Shaw was spotted by Dave Illic, jazz critic for "City Limits" and was described as "the voice of the decade". In the next few years Shaw moved from the singer-pianist format to working with his new band to an eventual move into jazz . Shaw has toured extensively in the UK, Europe and the States, his appearances on TV included guesting with Jools Holland, Top of the Pops, The Jack Dee Show, Christmas Night with the Stars (BBC), C4’s The Happening, TVAM, BBC Breakfast Show, BBC 2’s A Night of Love, BBC 2’s Jazz at the 606 and, more recently, numerous appearances on the Performance and Artsworld channels.

His collaborators over the years have included: Guy Barker, Mari Wilson, Kenny Wheeler, John Taylor, Iain Ballamy, Mornington Lockett, Barb Jungr, Cleo Laine, John Dankworth, Cedar Walton, Joe Lovano, Joe Beck, Papa Vasquez, Lew Soloff, Geoffrey Williams and Ray Brown. Shaw’s ongoing and highly popular collaboration is a celebrated duet show with Claire Martin, the UK’s finest female jazz singer. He guested on her 2002 album "Too Darn Hot!" (Linn AKD 243) . Together they have toured the world in an intimate duo setting with Shaw playing piano or sometimes with the BBC Big Band, with whom, over the last five years, Shaw has cemented a highly popular musical relationship. He has played the Harrogate International Festival with the Big Band along with concerts all over the UK including Stoke, BBC Leeds Live, to the Cork International Jazz Festival in 2002 where Shaw made his festival debut with this internationally acclaimed radio big band. Ian recently presented Big Band Special on Radio 2 which features the BBC Big Band.

His concert and festival appearances have been numerous. These include in the US venues: the Cine Grill in Hollywood, the Fairmont in Chicago, The Nest in Washington DC, Fez Club in New York, the Ellington Church in NYC, the Passadena auditorium in California, the Miami Film and Music Festival and the Arizona Jazz Party, to name a few. He has performed at the Hanoi Opera House and Ho Chi Minh City Opera in Vietnam. UK venues include the Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Blackheath Concert Halls, Ronnie Scott’s, the Vortex, the Jazz Café and the Barbican. Ian has played at most of the jazz festivals in the UK, including Brighton, Cork, Brecon, Liverpool, Birmingham, Edinburgh (where Shaw was nominated for a Perrier Award), Grimsby, Glasgow, Cheltenham, Scarborough, Swanage and St. Ives.

In 2002 Shaw performed in "Jerry Springer, the Opera", by Richard Thomas and Stewart Lee. Thomas created the part of the warm-up man/devil for Shaw. Shaw is a regular on BBC Radio 2, 3 and 4 as well as contributing to "Behind the Mask with Alison Moyet", a Something Else Production for Jazz FM.

As well as presenting Big Band Special for Radio 2, Shaw co-hosted The 2004 BBC Jazz Awards with Claire Martin, during which he picked up the Best Vocalist award. Shaw now presents, along with Charlie Crocker, a new jazz show on BBC Southern Counties every Tuesday at 9pm.

Shaw has become a hugely popular host and compere to a variety of events, including the historical last night party of the Royal Festival Hall and a glittering Christmas party to introduce Sally Greene, the charismatic new owner of Ronnie Scott’s to name a few.

In the summer of 2005, Shaw appeared in the new Adrian Shergold (“Dirty Filthy Love”, “Christmas Lights”) directed film, “Pierrepoint”, playing Percy, alongside Tim Spall and Juliet Stevenson. The film features a song, written by Shaw.

For further information - www.ianshaw.biz


For further information - www.ianshaw.biz
Management - Charlotte Keech at Viva Voce
17 Macroom Road, London, W9 3HY
Tel: +44 (0)20 8960 0315
Fax:, +44 (0)20 7912 1802
Email: charlottekeech@yahoo.co.uk
Linn Artists at Glasgow Jazz Festival
18 April 2008
Linn Records artists to perform label hometown jazz festival.
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Ian Shaw interviewed in Jazzwise
01 April 2008
Shaw chats to Andy Robson about "Lifejacket"
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Jazzwise Chart Placing for Ian Shaw
07 March 2008
Jazzwise chart placing for Ian Shaw's new album "Lifejacket".
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Guardian Praise for Claire Martin and Ian Shaw
17 December 2007
Prior to their recent sell-out show at The Purcell Room on London's South Bank, The Guardian ran a praiseworthy preview of the, now annual, Christmas concert.
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Ian Shaw Scoops BBC Jazz Award
16 July 2007
Ian Shaw Wins Best Vocalist at the 2007 BBC Jazz Awards
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BBC Website
He's moved from Canada to Camden and he's laying his own life bare.
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Observer Music Monthly
4 Stars
A reminder of what an important talent he is.
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The Scotsman
3 Stars
The (Joni) Mitchell influence is palpable on the songwriting
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Time Out
Shaw is both entertaining and endearing on these self-deprecating Soho stories.
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The Times
Sophisticated story-songs penned by Shaw.
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The Guardian
3 Stars
Shaw's mix of haunting falsettos, jazzy agility and conviction is as classy as ever.
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Yorkshire Post
This is a top-drawer contemporary jazz vocal CD.
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Jazzwise
4 Stars
A sophisticated array of songs, mixing lyrics of wit with melodies that match.
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Audiophile Audition
Great surround involvement via Linn's hi-res sonics.
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EJazzNews
Overall, this is a superbly produced and acutely envisioned project.
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Scotland On Sunday
At once referential and quite different.
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Scotland on Sunday
The soulful Shaw has succeeded in making the 14 very personal and evocative songs his own.
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The Vortex website
Something of a triumph.
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BBC Interactive
An eye-watering vocal range and bucketloads of soul.
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Jazz Times
Praised far and wide as the single greatest male jazz vocalist Britain has to offer.
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Mojo
4 Stars
For years now, Ian Shaw has been topping Britain's Best Jazz Singer polls.
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The Scotsman
Britain's top male jazz vocalist.
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Jazz Review
Neither fans of Joni Mitchell nor followers of jazz singer Ian Shaw will be disappointed by this "tribute" album.
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Yorkshire Post
This superb CD is a reminder of his sheer class.
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The List
An album with strong crossover potential.
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The Herald
Ian Shaw is a brave man.
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The Sunday Times
Mitchell would surely be intrigued.
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The Times
A heartfelt album.
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Time Out
Our fave jazz singer, Shaw's been in fine form recently.
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Jazzwise
4 Stars
Sometimes an album just comes out right.
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26 April 2008
England, London
The Hat Factory, Luton


04 May 2008
England
Tavistock Festival, Tavistock


10 May 2008
England, London
The Vortex Jazz Café, Dalton


15 May 2008 to 16 May 2008
England, London
Pizza Express Dean Street, Soho


18 May 2008
England
Hear and Now Festival, Howden, Riding


23 May 2008
England
The Stables, Wavendon


31 May 2008
England
The Queen's Theatre, Barnstaple


06 June 2008
England, London
Fulham Palace


07 June 2008
England, London
The Vortex Jazz Café, Dalton


20 June 2008 to 21 June 2008
North America
Rochester Festival, Rochester


26 June 2008
Scotland
The Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Glasgow International Jazz Festival

27 June 2008
England, London
St Colomba's Church, Chelsea
Chelsea Jazz Festival

19 July 2008
England
The Maltings Arts Centre, St Albans


26 July 2008
England, London
The Vortex Jazz Café, Dalton


22 August 2008 to 23 August 2008
England, London
Pizza Express Dean Street, Soho