Hire Ivan Varchenko | Saxophonist in Glasgow

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About Ivan

Saxophone, Piano, Original music - don’t hesitate to enquire.

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Saxophonist

Glasgow

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I am Ivan Varchenko, originally coming from Kazakhstan, but now based in Scotland, UK. I am in the process of completing my Bachelor of Music (Performance) degree on Saxophone and Piano. Received my education in the Purcell School of Music, where I managed to gain a lot of stage-performance and teaching experience. Also, I have worked in my home country as a restaurant musician(sax, piano) and on some various gigs for 4 years. I associate my future career with mostly teaching, performing and composing music. I can offer a high-quality performance on both of the instruments with a diverse choice of repertoire for any event. Also, I’m fluent in three languages- English, Russian and German.

Ivan

5 out of 5

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Professionalism

5.0

Communication

5.0

Punctuality

5.0

Ivan's Reviews

5 out of 5

Ivan was wonderful and could play anything we wanted and he created a wonderful atmosphere

5 out of 5

Thanks so much. A difficult event to play at but Ivan was very professional and played great.

Reply from Ivan

1 year ago

Thank you, was a pleasure to work with you!

5 out of 5

Dear Ivan, Thanks for the amazing sax part you provided me and my band with. It was a pleasure to work with you, thanks to your high professionalism:-) Hope to work with you in the future. Regards, Enlik

5 out of 5

Dear Ivan, Thank you very much for a very soulful performance, it made our day very special. My wife and I wanted to thank you one more time for the improv you did on the piano at the end of your set, it was truly inspiring (my mother was really touched by it). Thanks for everything! All the best, Mr and Mrs Karimov

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Ivan's Song list

I'm not the only one

Careless Whisper

Isn't she lovely

Listen

Save your tears

The weeknd

Bad Habits

What a wonder ful world

Someone like you

Without you

Watermelon Sugar

Take my breath away

How deep is your love

All you need is love

Holy

Over the rainbow

Autumn Leaves

Basin Street Blues

Bernie's Tune

Billie Boy

Blame It On My Youth

Body And Soul

But Not For Me

Bye, Bye Blackbird

Cry Me a River

Days Of Wine And Roses

Billie´s Bounce

Ain’t Misbehavin’

All Blues

All Of Me

All The Things You Are

Autumn In New York

Blue Moon

Bye Bye Blackbird

Cherokee

Days Of Wine And Roses

Desafinado

Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me

Flamingo

Fly Me To The Moon

Foggy Day

Georgia On My Mind

Girl From Ipanema

Green Dolphin Street

Have You Met Miss Jones?

Here’s That Rainy Day

Honeysuckle Rose

How High The Moon

I Got Rhythm

I Can’t Get Started

I Cover The Waterfront

I Didn’t Know What Time It Was

I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good

I’m Beginning To See The Light

I Want To Talk About You

I’m Beginning To See The Light

I’m Getting Sentimental Over You

Just Friends

Lady Be Good

Lady Is A Tramp

Love For Sale

Lover Come Back to Me

Lullaby Of Birdland

Mack The Knife

Mean To Me

Meditation

My Favourite Things

My Funny Valentine

Night And Day

On The Sunny Side Of The Street

On A Slow Boat To China

One Note Samba

Out Of Nowhere

Pennies From Heaven

Shadow Of Your Smile

Softly as In A Morning Sunrise

Someone To Watch Over Me

Star Eyes

Stella By Starlight

Stomping At The Savoy

Stormy Weather

Summertime

Sunny

Sweet Georgia Brown

Tangerine

Tea for Two

There Will Never Be Another You

These Foolish Things

Wave

Way You Look Tonight

What Is This Thing Called Love?

When The Saints Go Marching In

You Are My Sunshine

Jazz Standards

Body And Soul

But Beautiful

Chelsea Bridge

Embraceable You

I Can’t Get Started

In A Sentimental Mood

Laura

Loverman

Lush Life

Misty

Mood Indigo

My Foolish Heart

Moonlight In Vermont

Sophisticated Lady

Skylark

Stardust

Tenderly

When I Fall in Love

When Sunny Gets Blue

Where or When

Willow Weep For Me

Naima

Round Midnight

Basin Street Blues

Blue Bossa

Caravan

Chelsea Bridge

Cotton Tail

Countdown

Dat Dere

Dig

Dolphin Dance

Donna Lee

Doxy

Four

Giant Steps

Good Bait

I Remember Clifford

Impressions

In A Mellow Tone

Invitation

It Don’t Mean A Thing

Jeannine

Jeep Is Jumpin

Jitterbug Waltz

Jordu

Joy Spring

Just Friends

Killer Joe

Lazy bird

Lester Leaps In

Little Sunflower

Lonely Woman

Lullaby Of Birdland

Maiden Voyage

Manteca

Meet The Flintstones

Moments Notice

Mercy, Mercy

Milestones

Moanin

Moments Notice

Monks Mood

My Little Suede Shoes

Nefertiti

Night In Tunisia

Oleo

Ornithology

Perdido

Preacher

Prelude To A Kiss

Rhythm-A-Ning

Robbin’s Nest

Satin Doll

Scrapple From The Apple

Shiny Stockings

Sidewinder

Sister Sadie

So What?

Song For My Father

Solar

St. Thomas

Stolen Moments

Sugar

Take Five

Take The A Train

Tune Up

Well You Needn’t

Work Song

Yardbird Suite

Ivan's Prices

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Performance duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£125
Up to 1 hour	£312.50
Up to 2 hours	£437.50
Up to 3 hours	£562.50

Drinks reception

Two performances of up to 45 mins each during your drinks reception

£437.50

Wedding ceremony + Drinks reception + Dinner

- Music before the service begins, music during the signing of the register, and music as guests leave. - 2 x 45 min performances at the drinks reception. - 2 x 45 min performances as dinner is being served.

£750

Wedding Package

Includes unlimited music for the whole day.

£1000

Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

Sincerity and the special atmosphere.

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

Various concert halls (UK) as a soloist, as well as an orchestral musician.

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

Paul Desmond, Keith Jarret, Bill Evans

What is the most high profile gig you've performed?

Wigmore Hall Recital

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

I always try to be flexible about timings, so let me know about any problems and I will do my best to sort it out.

Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?

Unfortunately, no.

How much time do you need to set up?

30 minutes is more than enough for me

Can I pick the songs you play from the set list?

Of course.

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Yes, I bring my saxophone to play acoustically. The only exemption would be piano/keys gigs.

Can you learn song requests before the event?

That is no problem at all.

Musicianship

Genres:

Classical, Baroque, Classical crossover, Medieval music, Contemporary classical, Film / TV music, Renaissance, Opera, Musical theatre, 1920s era music, 1930s era music, 1940s era music, 1950s era music, Folk, Traditional English folk, Traditional Scottish folk, Jazz, Blues, Swing, Avant garde, Easy listening, Light music, Marching, Originals, Pop, Acoustic, Soul, Funk rock

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Instruments:

Saxophone, Piano, Composer

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Event types:

Funeral / Memorial service, Wedding, Wedding proposal, Church 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, Composer, Orchestrator, Lyricist, Songwriter, Transcription, Fluent sight-reader, Repetiteur, Perfect pitch, Fluent improviser, Theory teaching, Instrumental teaching, Composition teaching, Musicologist, Accompanist

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