Chris (Piano) Very experienced jazz pianist suitable for all occasions

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Price Guide

The guide prices below are for events within 20 miles of Dorchester, Dorset. Outside this area extra travel expenses will apply. Please get in touch for an accurate quote.
Up to 1 hour: £420
plus every extra hour: £80
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About / Biography

Chris has the talent to play a wide range of music, from jazz and smooth rhumbas to classical and boogie woogie.

Chris's successful career has taken him all over the world, from jazz clubs in London to hotels in India, restaurants in Australia, and blues bars in Las Vegas.

Chris grew up in Norfolk, studying the keyboard and electronic organ before moving on to the piano with private lessons at a Yamaha music school.

In 1999, Chris began a ten-year span at sea on luxury cruise liners. This included two world cruises with SAGA, the Amazon rainforest and South America with Holland & America, and countless cruises around Europe and many excursion-focused cruises on the Spirit of Adventure. He enjoyed this immensely, but after completing his dream of sailing around the world, he decided to return to English soil.

On the ships, Chris mostly worked as a cocktail pianist with vocals, but he also backed many headline singers, hosted his own cabaret show, played in the ship’s resident band for shows, and hosted many musical quizzes.

Chris can also play requests without music (see repertoire list). He also performs in duos with Double Bass and Vocals and also with Sarah-Jane,(our Director of Live Music) as the pianist in one of her Jazz Trios – Sarah-Jane’s Vintage Jazz.

Piano Shell
For an extra charge, Chris can supply a wooden "shell" for his keyboard, which makes it look like a small grand piano.


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AVERAGE RATING

9.88 / 101

Location

Based in Dorchester, Dorset

Will travel up to 60 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 60 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 20 miles)
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Pop/Rock Covers:

Another Day in Paradise

Besame Mucho

Blue Moon

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Close to You

Dancing In The Dark

Dancing On The Ceiling

Daniel

(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay

Every Breath You Take

Everything I Do I Do It For You

Fields of Gold

First Time I Ever Saw Your Face

Fools Rush In

Get Back

Great Balls of Fire

He ain't heavy, he's my Brother

Heart in San Francisco

Hey Jude

I just called to Say I Love You

Imagine

Isn't She Lovely

Lady in Red

Love Me Tender

Money Money Money

Miss You Like Crazy

Music was my first love

Mustang Sally

My Life

Nights in White Satin

Nut Rocker

Perfidia

Rock Around the Clock

Rockin' All Over the World

The Rose

Song for Guy

Spanish Eyes

Sunny

Three Times a Lady

Time to Say Goodbye

Try a Little Tenderness

Unchained Melody

We've Only Just Begun

Whiter Shade of Pale

Yesterday

Your Song

Film/Soundtrack/Showtunes

Alice In Wonderland

Bring Him Home

Circle of Life

Days of Wine and Roses

Don't Cry For Me Argentina

Everybody's Talking

Goldfinger

I Could Have Danced All Night

The James Bond Theme

Let's Face the Music and Dance

Moon River

Nobody does it Better

The Pink Panther

Over The Rainbow

Stairway to Paradise

Summertime

Theme from 'The Piano'

Wedding of the Painted Doll

Christmas:

Frosty The Snowman

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Jingle-Bell Rock

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

The Little Drummer Boy

Jazz:

12th Street Rag

Ain't Misbehavin

After You

Ain't She Sweet

Al Di La

All Of You

All Or Nothing At All

All The Things You Are

All The Way

A Fine Romance

All Through The Night

Almost Like Being In Love

Am I Blue?

Anything Goes

April In Paris

As Time Goes By

At Last

At Long Last Love

A-Tisket, A-Tasket

Autumn In New York

Basin Street Blues

Be A Clown

Begin The Beguine

Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (Means That You're Grand)

The Best Things In Life Are Free

Bess, You Are My Woman Now

The Best Is Yet To Come

Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea

Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?

Black and White Rag

Bewitched

Bidin' My Time

Birth Of The Blues

Blue Moon

The Blue Room

Blues In The Night

Body And Soul

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

Brother Can You Spare a Dime

But Not For Me

Bye Bye Blackbird

Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man

Can't Take that away from Me

Candy

Cantaloup Island

Charade

Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White

Come Rain Or Come Shine

Come Blow Your Horn

Come Fly With Me

Cry Me A River

A Day In The Life Of A Fool (Manha De Carnaval)

Day In, Day Out

Days Of Wine And Roses

Deep Purple

Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me

Don't Fence Me In

Don't Blame Me

Don't Get Around Much Anymore

East Of The Sun (And West Of The Moon)

Easy To Love

Ebb Tide

Elite Syncopations

Embraceable You

Emily

The Entertainer

Evergreen (Love Theme From "A Star Is Born")

Everything Must Change

Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue

Falling In Love With Love

Fascinating Rhythm

Fever

Fly me to the Moon

A Foggy Day

(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons

Forty-Second Street

From A Distance

Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You

Georgia on my Mind

The Girl From Ipanema

The Good Life

The Greatest Love Of All

Guantanemera

Happy Days Are Here Again

Have You Met Miss Jones?

Hey There

High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)

Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me

How About You?

How High The Moon

How Insensitive

(How Little It Matters) How Little We Know

I Can't Give You Anything But Love

I Can't Get Started

I Concentrate On You

I Could Write A Book

I Cover The Waterfront

I Didn't Know About You

I Didn't Know What Time It Was

I Get A Kick Out Of You

I Got Rhythm

I Had The Craziest Dream

I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart

I Love Paris

I Loves You Porgy

I Thought About You

I Only Have Eyes For You

I Remember It Well

I Wanna Be Around

I Wish I Knew

I Will Wait For You

I Wish You Love

I Won't Dance

I'll Remember April

I'll See You In My Dreams

I'm In The Mood For Love

I'm Thru With Love

I've Got A Crush On You

I've Got The World On A String

I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face

I've Got You Under My Skin

If Ever I Would Leave You

In A Sentimental Mood

It Was A Very Good Year

In The Still Of The Night

Is You Is, Or Is You Ain't (Ma' Baby?)

It Ain't Necessarily So

It Had To Be You

It's Been A Long, Long Time

It's Only A Paper Moon

I Wish I Knew How It Feels to be Free

Just A Gigolo (Schoner Gigolo)

Just In Time

Just One Of Those Things

La Vie En Rose

The Lady Is A Tramp

Laura

Let's Call The Whole Thing Off

Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)

Let there be Love

Li'l Darlin'

Limehouse Blues

Little Boy Lost (Pieces Of Dreams)

Love For Sale

Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing

Love Is Here To Stay

Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)

Lullaby Of Broadway

Mack The Knife

Maple Leaf Rag

A Man And A Woman

The Man I Love

The Man That Got Away

Meditation

Mercy Mercy Mercy

Misty

Moment To Moment

Moonglow

Moonlight In Vermont

Moonlight Serenade

The More I See You

More Than You Know

Mountain Greenery

My Funny Valentine

My Kind Of Town (Chicago Is)

My Way

Never On Sunday

Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You)

New York, New York

Nice Work If You Can Get It

Night And Day

Nola

Once In A While

On The Street Where You Live

Our Love is here to Stay

The Party's Over

Pennies From Heaven

People

Pine Tops Boogie Woogie

Prelude To A Kiss

Quando, Quando, Quando (Tell Me When)

Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)

Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody

Root Beer Rag

'S Wonderful

Satin Doll

Sea Sick Boogie

The Second Time Around

Secret Love

Send In The Clowns

The September Of My Years

September In The Rain

September Song

The Shadow Of Your Smile

Skylark

She's Funny That Way

Strangers in the Night

Since I Fell For You

Sway

Take Five

Unforgettable

What a wonderful world

When I fall in love

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

Piano on-site or performance area with space for keyboard and near power.

More Info

Events types:

Wedding

Birthday Party

Private Event

Corporate Event

Hotel / Restaurant Event

Funeral / Memorial

Wedding Proposal

Concert

Recording Session

Theatre Show

Christmas Party

Genres:

Film / TV

Musical Theatre

1920s Music

1930s Music

1940s Music

1950s Music

1960s Music

1970s Music

1980s Music

1990s Music

2000s+ Music

Jazz

Blues

Dixieland / Ragtime

Latin Jazz

Swing

Christmas

Easy Listening

Background Music

Pop

Covers

Soul

Features:

PAT tested

Instrumental

Public liability insurance

Will travel internationally

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