Trumpet/ Piano Classical or Jazz styles Professional, reliable and experienced trumpet/piano player in all styles

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Description Price
Trumpet for wedding£150
Piano£190
Trumpet with backings£175
Jazz duo£250
Price includes travel within 30 miles. Discounts available when booking two or more e.g trumpet for wedding and piano for reception/ piano for wedding and jazz trumpet for reception can be booked for £300. Deposit of 20% to secure date and remainder a week before the event.

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Hi. I am a professional, reliable and experienced trumpet/piano player.

I am available as a trumpet/ piano player for wedding services and receptions with a wide range of repertoire. I can offer discounts when more than one service is booked, e.g piano for the signing of the register and trumpet for the processional/ recessional or trumpet and vocals with backing tracks for the reception.

Please listen to my audio recordings of piano solo, trumpet/vocals and professional backing tracks.

As a trumpet player I can perform as a soloist for weddings with an organist, unaccompanied or with vocals and professional backing tracks. For this I use a custom made stand banner and dress appropriately.

Music for the wedding breakfast/ reception can be provided with the Dinner Jazz music of solo trumpet/ vocals plus backings (see video) through a professional Roland portable, battery powered PA system. Alternatively I can play piano and have a portable piano which is battery powered (see video). The benefit of battery powered equipment is that you don’t need to worry about pat tests or power sources. Also there is more flexibility in choice of position for the performer, less room is needed and less risk of trip hazards.

Also available are the Brassworks Brass Quartet/ Oompah Brass quartet. This is an excellent group made up of trumpet, horn, trombone and bass trombone (see fb videos).

As an extra, the Morris Minor show in the picture can be booked as part of your day/ event to give that vintage feel.

I can add other musicians if required such as a piano player and a vocalist, depending on your budget and venue size. I also have various ensembles for the wedding evening reception

Background information

I have studied classical trumpet to MMus, LTCL AND LLCM standard. I am happy to play for weddings and other church services and to perform last post or fanfares. My repertoire also includes orchestral solos such as the Haydn Trumpet Concerto and I run a brass quartet.

I play piano for weddings, church services and funerals. I regularly accompany choirs and students

I have passed the Graduate Diploma in jazz at St Andrews University. I play lead and jazz trumpet with Dr Jazz and the Cheshire Cats big band and many small jazz ensembles such as Kit and the Cats and I regularly play for musical shows in the pit. I have done studio work and played for many different bands and singers.

Reviews (9)

There are currently 9 user ratings for Trumpet/ Piano Classical or Jazz styles

AVERAGE RATING

10 / 101

Location

Based in Widnes, Cheshire

Will travel up to 350 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 350 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 30 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.

Solo trumpet.

Vast range and requests for special pieces for wedding music are fine. Some basic examples are below but too many to list and open to all ideas:

Various fanfares

Te Deum by Charpentier

Purcell Voluntary

Trumpet Voluntary by Clarke

Jesu Joy of Man's desiring

The Last Post

Reveille

Silencio

The trumpet shall sound

Let the bright seraphim

Haydn/ Hummel Trumpet Concerto

Trumpet and vocals with backing tracks:

1. Blues in Bb

2. Take the A Train

3. Feelin’ Good

4. Moondance

5. Walk on By

6. Summertime

7. Blue moon

8. Bye bye blackbird

9. Moon river

10. Aint misbehaving

11. Aint no sunshine

12. Tenderly

13. Tequila

14. Morning dance

15. When sunny gets blue

16. Green dolphin street

17. Sway

18. Have you met miss Jones

19. Worksong

20. Blues in F

21. Georgia

22. Misty

23. But not for me

23a It had to be you

24. Let there be love

25. Hello dolly

26. Cry me a river

27. Sweet Georgia brown

28. This guy’s in love

29. Green onions

30. Autumn leaves

31. As time goes by

32. When i fall in love

33. Mas que nada

34. Ipanema

35. Blue bossa

36. A nightingale sang in Berkley square

37. Fly me to the moon

38. Watermelon man

39. Cantaloupe island

40. The nearness of you

41. Wonderful world

42. All of me

43. Just the 2 of us

44. My funny valentine

45. Brown eyed girl

46. C minor shuffle blues

47. A foggy day

48. Mack the knife

49. All the way

50. Somewhere over the rainbow

51. A night in Tunisia

52. Hit the road jack

53. My baby just cares for me

54. Smoke gets in my eyes

55. You raise me up

56. Someone to watch over me

57. So what

58. There will never be another you

59. All the things you are

60.

61. I feel good

62. Body and soul

63. Round midnight

64. Mustang sally

65. Stella by starlight

66. Golden lady

67. I wish

68. Christmas song

69. Let it snow

70. Santa clause is coming to town

71. Have yourself a merry little Christmas

Jazz Repertoire for trumpet with backings (or a full live band)- hundreds of pieces. Here are some examples:

Summertime

Take the A train

Misty

Green Onions

Let there be love

Blue moon

But not for me

Bye bye blackbird

Have you met miss Jones

Hello dolly

Morning dance

When sunny gets blue

Sway

Tequila

My Romance

Pennies from Heaven

Autumn Leaves

Perdido

I wish I knew

All of me

Tequila

Aint Misbehavin

Fly me to the Moon

Blue Skies

Canteloupe Island

Georgia

Alright OK you win

The nearness of you

Ain't no sunshine

Jump jive and wail

I'll be seeing you

The flintstones

Watermelon Man

Blue Bossa

Moten swing

Satin doll

Piano pieces in many styles. Please see video. Example pieces for weddings, funerals, parties etc :

1. Prelude in C – Bach

2. Someone like you- Adele

3. To a wild Rose-MacDowell

4. Canon in D - Pachelbel

5. A whiter shade of pale- Reid and Brooker

6. Clair de la lune- Debussy

7. Piano man- Billy Joel

8. Song for guy- Elton John

9. Vincent- Don McLean

10. Yellow- Coldplay

11. Yesterday- the Beatles

12. Hallelujah- Leonard Cohen

13. What a wonderful world- Weiss and Thiele

14. Santa Lucia- Trad

15. Morning form Peer Gynt- Grieg

16. Your Song- Elton John

17. A Million Dreams- Greatest Showman

18. Streets of London- Ralph McTell

19. Bridge over troubled water- Paul Simon

20. True Colours- Steinberg

21. California Dreaming- Philips

22. Jar of hearts- Christina Perri

23. Fields of Gold- Sting

24. Fragile- sting

25. Tears in Heaven- Eric Clapton

26. Imagine- John Lennon

27. Knockin on Heaven’s Door- Bob Dylan

28. Through the Barricades- Gary Kemp

29. Mash theme- Jonny Mandel

30. Mad world- Orazabel

31. Both sides now- Joni Mitchell

32. The Long and winding road- Lennon and McCartney

33. Michelle- Lennon and McCartney

34. Homeward Bound- Paul Simon

35. Adagio- Beethoven

36. The Sound of Silence - Paul Simon

37. Scarborough Fair-- Paul Simon

38. Angels – Robbie Williams

39. Don’t it make my brown eyes blue- leigh

40. Brown eyed girl- van Morrison

41. Sunrise Sunset- Fiddler on the roof

42. If I were a rich man- Fiddler on the roof

43. Read All about it- Emili Sande

44. Tomorrow- from Annie

45. A thousand Years- Christina Perri

46. Annie’s song- John Denver

47. Largo- Dvorjak

48. I vow to thee my country- Holst

49. Crazy- Willie Nelson

50. Don’t know why- Jesse Harris

51. Minuet in G – Bach

52. Greensleeves- trad

53. The Skye Boat Song-trad

54. Gymnopedie No 1- Satie

55. That’s entertainment- Paul Weller

56. Whistle down the wind- Lloyd Webber

57. It must be Love – Madness (Labi Siffre)

58. River flows in you- Yiruma

59. Fur Elise- Beethoven

60. I wanna be like you- Jungle book

61. Blowing in the wind- Bob Dylan

62. Feelings-Albert

63. Colours of the wind- Pocahontas

64. Valse Lente- Delibes

65. Liebestraum- Liszt

66. Just the way you are- Billy Joel

67. When you tell me that you love me- Hammond

68. The lady in red- Chris de Burgh

69. Wonderful tonight- Eric Clapton

70. Somewhere Over the Rainbow- Harold Arlen

71. Don’t get around much anymore- Duke Ellington

72. Satin Doll- Duke Ellington

73. Edelweiss- Sound of music

74. A whole New World- Aladdin

75. O sole Mio- Capua

76. Plaisir D’Amour

77. Fantaisie Impromptu- Chopin

78. The Irish Rover- Clancy..

79. The Isle of Innisfree- Farrelly

80. Cockles and mussels- trad

81. The Gypsy Rover- Maguire

82. Danny Boy- Trad

83. When Irish eyes are smiling-Graff...

84. I’ll take you home again Kathleen- Westerndorf

85. It’s a long way to Tipperary- Judge..

86. 50 ways to leave your lover- Paul Simon

87. 59th Street Bridge song- Paul Simon

88. The closest thing to crazy- Mike Batt

89. A Day in the life- Lennon and McCartney

90. Father and son- Cat Stevens

91. Fernando- ABBA

92. The girl from Ipanema – Jobim

93. Goodbye Yellow brick road- Elton John

94. Hey Jude- Lennon and McCartney

95. Here, there and everywhere- Lennon and McCartney

96. How deep is your love- Bee Gees

97. In the summertime- Ray Dorset

98. Love is all around- Reg Presley

99. Love me tender- Elvis Presley

100. Mrs Robinson- Paul Simon

101. Norwegian wood- Lennon and McCartney

Brassworks/ Oom pah Brass Quartet.

Vast repertoire for concerts and events. Also oop pah music repertoire of 2 hours of music in oom pah style.

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

Very low maintenance. Can fit into a small space 2 metres square as needed. All Pa is battery powered


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

Sound but minimal lighting


What information do you require about a venue?

The directions and the place to set up.


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

Background music through the pa is fine.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

I have played for the High Sheriff of Flintshires inauguration and reception and for some really fun party gigs and weddings


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

Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong and Chet Baker


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

I have studied classical trumpet to MMus level and jazz to graduate dip jazz. I have played in big bands and shows for years and I play professionally and teach trumpet.


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

I enjoy playing for any event from weddings to parties to classical concerts to shows and everything in between


What does your act consist of?

I play a wide range of pop, jazz, Latin and blues music on the trumpet and flugel with professional backing tracks. I use quality battery pa and a wireless mike so it is a neat and quick set up and takes very little time.


Do you play for musicals

I have played for over a hundred different musicals in the pit with stage orchestras. I can play any style and am an excellent reader


Do you play classical weddings and events

I play all the main repertoire for classical trumpet and have studied to LTCL LLCM and MMus level in performance. I will play for concerts as a soloist or in the main orchestra.


Do you dep for bands

I have played all styles and am happy to dep with any ensemble. I also improvise and read as needed

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

I can be flexible but generally a one hour set for pop or jazz. My set up takes max half an hour


Are you happy to perform outside?

Yes. Preferably under cover if it is raining


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

Yes. I can usually source repertoire and find clients requests


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

Wonderful, exciting, moving, appropriate.

Recent Clients

Trumpet/ Piano Classical or Jazz styles has performed for these clients:

Lewis

Penny

St Helens council

Centenary musical society

Zodiac musical society

Venues

Trumpet/ Piano Classical or Jazz styles has performed at these venues:

Brindley theatre

Grange theatre

Liverpool Anglican Cathedral

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