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.
Chris has the talent to play a wide range of music, from jazz and smooth rhumbas to classical and boogie woogie.
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 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
Ain't Misbehavin
After You
Ain't She Sweet
Al Di La
Alice In Wonderland
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
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?
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
But Not For Me
Bye Bye Blackbird
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
Candy
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)
Dancing In The Dark
Dancing On The Ceiling
Day In, Day Out
Days Of Wine And Roses
Deep Purple
Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
Don't Fence Me In
(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
Don't Blame Me
Don't Cry For Me Argentina
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
East Of The Sun (And West Of The Moon)
Easy To Love
Ebb Tide
Embraceable You
Emily
Evergreen (Love Theme From "A Star Is Born")
Everything Must Change
Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue
Falling In Love With Love
Fascinating Rhythm
A Foggy Day
(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
Forty-Second Street
From A Distance
Frosty The Snowman
Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
The Girl From Ipanema
Goldfinger
The Good Life
The Greatest Love Of All
Happy Days Are Here Again
Have You Met Miss Jones?
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
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 Have Danced All Night
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
The James Bond Theme
Jingle-Bell Rock
Just A Gigolo (Schoner Gigolo)
Just In Time
Just One Of Those Things
La Vie En Rose
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
The Lady Is A Tramp
Laura
Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)
Li'l Darlin'
Limehouse Blues
Little Boy Lost (Pieces Of Dreams)
The Little Drummer Boy
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
A Man And A Woman
The Man I Love
The Man That Got Away
Meditation
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
Once In A While
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Night And Day
On The Street Where You Live
Over The Rainbow
The Party's Over
Pennies From Heaven
People
The Pink Panther
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
'S Wonderful
Satin Doll
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
Since I Fell For You
Music from Memory
12th Street Rag
Guantanemera
Pine Tops Boogie Woogie
Another Day in Paradise
He a'int heavy, he's my Brother
Rock Around the Clock
Ballad Pour Adelaine
Heart in San Francisco
Rockin All Over the World
Basin Street Blues
Hey Jude
Rondo Alla Turca
Besame Mucho
Root Beer Rag
Black and White Rag
I just called to Say I Love You
Sea Sick Boogie
Blue Moon
I Wish I Knew How It Feels to be Free
Sittin on the dock of the bay
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Imagine
Song for Guy
Bring Him Home
Isn't She Lovely
Spanish Eyes
Brother Can You Spare a Dime
It a'int Necessarily So
Stairway to Paradise
Can't Take that away from Me
It Had to be You
Strangers in the Night
Cantaloup Island
I've Got You Under My Skin
Summertime
Cascades
Lady in Red
Sunny
Circle of Life
Let there be Love
Sway
Close to You
Lets Face the Music and Dance
Take Five
Daniel
Love Me Tender
The Cascades
Days of Wine and Roses
Mack the Knife
The Entertainer
Elite Syncopations
Maple Leaf Rag
The Rose
Embraceable You
Mercy Mercy Mercy
Theme from 'The Piano'
Every Breath You Take
Miss You Like Crazy
Three Times a Lady
Everybody's Talking
Misty
Time to Say Goodbye
Everything I Do I Do It For You
Money Money Money
Trouble
Fascinating Rhythm
Moon River
Try a Little Tenderness
Fever
Music was my first love
Unchained Melody
Fields of Gold
Mustang Sally
Unforgettable
First Time I Ever Saw Your Face
My Life
Wedding of the Painted Doll
Fly me to the Moon
Nights in White Satin
We've Only Just Begun
Fools Rush In
Nobody does it Better
What a wonderful world
Georgia on my Mind
Nola
When I fall in love
Get Back
Nut Rocker
Whiter Shade of Pale
Girl from Ipanema
Our Love is here to Stay
Yesterday
Great Balls of Fire
Perfidia
Your Song