



Peter the Piano Player
Act fee up to £495
Peter's boogie woogie piano talents were pinpointed in 1999 when he was asked to co-open Jool's Holland's Jam House in Birmingham. In that same year SONY asked him to travel with them to Seville in Spain to entertain them with his cool cocktail jazz following the release of his first album and then he was commissioned to create his first rock 'n' roll and 'Duelling Pianists' show for theatres.
In the Millenium Year American Express approached Peter to bring a show band to London's Grosvenor House Hotel to entertain their top clients, this spawned The Peter Gill Band - a strictly 'for special occasions only' band with a line up of musicians taken from the country's 'most gifted' list. Peter is effectively on constant national and international tour and has been for over ten years. Performing as a solo artist, with his renowned jazz trio, with the 'Duelling Pianists' show and more recently with the nation's favourite rock 'n' roll band STATE 51 in the theatre show 'Let The Good Times Roll'. He has performed for and with some of the country's most notable names including Shirley Bassey, Catherine Jenkins, Brian May, Mike d'Abo, Jools Holland, Steve Coogan and Anita Dobson. Another of Peter's touring theatre productions is 'An Evening with the Humour of Bob Newhart and Tom Lehrer'. Premiering at The Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal in Cumbria in January 2009 this two man show reminds audiences of the songs and sketches of America's top two satirists of the 1950s and 1960s.
In 2010 and 2011 he will be seen throughout the country taking the lead role in 'Killer - The Jerry Lee Lewis Story' .
2011 sees Peter staging yet another new national tour, this time his one-man show entitled 'The Golden Age of Musical Satire (100 years of taking the p***). 90 minutes of classic comedy and satirical songs made famous originally by such names as Noel Coward, George Formby, Monty Python, Allan Sherman, Victoria Wood et al.
In 2019 Pete has a new touring show which takes the audience on a whistle stop tour of the hits of rock and pop's greatest piano legends: Jerry Lee Lewis, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Georgie Fame, Elton John, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Dr John, Professor Longhair, Chas and Dave .
Music Samples
My Baby Just Cares For Me
Don t Get Around Much Anymore
Halleluyah, I Love Her So
True Love Ways
Act Video
Line-up
Solo piano and vocals.
Extra Line-up(s)
Also as a duo with saxophone or guitar and likewise as a jazz trio or quartet (adding a drummer for quartet).
Also included
I have a variety of PA systems from the Yamaha Stagepas 300 system for small solo and duo sets, to a Yamaha EMX 500 watt 10 channel mixer amp with Martin Audio speakers to a full theatre/corporate system - Martin Blackline F12 and H3 speakers, 3 x C Audio 3001 amplifiers, Allen & Heath 2200 24 channel desk etc.
Lighting rigs to suit.
All PAT tested.
Location
South West based and will travel to these areas: South East, South West, Midlands, North East, North West, Wales.
Previous Clients
SONY
Grosvenor House Hotel, London
American Express
Jam House, Birmingham
Cheltenham Thistle Hotel
Roland UK
Hewlett Packard UK
Various national theatres
40's & SWING/JAZZ/BLUES : |
Astrud Gilberto - Girl From Ipanema |
Billie Holliday - All of Me |
Billie Holliday - Mean to Me |
Dave Brubeck - Take Five |
Dean Martin - Volare |
Errol Garner - Misty |
Fats Waller - Ain't Misbehavin' |
Frank Sinatra - All The Way |
Frank Sinatra - Autumn Leaves |
Frank Sinatra - Bad Bad Leroy Brown |
Frank Sinatra - Blue Moon |
Frank Sinatra - Don't Get Around Much Anymore |
Frank Sinatra - Fly Me To The Moon |
Frank Sinatra - Georgia on my Mind |
Frank Sinatra - Glory of Love |
Franks Sinatra - It Had To Be You |
Frank Sinatra - Lady is a Tramp |
Frank Sinatra - Mack the Knife |
Frank Sinatra - Makin Whoopee |
Frank Sinatra - Miss Otis Regrets |
Frank Sinatra - Nightingale Sang |
Frank Sinatra - That's Life |
Frank Sinatra - Witchcraft |
Glen Miller - In The Mood |
Herbie Hancock - Cantaloupe Island |
Herbie Hancock - Watermelon Man |
Louis Jordan - Let The Good Times Roll |
Louis Prima - Is You Is |
Nat King Cole - Gee Baby Aint I Good To You |
Nat King Cole - Let There Be Love |
Nat King Cole - Route 66 |
Nina Simone - I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free |
Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares |
Sammy Davis Jr. - Mr Bojangles |
Santana - Black Magic Woman |
Scott Jolpin - The Entertainer |
Various - Before You Accuse Me |
Various - Everyday I Have The Blues |
Various - Summertime |
COUNTRY : |
Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue |
Kris Kristofferson - Help Me Make It Through The Night |
Roger Miller - King of the Road |
Various - Crazy Arms |
Various - Your Cheatin Heart |
Willie Nelson - Funny How Time Slips Away |
Willie Nelson - Make The World Go Away |
50's & 60's |
Beach Boys - Cottonfields |
Beach Boys - Sloop John B |
Beatles - All My Loving |
Beatles - Can't Buy Me Love |
Beatles - Eight Days a Week |
Beatles - Hard Day's Night |
Beatles - Hey Jude |
Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There |
Beatles - Lady Madonna |
Beatles - Let It Be |
Beatles - Money |
Beatles - Twist and Shout |
Beatles - Yesterday |
Ben E King - Stand By Me |
Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace |
Bill Haley - Rock Around the Clock |
Bill Haley - See You Later Alligator |
Bruce Chanel - Hey Baby |
Buddy Holly - Everyday |
Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue |
Buddy Holly - Raining in my Heart |
Buddy Holly - Rave On |
Buddy Holly - That'll Be The Day |
Buddy Holly - True Love Ways |
Chubby Checker - Let's Twist Again |
Chuck Berry - Brown Eyed Handsome Man |
Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode |
Chuck Berry - Little Queenie |
Chuck Berry - My Ding-a-Ling |
Chuck Berry - Roll Over Beethoven |
Chuck Berry - Sweet Little 16 |
Chuck Berry - You Never Can Tell |
Doors - People Are Strange |
Eddie Cochran - C'mon Everybody |
Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues |
Eddie Cochran - Three Steps to Heaven |
Elvis Presley - All Shook Up |
Elvis Presley - Always on My Mind |
Elvis Presley - Blue Suede Shoes |
Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling in Love |
Elvis Presley - Don't Be Cruel |
Elvis Presley - Fools Fall in Love |
Elvis Presley - Girl of my Best Friend |
Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel |
Elvis Presley - Hound Dog |
Elvis Presley - I Need Your Love Tonight |
Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock |
Elvis Presley - Little Sister |
Elvis Presley - Mess of Blues |
Elvis Presley - Teddy Bear |
Elvis Presley - That's Alright Mama |
Everley Brothers - Bye Bye Love |
Everley Brothers - Dream |
Fats Domino - Ain't That A Shame |
Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill |
Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup |
Gene Vincent - Be Bop a Lula |
Huey Piano Smith - Nutrocker |
Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee |
Janis Joplin - Mercedes Benz |
Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire |
Jerry Lee Lewis - High School Confidential |
Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin |
Jerry Lee Lewis - Wild Child |
Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi |
Little Richard - Good Golly Miss Molly |
Little Richard - Long Tall Sally |
Little Richard - Lucille |
Little Richard - Tutti Frutti |
Lonnie Donnegan - My Old Man's a Dustman |
Monkees - Daydream Believer |
Monkees - I'm a Believer |
Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin |
Otis Redding - My Girl |
Ray Charles - Halleluyah I Love Her So |
Ray Charles - I Got a Woman |
Ray Charles - What I'd Say |
Ray Charles - You Don't Know Me |
Ritchie Valens - La Bamba |
Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Woman |
Rolling Stones - Walkin The Dog |
Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia |
Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl |
Van Morrison - Bright Side of the Road |
Wilson Pickett - Midnight Hour |
Wilson Pickett - Mustang Sally |
70's & 80's |
Bill Withers - Lean on Me |
Billy Joel - Piano Man |
Blues Bros - Everybody Needs Somebody |
Blues Bros - Sweet Home Chicago |
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising |
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary |
Dire Straits - Walk of Life |
Don Maclean - American Pie |
Elton John - Crocodile Rock |
Eric Clapton - Knockin on Heaven's Door |
Eric Clapton - Layla |
Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight |
George Benson - On Broadway |
John Lennon - Imagine |
Lionel Richie - Hello |
Lionel Richie - Stuck on You |
Lionel Richie - Three Times a Lady |
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama |
Mavericks - Dance The Night Away |
Ray Charles - Shake a Tailfeather |
Roxy Music - Let's Stick Together |
Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You |
Stevie Wonder - Superstition |
Van Morrison - Moondance |
90's To Present |
The price brackets above should be used as a guide only as all quotes are bespoke.Performance times for most acts except Tributes and some other Unique performers are usually 2 x 60 minute sets or 3 x 40 min sets. (If you require the act to perform longer than these times you may incur extra costs.)
Travel costs vary depending on the act and will be included to the quote given to you by our agents.
Our acts would usually expect to arrive around 6pm and to be finished around midnight.
(If you need the act to arrive earlier or finish later there may be extra costs but these can be negotiated.)
Peter the Piano Player
...I forgot to mention Pete the Piano player who was also amazing.