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Rob Baker, Cocktail Pianist

Dream a Little Dream

All The Things You Are

About Rob

Rob is a dynamic, versatile pianist with a wide and varied repertoire. He plays with skill, flair and good humour.

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Pianist

Bedford

Public liability insurance of £10 million

Rob has been playing jazz for over two decades in hotels, jazz ensembles, at weddings and parties. He studied piano to Grade 8 and beyond at university and has performed in a dozen countries across four continents. Rob has been a regular pianist at Luton Hoo Hotel since 2016. From a young age, Rob found he was able to listen to tunes and immediately play then on the piano; it is this gift which has enabled him to build up a huge repertoire of piano tunes covering a broad range of genres. Rob's friendly, energetic personality which allow him to engage to positively with guests and audiences, and this joy also comes through in his music; a treat for any occasion.

Rob

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Professionalism

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Communication

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Punctuality

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Rob's Reviews

5 out of 5

Rob was great, thanks

Rob was playing skilful jazz in Luton Hoo Lounge. It really made my evening!

Rob has a real talent for making a piece of music 'come alive'. He would be a wonderful pianist to have at any function.

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Rob's Song list

Below is a selection of songs I can play, but if you have other requests, I can probably learn them too!

POP SONGS:

Africa

Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone

All Star

All You Need Is Love

Angels

Annie's Song

Baby Love

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Brown Eyed Girl

Budapest

California Dreamin

Candle in the Wind

Careless Whisper

Close to you

Counting Stars

Da Do Ron Ron Ron

Dancing Queen

Daydream believer

Don't Look Back in Anger

Don't know why

Don't Stop Believin

God Only Knows

Good by Yellow Brick Road

Greatest Love of All

Green Green Grass

Fields of Gold

Hallelujah

Havanna

Here Comes The Sun

Hey Jude

Hotel California

House of the Rising Sun

How Deep Is Your Love

I do, I do, I do, I do, I do

I believe I Can Fly

I believe in Angels

I Get Around

I Have a Dream

I Just Called to say I Love You

I'll be There

I love You Always Forever

I love you just the way you are

I Wanna Dance with Somebody

I Wanna Hold Your Hand

I Will Always Love You

I Will Survive

Karma

Killing Me Softly

Kiss From a Rose

Lady in Red

Lean on Me

Let It Be

Living on a Prayer

Lovely Day

Love Yourself

Mad World

Mamma Mia

Mr Brightside

My Way

Old Town Road

Perfect

People Get Ready

Piano Man

Radio Ga Ga

Shape of You

Sir Duke

Something Stupid

Sounds of Silence

Space Man

Stand By Me

Stop in the Name of Love

Sweet Caroline

That's What Friends Are For

This Thing Called Love

Thousand Years

Time After Time

To Make You Feel My Love

Unchained Melody

Waterloo

Waterloo Sunset

We Are the Champions

Where is a the Love

Whiter Shade of Pale

Wind Beneath my Wings

Windmills of your mind

Wouldn't it be Nice

The Winner Takes it All

Thinking Out loud

Yellow Submarine

Yesterday

You Are The Sunshine of My Life

JAZZ SONGS:

A Foggy Day In London Town

After You've Gone

Ain't Misbehavin

Alfie

All of Me

All the things you are

A Nightingale sang

April in Paris

Alfie

As time goes by

Autumn in New York

Autumn Leaves

Baby ain't I good to you

Bewitched

Blue Bossa

Blue Moon

Bluesette

Blue Skies

B Minor Waltz (Bill Evans)

Body and Soul

But Beautiful

Bye Bye Blackbird

Call Me Irresponsible

Can't help Loving that Man

Carnival

Come Fly with me

Cry me a River

Dindi

Don't get around much anymore

Dream a little dream for me

Everything Happens To Me

Fascinating Rhythm

Flamingo

Fly me to the moon

Georgia on my mind

Girl from Ipenema

Heaven, I'm in Heaven

I can't get started

I can't give you anything but love

I get a kick out of you

I Got Rhythm

I'll never smile again

I'll remember April

I left my heart in San Francisco

I'm beginning to see the light

I'm gonna sit right down

In The Mood

It had to be you

The Lady is a Tramp

Let's call the whole thing off

Lullaby for Birdland

Misty

Moonlight Becomes You

Moonlight in Vermont

Moon River

My Foolish Heart

Funny Valentine

My Romance

Nature Boy

The nearness of you

New York, New York

Oh Danny Boy

On the Street where you Live

On the Sunny Side of the Street

Our love is here to stay

Pennies from Heaven

PS I love you

Satin Doll

Sentimental Journey

Shadow of your smile

Smile

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

Stardust

Stars Fell on Alabama

Stella by Starlight

Stompin at the Savoy

Stormy weather

Stranger in Paradise

Take the 'A' Train

Tangerine

Tea for Two

Tenderly

There will never be another you

These Foolish Things

The very thought of you

The way you look tonight

Unforgettable

La Vie en Rose

Waltz for Debbie

What a Difference A Day Makes

What a Wonderful World

Who Knows Where or When

You brought a new kind of love

TUNES FROM FILMS & MUSICALS:

Amélie

Another Day of Sun

Bare Necessities

Can You Feel The Love Tonight

Do You Hear The People Sing

Dr Zhivago

Every Time we say goodbye

Glasgow Theme

I Could Have Danced All Night

I Dreamed a Dream

I Loves You Porgy (Gershwin

I Wanna Be In America

I wish you love

LOVE

Love, love changes everything

Love is all around

Forrest Gump

Maybe

Mia and Sebastian's Theme

Million Dreams

Music of the Night

My Favourite Things

People will say we're in love

Pure Imagination

Raindrops keep falling on my head

She

Some Day my Prince Will Come

Someone to watch over me

Somewhere (Bernstein)

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Summertime

Sunrise Sunset

When You Wish Upon a Star

You Must Remember This

You've Got a Friend in Me

etc.

CHRISTMAS SONGS:

Blue Christmas

Carol of the Bells

Chestnuts Roasting

Christmas Time is Here

Christmas Waltz

Fairytale of New York

Frosty The Snowman

Hark The Herald Angels Sing

Merry Christmas Everyone

Merry Christmas War is Over

O Holy Night

Rudolph

Silent Night

Sleigh Ride

Stop The Cavalry

White Christmas

Wonderful Christmastime

etc.

OTHER:

The Entertainer

Forgotten Dreams

Fur Elise

I Giorni

Maple Leaf Rag

Morning Dance

La Onda

The River Flows in You

Rob's Prices

Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.

Performance duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£125
Up to 1 hour	£150
Up to 2 hours	£250
Up to 3 hours	£300

Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

They love my energy, my ability to improvise, and the range of songs I play. Vibrant jazz tunes like 'Fly Me To The Moon' and 'Girl from Ipenema' go down a treat, as do mellow tunes such as 'Cry Me a River' or 'Smoke Gets In Your Eyes'. My pop and show tunes are also greatly appreciated, as are instrumental numbers by Einaudi, Yirumi or Thiersen.

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

Here is a selection of some of my venues: Old Deanery Restaurant, Ripon Majestic Hotel, Harrogate Churchill Hotel, London Luton Hoo Hotel Ripley Castle Ripon Cathedral Champneys Spa, Henlow Westlodge Park Hotel, Cockfosters Hotel Criolia, St Denis, Reunion Repaire de Bacchus, Cotonou, Benin San Toro Restaurant, Bamako, Mali Twinwoods Festival, Bedford

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

Bill Evans Miles Davis Theolonious Monk Fats Waller Ludovico Einaudi Dino Karsonakis

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

Chris Evans Breakfast Show (Virgin Radio) Bedford West End Proms (8000 people)

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

Let me know as soon as you know the new times, and I'll do my very best to accommodate you. I'll be a flexible as I can!

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

I can stream a playlist through my PA during breaks if you would like this; just let me know any songs you would like.

How much time do you need to set up?

I can set up my piano and PA in about 10 minutes.

If I have a piano at my venue, are you happy to perform on that?

Yes, of course - as long as the piano is in working order and in tune, then I'm happy to play on it!

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

My set lists are crafted from countless performances and learning what works best to ensure guests have an amazing time. However, I'm definitely happy to chat repertoire with you to find what works for your event. I have playlists covering jazz, pop, show tunes and easy-listening, so you can choose one of these, or I can do a mixture.

Are you able to bring your own piano or keyboard?

Yes, absolutely! I have an excellent Korg electric piano, which is compact but sounds like a grand piano.

Can you learn song requests before the event?

If a song isn't included in my list, there's still a good chance I already know it. If there is a special song you'd like me to learn for your event, I can do this too.

Musicianship

Genres:

Christmas, Contemporary Christian, Traditional church music, Jazz, Blues, Dixieland, Jazz fusion, Latin jazz, Postmodern jukebox jazz, Swing, Ragtime, Gospel, Easy listening, Light music, Pop, Covers, Karaoke, Motown, R&B, Soul, Top 40, Tribute, World music, African music, Afrobeat, Bossa nova, Brazilian music, Calypso, Caribbean music, Cuban music, French music, Reggae, Salsa, Samba, Skiffle, Ska

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Instruments:

Piano

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Event types:

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

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Other skills:

Theory teaching, Instrumental teaching, Musicologist, Community music worker, Composition teaching, Accompanist

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