Like his heroes Donny Hathaway and Stevie Wonder, this Portland soul-jazz genius is a multi-talented, multi-faceted artist and whether he sings and plays funk, folk, R&B, rock or jazz “everything he touches” says one critic “turns to soul.”

Indeed, his self-titled debut album of 2014 was such an instant success that within five months the former stonemason had ditched his job as a piano tuner and undertaken his first European tour, earning his title “the hottest new talent to hit soul music in at least 10 years” (Echoes). The album went on to hit #1 on the Amazon UK Soul Chart, was winner of SoulTracks Album of the Year 2014 and received glowing reviews.

In 2015 Jarrod won the Jazz FM Soul Artist of the Year award and also Best New Artist and Best Male Vocal from Japan’s Jazz Ain’t Jazz Awards 2015. He also released a special limited edition mini-album “Jarrod Lawson At The BBC”, recorded at the historic BBC Maida Vale studios last year and broadcast on the Gilles Peterson Worldwide show on BBC 6 Music.

For his live shows, Jarrod Lawson performs a delectable collection of originals that combine jazz, funk, gospel-blues and soul. With a rich smoky voice and stunning layered harmonies, he sings with passion, emotion and integrity.

Alongside his staggering, heartfelt vocal range and considerable talent at the keys, Lawson writes, produces and arranges. He has shared stages with the likes of Bilal, Average White Band, John Legend, Erykah Badu and Ronnie Laws and even played at his hero Stevie Wonder’s birthday party.