| Up to 1 hour: £420 |
| plus every extra hour: £80 |
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.
Based in Dorchester, Dorset
= areas covered (up to 60 miles)
= free travel (up to 20 miles)
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
Piano on-site or performance area with space for keyboard and near power.
Wedding
Birthday Party
Private Event
Corporate Event
Hotel / Restaurant Event
Funeral / Memorial
Wedding Proposal
Concert
Recording Session
Theatre Show
Christmas Party
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
PAT tested
Instrumental
Public liability insurance
Will travel internationally