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George Francis

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No.1 Pianist in the North West will bring a touch of class to the music you love, and more! Guaranteed to set the perfect atmosphere!
Pianist
Manchester
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George Francis is a pianist and composer living in Manchester, and has spent the last 15 years entertaining audiences far and wide from the bars of Manchester to the Casinos of Monte Carlo. Guaranteed to bring a touch of class and excitement to the songs you love, as well as the ones you didn't know you loved, his unique and energetic instrumental re-imaginings of classic hits will be interspersed with Jazz standards, with a few curveballs along the way...

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Musicianship
Genres:
Postmodern jukebox jazz, Christmas, Contemporary Christian, Traditional church music, Classical crossover, Contemporary classical, Film / TV music, Musical theatre, 1920s era music, 1930s era music, 1940s era music, 1950s era music, 1960s era music, 1970s era music, 1980s era music, 1990s era music, Jazz, Blues, Dixieland, Modern jazz, Ragtime, Swing, Jazz fusion, Latin jazz, Easy listening, Light music, Originals, Pop, Ambient pop, Funk, Funk rock, Motown, R&B, Soul, Top 40, Covers, Acoustic, Rock, Britpop, Pop rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Bossa nova, Latin
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Instruments:
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Event types:
Wedding, Virtual event, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Burns night, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve
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Other skills:
Arranger, Audio engineer, Composer, Orchestrator, Producer, Sound technician, Ableton Live, Fluent improviser, Live looping, Instrumental teaching, Theory teaching, Composition teaching
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George's Song list

Pop (Re-imagined)
Ain’t No Sunshine (Bill Withers)
Blinding Lights (The Weekend)
California Dreamin’ (The Mamas and Papas) Crazy (Gnarles Barkley)
Champagne Supernova (Oasis)
Can’t Buy Me Love (The Beatles)
Can’t Help Falling In Love (Elvis Presley)
Come Together (The Beatles)
Common People (Pulp)
Despacito (Luis Fonsi)
Forget You (Cee Lo Green)
Get Back (The Beatles)
Get Lucky (Daft Punk
Happy (Pharell)
Halo (Beyonce)
Here Comes The Sun (The Beatles)
Higher And Higher (Jackie Wilson)
Hit The Road Jack (Ray Charles)
Hotel California (The Eagles)
I Saw Her Standing There (The Beatles)
Isn’t She Lovely (Stevie Wonder)
Michelle (The Beatles)
Rather Be (Clean Bandit)
Rolling In The Deep (Adele)
Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay (Otis Reading) Shotgun (George Ezra)
Take On Me (A-Ha)
The Way You Make Me Feel (Michael Jackson) Valerie (Amy Whinehouse)
Pop
1000 Years (Christina Perri)
All of You (John Legend)
Bitter Sweet Symphony (The Verve)
City Of Stars (La La Land)
Clocks (Coldplay)
Come Together (The Beatles)
Don't Stop Me Now (Queen)
Feeling Good (Nina Simone)
Grow Old With Me (Tom Odell)
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Elton John) Hey Jude (The Beatles)
High And Dry (Radiohead)
How Long Will I Love You (Ellie Goulding)
Human Nature (Michael Jackson)
I Say a Little Prayer (Aretha Franklin)
I Want You Back (Jackson Five)
Islands In The Stream (The Beegees)
Make You Feel My Love (Adele)
Ordinary People (John Legend)
Paradise (Coldplay
Run (Snow Patrol)
Set Fire to the Rain (Adele)
Skinny Love (Birdy)
Skyfall (Adele)
Someone Like You (Adele)
Stay With Me (Sam Smith)
Thinking Out Loud (Ed Sheeran)
Use Somebody (Kings of Leon)
What A Wonderful World (Louie Armstrong) You’ve Got A Friend In Me (Randy Newman) Your Song (Elton John)
You Were Always On My Mind (Elvis Presley) Quizás Quizás Quizás (Perhaps)
Standards
A Child Is Born
Alice In Wonderland A Foggy Day
Ain't Misbehaving Alfie
All Blues
All of Me
All of You
All The Thing You Are April In Paris
Autumn Leaves Autumn In New York At Last
As Time Goes By Beyond the Sea Beautiful Love Bewitched
Blue Bossa
Blue Moon
Blue Room
Body And Sou Cheek to Cheek Come Fly WIth Me
Come Sun Day
Could It Be You
Dancing On The Ceiling
The Days Of Wine And Roses
Dearly Beloved
Dream a Little Dream of Me
Don’t Blame Me
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
Easy To Love
Falling In Love With Love
Fly Me To The Moon
Gentle Rain
Georgia
Get Happy
God Bless The Child
Green Dolphin St.
Have You Met Miss Jones
Hello, Young Lovers
Here’s That Rainy Day
How Insensitive
How High The Moon
How My Heart SIngs
I Could Write A Book
I Got It Bad
Isn’t It Romantic
Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t (Ma’ Baby)
I Wish How I Knew How it Would Feel to Be Free It Ain't Necessarily So
I Should Care
It Had To Be You
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
Just Friends
Let There Be Love
Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off
Like Someone In Love
Long Ago And Far Away
Lullaby of Birdland
Mack the Knife
Moondance
Moon River
Misty
My Favourite Things
My Foolish Heart
My Funny Valentine
My Ship
My Romance
A Nightingale Sang In Berkley Square One For My Baby
Puttin' On The Ritz
Paper Doll
Satin Doll
Someone To Watch Over Me
Some Day My Prince Will Come Summertime
Sunny
The Girl From Ipanema
The Lady Is A Tramp
The Nearness Of You
The Way You Look Tonight
They Can’t Take That Away From Me Unforgettable
What A Wonderful World
When I Fall In Love
You Make Me Feel So Young
Musicals/Disney
A Whole New World All I Ask of You
Any Dream Will Do Be Our Guest
Can you Feel The Love Close Every Door Colours Of The Wind Cruella De Vil
Defying Gravity
Everybody Wants to Be A Cat
I Don't Know How to Love Him I Dreamed a Dream
I Wanna be Like You
I’m Late
Maria
Memory
Music of the Night
The Circle Of Life
The Aristocats
Tonight - Leonard Bernstein Under The Sea
When She Loved Me
When You Wish Upon A Star You’ve Got A Friend In Me
(Classical Upon Request)

George's Prices

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Standard Prices
Performance durationPrice
Short performance (up to 15 min)£150
Up to 1 hour£230
Up to 2 hours£230
Up to 3 hours£260
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George's Reviews

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5 out of 5

Fantastic

From other customers:

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Cameron (
2 years ago

Liam did a great job creating a relaxing vibe at our wedding reception, great comms, clearly a great pianist, friendly and professional. Recommended.

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Sally (
2 years ago

Excellent!!! What a pianist! Liam brought such an atmosphere to our daughter’s wedding. He offered suggestions when requested and his music perfectly reflected each stage of the ceremony. Thank you for making our day very special

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