Ian Shaw and James Pearson's Early Xmas Cinema Show

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.