Adam Hughes - cocktail pianist for hire All styles Jazz / Classical / Pop... Add a touch of class to your next event!

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Price Guide

The guide prices below are for events within 10 miles of Lymington, Hampshire. Outside this area extra travel expenses will apply. Please get in touch for an accurate quote.
Solo (up to 2 hours): £340
Solo (up to 3 hours): £415
Duo (up to 2 hours): £558
Duo (up to 3 hours): £635
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About / Biography

Adam started his musical career at the age of 8 and has played both classical and jazz cocktail piano for the last 22 years.

He has performed at well over 2000 engagements all round Europe since the age of 13, with a broad range of highly respected musicians including Tina May, Andy Sheppard, Steve Waterman, Paul Clarvis, Guy Barker, Ian Thomas, Mark Nightingale, John Parricelli, Malcolm Creese, Dave Cliff, Tim Whitehead, Mark Lockheart and Alan Barnes amongst others.

Adam is associated with many societies and events throughout the UK including: Southampton Choral Society, Bournemouth University Music, London Jazz Festival, London's Riverfront Jazz Festival, Berlin Jazz Club, Trinity College of Music, Swanage Jazz Festival, Marcus Mingus Jazz Club Belgium, Litten Tree Jazz Festival.

If you are looking to find a pianist to hire for an event then Adam is your man! He is very experienced at performing music for wedding ceremonies, both as a wedding pianist and an experienced organist. He has had great reviews performing cocktail jazz piano at birthday parties, dinners, corporate events and private functions.

As well as all the popular jazz standards, Adam also performs lots of classical, pop, tv, film, and music from the shows. Please mention any specific requests when you book.

Adam is fully covered by Public Liability Insurance and will bring a keyboard if you don't have a piano at your venue at no extra cost! Please specify if you want a keyboard or if you have a piano at your venue when you make a booking.

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Reviews (47)

There are currently 47 user ratings for Adam Hughes - cocktail pianist for hire

AVERAGE RATING

9.98 / 101

Location

Based in Lymington, Hampshire

Will travel up to 30 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 30 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 10 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.

Example Jazz Repertoire

A FOGGY DAY

AINT MISBEHAVIN

AINT NO SUNSHINE

ALICE IN WONDERLAND

ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE

ALL OF ME

AS TIME GOES BY

AUTUMN LEAVES

BERKLEY SQUARE

BEWITCHED

BEYOND THE SEA

BLUE TRAIN

BLUE MOON

BILLIE’S BOUNCE

BLUE MONK

BODY AND SOUL

CANDY MAN

CRY ME A RIVER

COME FLY WITH ME

DESAFINADO

DETOUR AHEAD

DEVIL MAY CARE

DREAM A LITTLE DREAM

EMBRACEABLE YOU

EVERY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE

FLY ME TO THE MOON

FOOTPRINTS

FEVER

FREDDIE FREELOADER

GEORGIA

GET HAPPY

GIRL FROM IPANEMA

GREEN DOLPHIN STREET

HARLEM NOCTURNE

HAVE YOU MET MISS JONES

I COULD WRITE A BOOK

I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANSISCO

I LOVES YOU PORGY

I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU

I GOT RYHTHM

I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU

I WISH I KNEW

IT DON’T MEAN A THING

I’VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING

I HADN’T ANYONE TILL YOU

I’VE GOT A CRUSH ON YOU

I’VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN

I’VE NEVER BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE

IT HAD TO BE YOU

IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD

LET THERE BE LOVE

LET’S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF

LET THERE BE LOVE

LET’S FALL IN LOVE

LONNIE’S LAMENT

LOVE FOR SALE

LULLABY OF BIRDLAND

MISTY

MY FUNNY VALENTINE

MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE

MAKIN WHOOPEE

MANHATTEN

MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS

MOANIN’

MY FAVOURITE THINGS

NIGHT AND DAY

NEARNESS OF YOU

ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET

OUR LOVE IS HERE TO STAY

PURE IMAGINATION

ROUND MIDNIGHT

SATIN DOLL

SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES

SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME

SUMMERTIME

SO WHAT?

STARDUST

SMILE

SKYLARK

SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW

THE SONG IS YOU

THE NEARNESS OF YOU

THE LADY IS A TRAMP

TAKE FIVE

TAKE THE A TRAIN

THE GLORY OF LOVE

THE DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES

THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT

THEY CANT TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME

THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU

WHAT A DIFF’RENCE A DAY MADE

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD

WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE?

WHEN I FALL IN LOVE

WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR

WAVE

WALKIN’

WEST COAST BLUES

WELL YOU NEEDN’T

WATERMELON MAN

WORK SONG

YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO YOUNG

Example Pop Repertoire

Aint No Sunshine

Air Supply - All Out Of Love

Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind

Alicia Keys - If I Ain’t Got You

All You Need Is Love (Beatles)

Angels (Robbie Williams)

Billy Joel - Pianoman

Billy Joel - She’s Always a Woman

bob dylan - adele - make you feel my love

Bob Gaudio - Cant Take My Eyes Of You

Bob Marley - I Shot The Sheriff

Bob Marley - No Woman No Cry

Bobby Hebb - Sunny

Cannonball - Damien Rice

Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol)

Christina Aguilera - Beautiful

Clocks (Coldplay)

Coldplay - Fix You

Coldplay - trouble

Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time

Diamonds And Pearls - Prince

Dire Straits - Romeo And Juliet

Dont let the sun go down on me

Don’t Speak (No Doubt)

Eleanor Rigby (Beatles)

Elton John - Can You Feel The Love Tonight

Elton John - Candle In The Wind

Elton John - Dont Let The Sun Go Down On Me

Elton John - Your Song

Elvis Costello - She

Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender

Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven

Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight

Everybody’s Changing (Keane)

Everything (Michael Buble)

Everybody’s Talkin - Harry Nilsson - Digital TV Switch

Gary Jules - Mad World

George Micheal - Careless Whisper

Golden Brown (Stranglers)

Greatest Day (Take That)

Greatest Love Of All - J Benson

Handbags and Gladrags - Rod Stewart

Happy Together

Have I Told You Lately (Van Morrison)

Heard It Through The Grapevine

Here Comes The Sun (Beatles)

Here, There and Everywhere (Beatles)

Hey There Delilah - Plaine White T’s

How to save a life - the fray

Imagine (John Lennon)

It Don’t Mean A Thing

James Blunt - You’ re Beautiful

John Lennon - Imagine 3

Left Bank Two -  NovelTones

Let It Be (Beatles)

Light My Fire (Doors)

Lou Reed-Perfect Day

Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World

Love Can Build A Bridge (The Judds)

Love theme from  Romeo & Juliet  -  Henry Mancini

Lucy in the sky (Beatles)

Make You Feel My Love (Adele)

Mamas And The Papas - Dream A Little Dream Of Me

Midnight Train To Georgia (Gladys Knight & The Pips)

My Baby Just Cares For Me

My Girl (Temptations)

Norah Jones - Come Away With Me

Norah Jones - Dont Know Why

Oleta Adams - Get Here

One Day Like This

One Day Like This (Elbow)

Paul Simon - Bridge O Troubled Water (v2)

Robbie Williams - Angels

Robbie Williams - Shes The One

Rufus Wainwright - Hallelujah (Shrek)

Scarborough Fair (Simon & Garfunkel)

Seal - Kiss From a Rose

Simon and Gartfunkel - Sound Of Silence

Someone Like You (Van Morrisson)

Stevie Wonder - Isnt She Lovely

Sting - Englishman In New York

Sting - Fields Of Gold

Strawberry Fields Forever (Beatles)

Take That - A Million Love Songs

Take That - Rule The World

Temptations - My Girl

The Bangles - Eternal Flame

The Beatles - Here There And Eywhere

The Beatles  - Something

The Dock Of The Bay (Otis Redding)

The Eagles - Desperado

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Ewan MacColl)

The Wind Beneath My Wings

Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper)

Van Morrison - Have I Told You Lately

Van Morrison - Moondance

Walk On By (Burt Bacharach)

Yesterday (Beatles)

You Are The Sunshine Of My Life (Stevie Wonder)

Your Song (Elton John)

You’ve Got A Friend (Taylor / King)

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

Power socket near the performance area
Parking
Refreshments
Changing Room
Chair / Piano stool
Piano if possible - will bring keyboard if not!

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

I take approx. 15 minutes to set up.

I am very flexible on performance times. I normally play for 45 minutes or 60 minutes then take 15-20 mins break, up to 3 x 45 mins sets maximum.

Recent Clients

Adam Hughes - cocktail pianist for hire has performed for these clients:

Dorchester Hotel

Christie’s

Claridges

The Ivy

Podium Restaurant (Hilton, Park Lane)

Theo Randall Restaurant at Intercontinental

Macdonald Hotels

Colman Getty PR

Titan Books

The Hartley

The Rosendale

BPP Holdings

Empire Stores

Nevill Golf Club

Tudor Park Marriott

Chilston Park Hotel

London Transport Museum

Hundreds of private weddings

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