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Ian Shaw & James Pearson

Thursday, 8 October 2026 at 18:30 BST

Soul Mama Stratford

103 The Street, Montfichet Road, London, E201EN, United Kingdom

Performing: Ian Shaw, James Pearson

Doors 6.30pm | Show 8pm | Full isting CLICK HERE Doors 6.30 pm | Show 8 pm | Full Listing CLICK HERE 'A Soulful Exchange'  Jazz singer, Ian Shaw, celebrates the song stylers who took a jazz classic and made it their own - and the other way round, like when Ella, Ray Charles and Sarah Vaughan sang The Beatles, or Bowie did Nina Simone. Expect songs immortalised by Van Morrison, Dusty Springfield, Aretha, and even David Bowie. There's also a special tribute to Quincy Jones, who Shaw has sung with. Joining Ian for this Soul Mama exclusive, is Ronnie Scott's musical director, the 'superb' (The Times) pianist, James Pearson.  'Shaw fairly drips with soul' - Downbeat 'Our fave jazz singer' - Time Out “One of the contemporary scene’s class acts” The Guardian Ian Shaw Multi-award winner as best jazz vocalist - BBC Jazz Awards 2007 and 2004 and Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2018,alongside nominations from the Jazz FM Awards 2013 and Downbeat Magazine 2017 - Ian Shaw has amassed a number of highly acclaimed internationally released albums and is a popular performer both in the UK and the US. He has been cited, along with Mark Murphy and Kurt Elling, as one of the world's finest male jazz vocalists.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".   James PearsonJames Pearson is one of the countries most respected musicians. His work covers all genres of music, especially contempory music, jazz and classical. He graduated from the Guildhall School, having completed his degree and the Advanced Solo Studies Course. Whilst at college he studied with Robert Saxton, Francis Shaw, Peter Bithell and James Gibb. He regularly performed with the symphony orchestra, including a concert at the Barbican with Takemitzu.James has broadcast on all the maj

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