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Poulenc Flute Sonata - Bassoon cam

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - Clarinet Excerpts

Allemande, from Partita in A Minor for Solo Flute, by J.S. Bach

About Michael

A freelance woodwind musician based in Manchester but available for work throughout the universe.

Clarinettist

Manchester

Public liability insurance of £10 million

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Michael A. Grant is a freelance musician, based in Manchester but available for work throughout the universe. He is an experienced performer in a variety of genres, including orchestral music, big band swing and traditional jazz. He is also in high demand as a reed player for musical theatre productions, on account of his strong sight-reading ability and proficiency across multiple instruments. Furthermore, he is a very capable arranger and orchestrator, as well as a keen composer.

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This act has been working with Encore for over 7 years

Musicianship

Genres:

Classical, Baroque, Contemporary classical, Film / TV music, Musical theatre, Opera, Jazz, Cabaret, Dixieland, Gypsy jazz, Ragtime, Swing, Light music, Originals

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Instruments:

Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Flute, Piccolo, Ukulele, Percussion, Composer, Orchestrator, Alto saxophone, Tenor saxophone, Baritone saxophone, Soprano saxophone

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Event types:

Theatre / Show, Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Recording session, Cruise, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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Other skills:

Arranger, Composer, Orchestrator, Transcription, Songwriter, Lyricist, Fluent improviser, Fluent sight-reader

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Michael's Song list

Note: I am an accomplished sight-reader so can feasibly play anything you want, giving me a theoretically infinite repertoire. However, Encore insists that I list at least 25 specific 'songs', so here are 122 jazz pieces (not all of them songs) to serve as examples (taken from the repertoire list of my jazz group The Jelly Roll Jazz Band):

After You’ve Gone

Ain’t Misbehavin’

Alexander’s Ragtime Band

All of Me

All the Things You Are

Anything Goes

Autumn Leaves

…Baby One More Time

Bare Necessities, The

Basin Street Blues

Beale Street Blues

Beer Barrel Polka

Bill Bailey, Won’t You Please Come Home?

Black Bottom

Bourbon Street Parade

Boy Friend, The

Brazil

Bring Me Sunshine

Bye Bye Blackbird

Cantina Band

Careless Love

Charleston

Come Josephine in My Flying Machine

Crazy

Darktown Strutters’ Ball, The

Dinah

Doctor Jazz

Don’t Get Around Much Anymore

Down By the Riverside

Everybody Loves My Baby

Five Foot Two

Fly Me to the Moon

Happy Birthday

Hard Hearted Hannah

He Done Me Wrong (The Death of Bill Bailey)

Hello, Dolly!

Hello Mabel

Hiding Under the Bubble Wrap with You

(Home in) Pasadena

I Ain’t Gonna Give Nobody None of My Jelly Roll

I Ain’t Got Nobody

I Can’t Believe that You’re in Love with Me

Ice Cream

I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire

I Get the Blues

I Got Rhythm

I’ll Fly Away

I’ll See You in My Dreams

I’m Beginning to See the Light

I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles

Is You Is, or Is You Ain’t

It Don’t Mean a Thing

I Wan’na Be Like You

I Wonder Why Bill Bailey Don’t Come Home

Ja-Da

Just a Closer Walk with Thee

Just a Gigolo

Lady is a Tramp, The

La Vie en Rose

Les Champs-Elysees

Liebestraum

Little Lawrence

Mack the Knife

Mama Don’t Allow

Margie

Match of the Day

Midnight in Moscow

Midnight, the Stars and You

Mister Jelly Lord

Moon River

Mr. Sandman

Muppet Show, The

Muskrat Ramble

My Baby Just Cares for Me

My Brother Makes the Noises for the Talkies

My Heart Will Go On

My Sweetie Went Away

My Way

Oh By Jingo

Oignons, Les

On a Slow Boat to China

On the Sunny Side of the Street

Pennies from Heaven

Perdido

Petite Fleur

September in the Rain

Sheik of Araby, The

Since Bill Bailey Came Back Home

Si Tu Vois Ma Mère

Someday My Prince Will Come

Some of These Days

St. James Infirmary Blues

St. Louis Blues

Stompin’ at the Savoy

Stranger on the Shore

St. Thomas

Sunday

Sweet Georgia Brown

Sweet Sue, Just You

Take the ‘A’ Train

Tiger in a Lemon Tree Baking

Tiger Rag

Tonight You Belong To Me

Tubas in the Moonlight

Unchained Melody

Under the Sea

Up a Lazy River

Way You Look Tonight, The

Wedding March

When the Saints

When You’re Smiling

When You Wish Upon A Star

Where did Robinson Crusoe Go?

Yakety Sax

Yes Sir, That’s My Baby

Yes, We Have No Bananas

You Are My Sunshine

You Rascal, You

You’re Driving Me Crazy!

Your Feet’s Too Big

You’ve Got a Friend in Me

Michael's Prices

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Performance duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£160
Up to 1 hour	£160
Up to 2 hours	£160
Up to 3 hours	£160

Michael

5 out of 5

3 verified reviews

Satisfaction

5.0

Professionalism

5.0

Communication

5.0

Punctuality

5.0

Michael's Reviews

5 out of 5

Michael’s playing was flawless, he was very accommodating with our choice of music. All of the guests were really impressed

5 out of 5

So accommodating, helpful in booking and rhe performance was flawless. So fitting! Thank you

5 out of 5

Excellent

Michael did a first-class job playing for our show. He was punctual and professional, sight-reading his part not only accurately but also with commitment and wonderful musicality. It was a pleasure working with him, and I have no hesitation in recommending him unreservedly.

Michael was asked at short notice to cover a 2 week run of Guys and Dolls at York Theatre Royal. Initially he was going to play 2nd alto but his ability across all the reeds gave me the flexibility to send him the tenor/clarinet pad. Michael’s playing was top drawer and he was 100% reliable, punctual and great to have around for the run. I’ll happily book him again and recommend him to others. Thanks Michael!

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