Description | Price |
Solo piano (up to 2 hours) | £300 |
Solo piano (up to 3 hours) | £400 |
Jazz duo (up to 2 hours) | £600 |
Jazz trio (up to 2 hours) | £900 |
Jazz quartet (up to 2 hours) | £1200 |
Playing across genres, I whole-heartedly embrace the particular energies of the music I play, whilst retaining my own unique musical signature and character. This is clear in both my solo piano and ensemble arrangements, in which I bring together influences from my eclectic musical background and the rich history of jazz music: from folk, pop, blues and swing, to be-bop, funk and jazz fusion.
I have extensive experience performing at private and corporate functions, weddings and parties. My career as a professional session musician, teacher, and artist puts me in the perfect position to adapt my music to your event's needs, with reliable assurance and commitment to the genre and setting.
Venues played include: Wales Millenium Centre; Cardiff Castle; Vortex Jazz Club; Manchester Academy; Belfast Empire; Battersea Arts Centre; Lattidue Festival; Glastonbury Festival; The Ambassador's Residence, Paris, and more...
Currently touring with: Cardinal Black; This Flight Tonight: Songs of Joni Mitchell; Angharad Jenkins.
BMus 1st class honours in jazz piano from The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff.
Based in Cardiff City, Cardiff
POP LIST (by artist):
ABBA
Al Green
Billy Joel
Bruno Mars
Earth, Wind & Fire
Ed Sheeran
Elton John
Etta James
James Taylor
Jimmy Hendrix
John Lennon
Marvin Gaye
Norah Jones
Shania Twain
Stevie Wonder
The Beatles
The Four Seasons
Van Morrison
JAZZ LIST (by artist):
Ella Fitzgerald
Billy Holiday
Nat King Cole
Bill Evans
Sonny Rollins
Wes Montgomery
Jimmy Smith
Duke Ellington
Dizzy Gillespie
Louis Armstrong
Herbie Hancock
John Coltrane
Charlie Parker
Nina Simone
Miles Davis
Stan Getz
Chet Baker
Coleman Hawkins
Ahmad Jamal
Etta Jones
Sarah Vaughn
Oscar Peterson
Thelonious Monk
Roy Hargrove
Joe Henderson
Dinah Washington
Clifford Brown
Sonny Stitt
Keith Jarrett
...and more
Parking space
Power sockets within 3m of the performance space
Performance space required:
- Solo: 3 square metres
- Duo: 4 square metres
- Trio/quartet: 5 square metres
Yes, I bring my own electric stage piano and PA speaker system.
Just the venue name, address, phone number and any useful info regarding access and load-in/out.
Yes, I can play a Spotify playlist before and between sets curated by either myself or the client.
Opening up for Bastille at Depot in the Castle 2023 with Tom Jenkins was a really amazing gig. As well as a trip to Paris to play piano/saxophone duo for the Welsh Ambassador at his residence for St David's Day was quite an honour.
Oscar Peterson was the first jazz pianist I heard and I was immediately hooked! Influences have broadened since then to include Rachmaninov, Debussy, Billy Joel, Dua Lipa, Slipknot, Kraftwerk, Tom Jones and far, far too many more to mention!
I started gigging at about age 16 in local pubs with my sister, in Hertfordshire where we grew up. Since then I've played in so many different settings across the UK - rock bands (Cardinal Black), singer-songwriters (Tom Jenkins), modern jazz quartets (Clem Saynor Quartet), orchestras, musicals, solo, duos and more. From Glastonbury Festival to Dublin Academy, Inverness to Penzance music has taken me touring across the UK.
I love a Christmas party, it has to be said! The music, the singing, the food...!
I normally arrive an hour before the performance if playing solo, allowing more time for larger bands.
I usually play around 45-50 minutes per set.
Yes, on solid, flat ground where there's cover from any weather and with a power supply nearby.
More than happy to take a few requests to include in the setlist and can tailor the performance in a more general way based on your favourite artists and genres.
Just take a look at my reviews! "Michael is relaxed, confident, professional and incredibly talented" "a great entertainer"
Wales Millenium Centre
Cardiff Castle
Battersea Arts Centre
St David’s Hall
The Senedd
The Ambassador’s Residence, Paris
Vortex Jazz Club
Green Man Festival
Glastonbury Festival
Lattidue Festival
02 Academy, Manchester
Komedia, Bath
The Fire Station, Sunderland
Eden Court, Inverness
Belfast Empire
Heb Celt Festival, Stornoway