Artist's albums
Psalms of David, Vol. 3: The Earth Is the Lord's
1990 · album
To Be Held
2023 · single
Integrity
2020 · album
People
2020 · single
What's New
2020 · album
Shine Sister Shine
2018 · album
Drive-In Saturday
2017 · single
Illumine Me - Choral Works by Richard Lloyd
2016 · album
The Theory of Joy (Deluxe Edition)
2016 · album
Change Partners
2013 · album
Live At Ronnie Scott's: The Best of Ian Shaw
2012 · compilation
Live At Ronnie Scott's: The Best of the 90's Vol. 4
2012 · compilation
Sad Sweet Song (feat. Sue Richardson)
2012 · single
Somewhere Towards Love
2012 · album
Lifejacket
2008 · album
Taking It To Hart
2007 · album
The Echo Of A Song
2007 · album
Drawn To All Things: The Songs of Joni Mitchell
2006 · album
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Biography
Launching his career playing trumpet and flugelhorn, Ian Shaw has had his greatest success since shifting his focus to his baritone/tenor vocals. The New York Times praised him for his "complete emotional control of the classic jazz-idiom standards," while Cadence magazine cited his "buttery sound and real jazz singer's ability to improvise along instrumental lines." A native of the small Welsh village of St. Asaph, Shaw hails from a musical family: his grandfather, Chick Smith, played trumpet in dance bands; his father played cornet in brass bands; a cousin, Jimmie Deucher, performed with the Clarke/Boland Big Band. Beginning to play trumpet at the age of 15, he studied with Joe Csibi, the principal trumpet player of the Irish National Symphony Orchestra, and Bobby Shaw of the Buddy Rich and Horace Silver bands. Shaw was equally attracted to vocalizing. He studied harmony with Trevor England and received vocal training at the College of Music and choral experience at Christchurch Cathedral in Dublin. While attending Trinity College in Dublin, Shaw supported himself by singing jingles, television documentary scores, and with local rock groups including the British soul band Brave New World. Following his graduation, he began singing songs by American pop composers including Gershwin and Hoagy Carmichael. A regular performer at Ronnie Scott's in London, Shaw recorded his debut solo album, Ghostsongs: Ian Shaw Live at Ronnie Scott's, in the club. His first release in North America, In a New York Minute, released in 1999, was shared with influential jazz pianist Cedar Walton. His second solo album, Soho Stories, was released the following year. ~ Craig Harris, Rovi