Ian Shaw and James Pearson's Early Xmas Cinema Show
Wed, 9 Dec 2026 · 18:30 · Soul Mama Stratford, London
Doors 6.30 pm | Show 8 pm | Full Listing CLICK HERE Ian Shaw and James Pearson's Early Xmas Cinema Show Singer, broadcaster and witty raconteur, Ian Shaw, returns to Soul Mama with the peerless pianist, the 'dazzling' (Sunday Times) James Pearson (Ronnie Scott's Allstars, Cleo Laine, Polly Gibbons, Wynton Marsalis), to delight . They will play for you, alongside classics from Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, Stevie Wonder and the Great American Songbook, some cheeky, early seasonal film favourites, to warm your soul and lift your heart. Funny, intimate, soulful and swinging, these two UK jazz legends are not to be missed in this exclusive Soul Mama show. ‘Shaw has complete idiomatic control of the classic jazz standards.' New York Times 'Soulful, stirring and a jazz singer for our times.' Guardian 'Shaw fairly drips with soul' - Downbeat 'Our fave jazz singer' - Time Out “One of the contemporary scene’s class acts” The Guardian Joining Ian for this Soul Mama exclusive is Ronnie Scott's musical director and creative tour de force, James Pearson. Their musical partnership stretches back more than 25 years - James was Ian's MD for nearly ten years and appeared on Ian's 'Soho Stories' as well as many live radio broadcasts. 'superb' The Times 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 P…