Sam Cooke Piano Atmospheric piano playing for your special event

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Available to book from £50. For an accurate quote please make an enquiry.

About / Biography

Sam Cooke BMus(Hons) is a professional piantist who graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music.She has played professionally at weddings, events, celebrations, shows and as an accompanist for over thirty years.

Live piano for any special occasion creates an amazing atmosphere and can really make the difference to your guests and event. Music is the most social of all art forms, and the versatility of piano music is ideal for bringing people together in celebration.

Celebrations can be given a touch of class with the sophisticated sound of your favorite song played live on the piano along with a custom setlist of your favorite songs to tie in perfectly to the atmosphere that you want to create.

- Full PA equipment included

- Will tailor the music to suit your needs

- Friendly & professional service

- 100% live, no backing tracks

Reviews (15)

There are currently 15 user ratings for Sam Cooke Piano

AVERAGE RATING

10 / 101

Location

Based in Derby, Derbyshire

Will travel up to 500 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 500 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 50 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.

Sam can play any songs upon request and tailor a personal wedding song list to your needs. Here is an example of the songs that Sam plays.

All I Ask Of You

All Of Me (John Legend)

All Of Me (Swing)

All Time Love (Will Young)

Always (Bon Jovi)

Amazed

At Last

Autumn Leaves (Jazzy/Swing)All of Me (John Legend)

All The Way (Jazz Ballad)

Bewitched, Bothered..

Can You Feel The Love Tonight

Chasing Pavements

Chasing Cars

Come Fly With Me (Jazzy)

Crazy (Jazz)

Beethoven (Moonlight Sonata)

Canon (Pachelbel)

Colours of the Wind

Everything I do (Brian Adams)

Hallelujah

Heaven (B.adams/D.J.Sammy Candlelight Version)

Hello (Adele)

Hey Jude

How Deep Is You Love

How Do I Live

If I A’int Got You

If I Were A Boy (Beyonce)

I see the light

It Had To Be You (Jazz )

It’s My Life (Bon Jovi)

Impossible (James Arthur).

I Giorni (Euinadi)

Kick Out Of You (Swing)

Kiss From A Rose

Kiss The Rain (Einaudi)

Lay Me Down (S. Smith)

Life (Einaudi)

Life On Mars (Bowie)

Love Actually (Glasgow Love Theme)

Love Lift Us Up Where We Belong

Love Me Tender

Love Theme From Romeo And Juliet

Make You Feel My Love (Adele)

Merry Xmas Mr Lawrence

Million Years Ago (Adele)

My Cherie Amour

My Way

My Love

Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing

Danny’s Blues

Eternal Flame

Everything I Do, I Do It For You

Fever

Fields Of Gold

Georgia On My Mind

Need Your Love So Bad (Bluesy Fleetwood Mac)

Nuvole Bianchi (Einaudi)

O Mio Babbino Caro

Over The Rainbow

Ordinary People (J.Legend)

Playing Love (Legend Of 1900)

Read All About It

Right Here Waiting For You (R. Marx)

River Flows In You (Yiruma)

Rollin’ In The Deep

Rule The World

Run

She’s Like The Wind (P.Swayze)

She’s The One (Robbie Williams)

Shindler’s List

Shining Smile (Einaudi)

Someone Like You

Somewhere Out There

Somewhere Only We Know (Keane)

Songbird

Space Oddity

Stay With Me (S.Smith)

The Way We Were

Titanium

Trouble

Thousand Years

Thinkin’ Out Loud

The Way You Look Tonight

Try A Little Tenderness

Unchained Melody

When We Were Young

Wings (Birdy)

With Or Without You (U2)

Wonderful Tonight

Wonderful World

Wherever You Will Go

Words

Writing’s On The Wall (S.Smith)

Yesterday

You Do Something To Me (Paul Weller)

Your Song (Elton John)

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

Power is required both indoor and outdoor. Also cover if playing outside if the weather is wet.


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

No


What information do you require about a venue?

I will need to know if the venue has its own piano. The locations that I will be required to play in.


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

N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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

I have performed at several celebrity and footballers weddings at various locations across the UK.


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

N/A


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

I have been playing at weddings and events for thirty years.


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

I love playing at all sorts of events but weddings are my favourite.


Do you play music upon request

Absolutely, once clients make contact I tailor their music choices.

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

I would normally arrive to set up an hour before I need to play. I tailor timings to suit my clients.


Are you happy to perform outside?

I perform both inside and outside and have my own equipment to enable this.


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

Clients are more than welcome to suggest pieces for me to play. I have a huge selection of pieces but always make sure that I tailor to my clients wishes.


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

The most common word in my reviews has been “beautifully, elegant background music”.

Recent Clients

Sam Cooke Piano has performed for these clients:

Private Clients

Venues

Sam Cooke Piano has performed at these venues:

Wedding locations throughout the country.

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