“the hottest talent to hit soul music in at least ten years” by Echoes magazine.

August, 2024 — Formerly held close as one of the Pacific Northwest’s best-kept musical secrets, Jarrod Lawson has exploded as an international sensation, garnering awards, performing at prestigious venues and spawning fresh notability in the soul/jazz music scene.

Jarrod’s parents still declare that it was never difficult to find young Jarrod; just follow the sound of humming or drumming. Jarrod’s first memories were made exploring his own father’s recording studio. Sometime around eight years old, the Lawson family moved to a farmstead where, away from distractions, Jarrod explored his father’s record collection and found inspiration in the recordings of soul giants Donny Hathaway and Stevie Wonder. His fascination with the piano blossomed through his teen years.

Lawson started making a name with his eponymous debut album in 2014. Since that moment, the smokey voiced singer-songwriter and virtuoso pianist has been sending positive ripples around the globe with his powerful message music. He has completed seven successful international tours with prestigious highlights extending from Rotterdam’s North Sea Jazz and the UK’s Love Supreme festivals to Java Jazz festival in Indonesia, with performances in Beijing, Melbourne and at Tokyo’s Billboard Live.

Lawson followed his debut album with a limited edition vinyl EP “Jarrod Lawson At The BBC”, recorded at London’s historic BBC Maida Vale studios and broadcast on the Gilles Peterson Worldwide Show. In the US, he has performed on the Capital Jazz Cruise and has appeared in leading jazz clubs across the country from Atlanta to Seattle. Lawson won ‘Soul Artist Of The Year’ at the Jazz FM Awards.

His second album “Be The Change”, which benefits from the presence of legendary Grammy-nominated percussionist Sammy Figueroa, also features vocalist Amber Navran and her fellow members of the Los Angeles alternative soul trio Moonchild.

In March of 2023, Jarrod set out on an exhaustive 10-show solo UK tour, ‘One Man & His Piano’, delivering his most intimate and stirring performances to date, for sold-out crowds all across the UK.

Just a few weeks ago, Jarrod released his newest tune “Next Move”, an R&B slow jam with fast-rising Los Angeles vocalist Raquel Rodriguez. It tells the story of a romantic intrigue between two strangers yet to meet, a sultry homage to the great ballads of the 90’s R&B era.

With new music in the mix, Jarrod has kicked off this season’s tour, joining Middle C Jazz on September 13th.

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