September at the Vortex Jazz Club is a month of musical contrasts with challenging big name veterans such as Evan Parker and Ray Russell contrasting with the acclaimed vocal talents of Ian Shaw and the exuberance of new up and coming young artists....21.08.06

Delightfully subversive, Welsh-born jazz vocalist, lyricist, pianist, and producer Ian Shaw ignores all disciplines but one: Music.  Profusely chitchatting with a friend behind my back, after the 606 Club’s traditional request for silence, his loud presence quickly stood out of the hushed...22.11.07

... swing. These singers include nationally acclaimed Christine Tobin accompanied by versatile guitarist Phil Robson and soulful Ian Shaw performs with pianist Alastair Gavin. Bebop and scat expert Anita Wardell performs on 14 July while Pauline Black performs a new solo project paying homage to jazz l...05.06.07

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Not a success at the box office it is nonetheless notable in that it is one of John Dankworth’s more recent film scores and features contributions from Gilad Atzmon and Martin Shaw. By Selwyn Harris...03.01.07

Sometimes an album just comes out right: an artist on top of his game, at one with material he loves but doesn’t let seduce him, aided and abetted by a producer able to go lush or intimate, guests who are really close friends and a “band that plays so sneaky you can’t help how you ...20.04.06

Cool Yule at the Purcell Room in London and The Front Room at the QEH on the South Bank Centre from 13-29 December has become an annual alternative to the more traditional Christmas musical activities. ...16.11.06

The fourth annual Scarborough Jazz Festival will host the Bobby Wellins quartet, Tina May and the Nikki Iles trio, Liane Carroll and Ian Shaw and Georgie Fame with the Guy Barker quartet, as part of its three-day programme running from 15-17 September.12.09.06

The Cinnamon Club in Altrincham has refurbished its jazz lounge in anticipation of a busy new season with jazz, blues and soul booked every Thursday and Friday. ...04.01.07

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Pianist Geoff Eales and singers Claire Martin and Ian Shaw are to perform a one-off concert in aid of Welsh learning disability charity Mencap Cymru. The jazz event is to be held on Wednesday 26 September 2007 at the Coal Exchange in Cardiff just days before the well-known venue closes its
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Michael Garrick (p, comp), Norma Winstone (v), Martin Shaw, Steve Waterman, Mark Armstrong, Gabriel Garrick (t), Mark da Silva, Alistair White, Dave Eaglestone (tb), Martin Hathaway (as, cl), Matt Wates (as, ss), Bob McKay (bs, bcl), Jamie Anderson (ts), Mick Foster (ts, cl), Dominic Ashworth (g), P...02.02.06

...r at Hall Two of the Sage, Gateshead on 8 December. The 14-piece band features Chick Corea sideman Garland plus his colleague in the group Acoustic Triangle, the highly rated pianist Gwilym Simcock as well as Cinematic Orchestra guitarist Stuart McCallum and soul singer Hannah Jones. 05.12.07

Splash Point Records SPR004CD    ****Liane Carroll (v, p, Wurlitzer) and Ian Shaw (p). Rec. 23 April 2007 There can’t be many more pleasurable ways of spending an hour than in the company of Slow Down, Liane Carroll’s latest collection of 14 hand-picked ballads. Including ...29.08.07

...rch 2007. Artists to tour during next year’s first quarter with support from the National Touring Support Scheme are Andrew Fawcett’s Italian Connection; The Neil Cowley Trio; Tom Cawley’s Curios; Paul Booth Quintet; Coates-Edwards-Ryan Trio; Karen Sharp Quintet; Finn Peters’...23.11.06

...zz on 3 Award for Innovation: Tom Bancroft; Album of the Year: The Neil Cowley Trio, Displaced; Rising Star: Simon Spillett; Best Instrumentalist: Julian Siegel; Best Vocalist: Ian Shaw; Services to Jazz: Gary Crosby; International Award Madeleine Peyroux and Lifetime Achievement Award: Dave Brubeck...13.07.07

...29 July at Walpole Park. The event promises a variety of acts ranging from traditional swing to Latin and Cuban-influenced groups and gypsy jazz musicians. With five days of live music and two stages, the highlights of the event include performances from the Frank Griffith Nonet with singer Trudy Ke...06.06.07

After preview events by Abram Wilson in June and Monica Vasconcelos on 15 July the main programme of this year’s Hull Jazz Festival gets underway on 28 July with an African and Caribbean celebration courtesy of Sankofa Sunsplash. Changing tack, there’s a New Orelans programme outdoors in...11.06.07

...apitol’s jazz scene is as a champion of the cream of UK jazz talent, with nightly performances by the very highest caliber of British jazz musicians. Its program is also distinctly varied with a huge variety of styles finding space in the listings. From sublime mainstream artists like Bobby We...12.09.06

...s. Melodies and chord changes are notated for all instruments in the accompanying books, and stereo recording makes it possible to eliminate bass or piano from the backing track. The Original Source For Jazz Sheet MusicThe Jamey Aebersold series is a vital source of jazz sheet music as it features c...21.03.07