About Paul

Add an atmospheric mix of jazz flavours to your event with Southwest based jazz pianist Paul Chousmer.

Accordionist

Sherborne

Public liability insurance of £10 million

Paul has been a professional multi-instrumental musician/educator/band leader for over 25 years; performing in many hotels, live music venues and restaraunts in the UK and abroad. Paul plays an atmospheric mix of standards and popular tunes, creating the ideal backdrop for any social event, i.e. cocktail parties weddings, restaraunts and drinks receptions. With a natural melodic sense and bluesy improvised feel, Paul's repertoire consists of well known jazz standards and popular chart songs. Gershwin, Ellington, Erroll Garner, Bill Evans, Miles Davis, Sinatra, and many more. * Please Note, Paul has his own portable electric piano set-up for gigs in almost any setting. If there is a House Piano, he will happily play this.

Paul's Song list

All Blues

All the things you are

Ain’t Misbehavin’

Angel Eyes

Autumn Leaves

Autumn in New York

As Time Goes By

Blue Moon

Blue Monk

Bouncin’ with Bud

Black Orpheus

Blue Bossa

Doxy

Georgia On My Mind

Girl from Ipanema

In a Sentimental mood

It’s a Raggy Waltz

Lazybones

Loverman

Long Live Nigun

Mercy Mercy Mercy

Misty

Nostalgia in Times Square

Nobody Knows You

Nows the time

Peace

Round Midnight

St James Infirmary

St Louis Blues

Summertime

The Man I Love

Musicianship

Genres:

Ceilidh, Folk, Traditional English folk, Traditional Irish folk, Blues, Jazz, Modern jazz

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Instruments:

Accordion, Piano

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Event types:

Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, 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, Producer, Sound technician, Transcription, Instrumental teaching, Theory teaching

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