Matthew is a hugely popular & in-demand pianist performing worldwide - Musical Excellence and Entertainment whatever the occasion!
Matthew has been performing in public since 1994. His repertoire spans a vast array of genres - classical; jazz; contemporary; Bollywood; ragtime; blues; latin - and he is always exploring new music.
A popular concert and event artiste, his work is predominantly made of contemporary and jazz performances, as he is well-known for his creative flair and 'knack' for improvisation - it is very rare than any 2 performances are the same. He is a very popular and frequent performer around the U.K., mainland Europe, USA and Canada (plus 2 tours of New Zealand and Australia as an organist); with many return visits to venues yearly.
He has held residencies at:
Sopwell House, St. Albans;
Rubens at Westminster (London);
The Connaught at Mayfair (London);
Kettering Park Hotel and Spa, Northants;
The Savoy, London;
Althorp House, Northampton;
……..he is currently one of the resident pianists at The Quod, Oxford.
He is a "Lyric Baritone" vocalist, performing jazz, swing, blues, and musical theatre - although he does go into the realm of rock and roll and contemporary music when the need arises! Often performing with the nickname "Crooning Keys", he either accompanies himself on piano, or Roland Atelier (for orchestral and big-band sounds).
Whatever the occasion, along with his excellent presentation and rapport with audiences, Matthew brings musical excellence and superb entertainment to all.
Music for you.................
*Solo Piano - playing a diverse repertoire of music including light classical, jazz, covers, music from 40s to 00s and much more
*Jazz Piano and Vocals - covering the popular jazz and latin-jazz standards and "American Songbook"
*JazzBy5 - Another versatile 5-piece jazz and swing band (through this, a Piano and Sax duo is available)
*Organist - concerts on both pipe and electronic organs; music for wedding and funeral services
Based in Kettering, Northamptonshire
EXAMPLE contemporary piano set list:
A Thousand Miles – Vanessa Carlton
A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
All of Me – John Legend
All Time Love – Will Young
Amazed – Lonestar
Angels – Robbie Williams
Beautiful – Christina Aguilera
Beautiful Day – U2
Beautiful Stranger – Madonna
Butterfly Waltz – Brian Crain
Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
City of Stars – LaLa Land
Clocks – Coldplay
Come Away With Me - Nora Jones
Dancing In The Moonlight – Toploader
Empire State Of Mind – Alicia Keys
Everything I do I do it for you – Bryan Adams
Greatest Day – Take That
Heaven – Bryan Adams
How Would You Feel – Ed Sheeran
Don’t Want To Miss A Thing – Aerosmith
I Giorni – Einaudi
I’m Kissing You – Des’ree
Kiss From a Rose - Seal
Let There Be Love – Oasis
Lets Stay Together – Al Green
Love Changes Everything – Andrew Lloyd Webber
Make You Feel My Love – Adele
Million Love Songs – Take That
Moondance – Van Morrison
Nothings Gonna Stop Us – Starship
Perfect – Ed Sheeran
Perfect Day – Lou Reed
Rule The World – Take That
Sail Away – David Gray
Say You Love Me – Fleetwood Mac
Shine – Take That
Sky Full of Stars – Coldplay
Smooth – Santana
Songbird – Eva Cassidy
Sway – Dean Martin / Michale Buble
Power of Love – Celine Dion
The Rose – Westlife
The Sweetest Thing – U2
Truly Madly Deeply – Savage Garden
Wonderwall – Oasis
You’re Beautiful – James Blunt