Ryan Cocktail Pianist / Sax and Vocalist Pianist plays contemporary pop songs, jazz classics and recognisable show tunes

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Price Guide

The guide prices below are for events within 25 miles of Bedford, Bedfordshire. Outside this area extra travel expenses will apply. Please get in touch for an accurate quote.
Solo piano : £400
up to 3 hours
Solo saxophone: £275
2 x 45 minute sets
Piano and Vocalist: £535
2 x 45 minute sets
Piano and Vocalist for ceremony: £670
2 x 45 minute sets
Piano and Vocalist for ceremony for 3 x 45 minute sets and ceremony: £905
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About / Biography

Ryan has played regularly at the most exclusive and prestigious hotels in London including the Michelin-starred 'Céleste' restaurant in The Lanesborough and the Jazz Lounge in The Wellesley which was formerly the iconic and favoured jazz venue 'Pizza on the Park' where Jamie Cullum, Amy Winehouse and Sir John Dankworth used to play. He is available to hire as a solo pianist and performing a wide range of styles from musicals, classical, jazz and pop covers with over two hundred songs memorised. He also performed for two years on Disney Cruise Line as a solo pianist. Whatever the occasion and whatever tune you want him to play, he either knows it already or will learn it!

He has his own equipment including a Dexibell VIVO S9 flagship keyboard which comes with piano sampled from the best Fazioli Italian Grand Piano and a Bose speaker for the best sound quality. It takes up minimal space and has been PAT tested.

He also has public liability insurance as well and is a member of the Musicians Union.

Ryan performs with many vocalists who are able to perform the best songs be it from the American Songbook or the latest hits.

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10 / 101

Location

Based in Bedford, Bedfordshire

Will travel up to 150 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 150 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 25 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.

A groovy kind of love

A Hard Day’s Night

A nightingale sang in Berkeley square

Ain't misbehavin'

Alice in wonderland

All Blues

All i ask of you

All my loving

All of me

All Of Me - John Legend

All the things you are

Amazed by you

And I Love Her

As

As time goes by

Autumn Leaves

Be my baby

Beautiful Stranger

Beauty and the Beast

Ben

Beyond The Sea

Blue in Green

Body & Soul

Boogie on reggae woman

Bye bye blackbird

Candle in the wind

Can You Feel the Love Tonight

Can't buy me love

Can't take my eyes off you

Caravan

Central Park West

Colours of the wind

Come Fly With Me

Corcovado

Could It Be Magic Now

Crazy

Cry me a River

Cupid

Daydream believer

Deep Purple

Don't know why

Don’t stop me now

Dream a little dream

Easy

Eight days a week

Everything I do (I do it for you)

Father and son

Fly Me To The Moon

For Once in My Life

Freddie Freeloader

From me to you

From Russia With Love

Georgia on my mind

Girl talk

Hallelujah

Have You Met Miss Jones

He's Mista Know It All

Hey Jude

House Of The Rising Sun

How deep is the ocean

How deep is your love

How Insensitive

I can't give you anything but love

I can't help falling in love with you

I got rhythm

i heard it through the grapevine

i Just called to say i love you

I only wanna be with you

I saw her standing there

i wanna hold your hand

I'm in the mood for love

Imagine

In a sentimental mood

In My Life

Isn't she lovely

It ain't necessarily so

Just friends

Just the two of us

Just the way you are- Billy Joel

Just the way you are - Bruno Mars

Kingston Town

Kiss from a rose

madonna

Ladybird

La Isla Bonita

Lately

Layla

Let it be

Let’s Stay Together

Let there Be Love

Life on Mars

Love me tender

Love was made for me and you

Lovely Day

Lullaby of Birdland

Making Whoopee

Memory

Michelle

Midnight hour

Misty

Moondance

Moonlight in Vermont

My Blue Heaven

My cherie amour

My favourite mistake

My funny valentine

Never can say goodbye

Never had a dream come true

Night & day

Night in tunisia

Nobody Does It Better

Nostalgia in time square

On green dolphin street

On the street where you live

On the sunny side of the street

Out of nowhere

Over The Rainbow

Overjoyed

Part Of Your World

Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps

Rather Be

She Loves You

Sittin' on the dock of the bay

Solitude

Someday my prince will come

Someone Like You

Somewhere only we know

Summertime

Sunny

Sunny afternoon

Sway

Tenderly

The Days of Wine and Roses

The Girl from ipanema

The lady is a tramp

The long and winding road

The look of love

The shadow of your smile

The way you look tonight

They can't take that away from me

To make you feel my love

Too late

Unchained Melody

Under the boardwalk

Unforgettable

Use somebody

Vida La Vida

Watch what happens

We've only just begun

What a difference a day makes

What a wonderful world

When sunny gets blue

When the masquerade is over

While my guitar gently weeps

Wonderful tonight

Wonderful world

Wonderwall

Yesterday

You are the sunshine of my life

You Only Live Twice

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

Electrical socket if providing own keyboard and ideally a parking space.


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

yes, we have a PA system, battery powered bluetooth speaker and can play outside on saxophone if necessary


What information do you require about a venue?

We need to know the post code, loading space and performance space available. We don't play in venues with sound limiters.


Can you provide a Spotify/DJ service before and between your sets?

yes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best gig you've ever done and the best venue you've ever played at?

Extreme Sports Festival in Norway 2008 best gig and best venue is Pizza Express Dean Street.


Which artists have you been most influenced by, who is your favourite artist and what is the greatest song of all time?

Oscar Peterson, Horace Silver and Herbie Hancock. Greatest song of all time - too many to list!


What's your previous experience and how did you start gigging?

I played my first paid gig at 14 years old. I have played all over the world at jazz clubs and on cruise ships


What's your favourite type of event to play at?

Jazz Festival.

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

1 hour set up if providing own musical instrument.

If there is a piano at the venue then 15 minutes.


Are you happy to perform outside?

yes providing there is cover


Do the clients have a say in what you play or is it a set repertoire list only?

yes as long as the songs are relatively easy to learn within a justifiable timescale.


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

Amazing!

Recent Clients

Ryan Cocktail Pianist / Sax and Vocalist has performed for these clients:

BBC Radio London

BBC Radio 6

BMI Awards Ceremony

Caerphilly Castle

Corinthia Hotel

Chatsworth House

Grosvenor Park Hotel

The Haymarket Hotel

The Lanesborough

Madame Tussauds

Normanton Park Hotel

Rudding Park Hotel

Thames Luxury Charters

The Savoy Hotel

The Wellesley

Pizza Express Live London

Venues

Ryan Cocktail Pianist / Sax and Vocalist has performed at these venues:

Pizza Express Live

The Ivy

Ronnie Scotts

The Jazz Cafe

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