Paul Pianist A versatile pianist with an extensive repertoire and beautiful arrangements!

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Price Guide

The guide prices below are for events in Arundel, West Sussex. Outside this area extra travel expenses will apply. Please get in touch for an accurate quote.
Wedding Ceremony: £420
Including bridal entrance song | Signing of the register | Exit song
Drinks Reception: £420
Requests available in all styles Classical | Jazz | Modern Music
Wedding Breakfast: £475
Sophisticated background music
A combination of any two: £535
All three: £595
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About / Biography

Paul is a versatile and highly experienced pianist, with a comprehensive repertoire of classical, jazz and contemporary music. As a composer, Paul prides himself on his ability to adapt the style of his repertoire to the occasion, whether it be jazz, pop, ragtime, latin or classical. Think of Mozart in a ragtime style; Stevie Wonder made classical; The Beatles jazzed up; stairway to [latin] heaven!

Paul obtained his BA in music at the University of Sussex and went on to achieve his MA in composition, writing a symphony in the process. He is now the musical director for the Brighton Jazz Orchestra and the University of Sussex Big band. Paul is also an accomplished and experienced band leader for a number of function bands.

Paul is friendly and approachable, and always happy to help with repertoire choices so you can tailor his performance to your event.

Paul has played at numerous venues in the Uk and has held residencies at prestigious venues such as Quaglinos and Le Pont De La Tour. He has performed for the Disney cruise line and has travelled widely, performing abroad in many countries, including Sweden, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Spain, the Bahamas and the USA

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AVERAGE RATING

10 / 101

Location

Based in Arundel, West Sussex

Will travel up to 400 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 400 miles)
Please note that the circles shown on the map are calculated "as the crow flies". By road distances may vary, so please get in touch for an accurate quote.

Modern/Pop/Rock

Christina Perri - 1000 Years

John Lennon - Imagine

Jimmy Cliff - can See Clearly Now

Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud

Westlife - You Raise me Up

Jeff Buckley – Hallelujah

Daft Punk - Get Lucky

Dolly Parton - Jolene

Oasis - Wonderwall

Peter Andre – Mysterious Girl

The Eagles – Hotel California

The Kinks – Sunny Afternoon

David Bowie – The Man Who Sold the World

Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive

The Doors – Riders on the Storm

The Doors – People are Strange

Mamas and the Papas - California dreaming

Led Zeppelin – Stairway to Heaven

Queen - Don’t stop me now

Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody

John Legend - All of Me

UB40 – Red, Red, Wine

Roy Orbison – Pretty Woman

Stevie Wonder – Sir Duke

Stevie Wonder – Signed, Sealed, Delivered

Stevie Wonder - Misstra Know it All

Stevie Wonder – Master Blaster

Stevie Wonder – For Once in my Life

The Beatles – Ob, La, Di

The Beatles – I Saw her Standing There

The Beatles – Hard Days Night

The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun

The Beatles – Day Tripper

The Beatles – Let it Be

The Beatles – Yesterday

Maroon 5 – She will be Loved

Bill Withers – Lovely Day

John Denver – Country Roads

Bruno Mars – Treasure

Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk

Ray Charles – Hit the Road Jack

Ray Charles – Hallelujah I Love Her So

Ray Charles – Mess Around

Ray Charles – I’ve Got a Woman

Bob Marley – No Woman No Cry

Bob Marley – One Love

Bob Marley – Could You Be Loved

Bob Marley – Is this Love

Bob Marley – Three Little Birds

Bob Marley – Jammin

Dusty Springfield – Son of a Preacher Man

Rihanna – Umbrella

Bryan Adams – Everything I do (I do it for you)

Red Hot Chilli Peppers – Under the Bridge

Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Californication

Marvin Gaye – Ain’t no Mountain High Enough

Lou Reed - Perfect Day

Wheatus – Teenage Dirtbag

Chuck Berry – Johnny B Goode

Van Morrison – Brown Eyed Girl

U2 – Beautiful Day

Toploader – Dancing in the Moonlight

Tupac – I ain’t Mad at Cha

Abba – Money, Money, Money

Chaka Kahn – Ain’t Nobody

Modern/ Pop/ Rock To Learn

Lionel Ritchie – Easy

Robbie – Angels

She’s the One

Love is all Around

I Don’t’ want to miss a thing

Someone Like You

Clocks

Rather Be

Ain’t no sunshine

Handbags and Gladrags

Fray – How to save a life

Vanessa Carlton – 1000 miles

ELVIS!!!!

Classical

Beethoven – Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor, ‘Fur Elise’

Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ‘Pathetique’

Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor ‘Moonlight Sonata’

Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor ‘The Tempest’

C. Debussy – ‘Claire de Lune’ from Suite Bergamasque

J.S. Bach - Prelude and Fugue in C Major – BWV 846

Chopin - Nocturne No. 20 in C-sharp minor, Op. posth.

Chopin – Nocturne Op. 9 , No.2 in Eb Major

Chopin – Etude op. 10, No.3

Mozart – Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major K.331

Mozart - Alla Turca (Turkish March)

Mozart – Piano Sonata No. 12 in F major K. 332

Mozart - Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major K.545

Schubert – Impromptu Op.90 No.3 in Gb Major

Yann Tiersen – Comptine d’un autre ete – L’ares-midi

Classical to learn

River flows in you (Yaruma)

Le Onde

Gymnopedie No.1

Einaudi

Jazz

Frank Sinatra (Bart Howard) - Fly me to the Moon

Frank Sinatra – Strangers in the Night

Frank Sinatra – Mac the Knife

Joseph Kosma - Autumn Leaves

Vernon Duke – Autumn Leaves

John Lewis – Afternoon in Paris

Sammy Fain – Alice in Wonderland

Seymour Simons – All of Me

Oscar Hammerstein – All the Things you Are

Henry Mancini - Moon River

Dean Martin - Sway

George Gershwin - Summertime

Antonio Carlos Jobim - The Girl from Ipanema

Wilbur Schwandt - Dream a Little dream of Me

Billy Austin - Is you is or is you Ain’t (Ma’ Baby)

Duke Ellington - Satin Doll

Jerry Jeff Walker - Mr Bojangles

Van Morrison - Moondance

Scott Joplin – Maple Leaf Rag

Scott Joplin – The Entertainer

Scott Joplin – Furry Lisa

Nat King Cole - Let there Be Love

Nat King Cole - L.O.V.E

Osvaldo Farres - Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps

Harold Arlen - It’s only a Paper Moon

Buena Vista Social Club – Pueblo Nuevo

Paul Desmond – Take 5

Richard Rodgers – My Favourite Things

Jazz to Learn

Frank Sinatra (Richard Rogers) – The Lady is a Tramp

Peggy Lee - Fever

Beyond the Sea

Frank Sinatra (Jimmy Van Huesen) – Come Fly With Me

Fats Waller - Ain’t Misbehavin

Teach me Tonight

Oldies

Lilian Ray - The Sunshine of your Smile

John A. Glover- Kind - I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside

Traditional - Hinky Dinky Parlez Vous

Traditional - Knees up Mother Brown

Easy Listening

Aretha Franklin - I say a Little Prayer

Aretha Franklin – (You Make me Feel Like A) Natural Woman

Norah Jones - Don’t know why

Norah Jones – Turn Me On

Norah Jones - Come Away with Me

Etta James – At Last

Adele/ Bob Dylan - Make you Feel My Love

Nina Simone – Feelin Good

Otis Redding – (Sittin’ on the) Dock of the Bay

Nina Simone – My Baby Just Cares For Me

TV/ Movies/ Musicals

John Williams - Theme from “Jurassic Park”

John Williams – Cantina Band from ‘Star Wars’

John Williams – Star Wars Main Theme

John Williams – Imperial March from ‘Star Wars’

John Williams – Theme From Schindler’s List

John Williams – Hedwigs Theme from ‘Harry Potter’

Mike O’Donell – Thomas the Tank Engine Theme

Tony Britten – UEFA Champions League Anthem

Ramin Djawadi – Game of thrones Main Theme

Vangelis – Chariots of Fire

Randy Newman - You’ve got a Friend in Me

Howard Shore - Lord of the Rings Medley

Eric Spear - Coronation Street Theme

Simon May - Eastenders Theme

Dads Army (Derek Taverner) - Who do you Think You Are Kidding, Mr. Hitler

Lionel Bart – Oliver! - Consider Yourself

Sweet Charity (Cy Coleman) - Big Spender

Disney (Terry Gilkyson) – Bare Necessities

Disney (Alan Menken) – Friend Like Me

Disney (Alan Menken) – Prince Ali

Disney (Alan Menken) – Be Our Guest

Team America (Trey Parker) – I’m so Ronery

Friends (The Rembrandts) – I’ll be There for You

Christmas

Santa Baby

Fairytale of New York

Last Christmas

Auld Lang Syne

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

Here Comes Santa Claus

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Jingle Bells

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

Jingle-Bell Rock

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree

Walking in the Air from ‘the Snowman’

Traditional – Away in a Manger

Traditional – Deck the Hall

Traditional – Ding Dong Merrily on High

Traditional – God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen

Traditional – Good King Wenceslas

Traditional – Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Traditional - O Christmas Tree

Traditional – O Come, All Ye Faithful

Traditional – Silent Night

Traditional – The Twelve Days of Christmas

Traditional – We Wish you a Merry Christmas

Traditional – O little Town of Bethlehem

Traditional – Once in Royal Davids City

Traditional – The First Noel

Traditional – We Three Kings

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

4 power sockets.

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

Set up: 45 - 60 minutes

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