Multi-award-winning singer Ian Shaw returns to The Bear to perform one of his favourite shows, fusing the words and music of Joni Mitchell and the much-missed David Bowie.
Traversing the mammoth back catalogues of these legendary and influential artists, this solo show draws on stories from the early seventies and our own ideals of love, hope, and the endless presence of darker truths in recent times.
Ian’s performance career began (unusually for a jazz musician) on the alternative cabaret circuit, alongside such performers as Julian Clary, Rory Bremner, and Jo Brand. Ian was spotted by Dave Illic, jazz critic for City Limits, who described him as "the voice of the decade."
Ian recorded a critically acclaimed album in tribute to Joni Mitchell, Drawn To All Things, and has a personal connection to both artists—the core of this exciting show. This promises to be a highly charged evening of tears, laughter, and simply superb entertainment, focusing on two of the all-time great songwriters.
“Great jazz singers, like great comedians, are masters of timing. That Ian Shaw is a virtuoso of both disciplines, balancing stand-up and concert gigs, speaks to the breadth of his genius and to the singularity of his style as a singer”
“Ian Shaw is almost too talented for his own good... a brilliant vocal chameleon”
“A masterly vocalist... one of the finest singers in contemporary music interprets some of the greatest songs of the last 50 years”
Doors 7pm / Music 8.30pm / Tickets £16 / £10 for members
All seating/tables are first come first served.