Pianists · b. 1962

Ian Shaw

UK singer, pianist, songwriter, comedian

Born: 2 June 1962
St Asaph
Country: United Kingdom
Active: 1990–

Biography

Ian Shaw is a jazz musician who plays piano and voice. Ian Shaw was born on 2 June 1962 in St Asaph. The music is usually filed under jazz.

Ian Shaw (born 2 June 1962) is a British jazz singer, broadcaster, record producer, actor and comedian. Shaw was born in St. Asaph, Wales. At eighteen he moved to London where he studied music at King's College London. His career in performance began in the 1980s working in piano bars in the UK and abroad, both solo and as a duo with composer Andrew Phillips (guitar). On the alternative cabaret circuit, he appeared alongside such performers as Julian Clary, Rory Bremner, and Jo Brand. Shaw co-founded the band Brave New World with Adrian York, touring with them and playing at venues that included Hammersmith Odeon and Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club. He recorded his first album Lazy Blue Eyes (1990), a collaboration with fellow singer Carol Grimes.

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