If you are looking for something more than a solo pianist then you may wish to add a double bass. This duo line-up is very popular and the bass really adds body to the sound. If you would like to go one step further then why not try adding drums too for the the classic piano, bass and drums sound. You can also add vocals to any of the above line-ups. Here is a list of the combinations available.
a) Solo piano
b) Piano and bass
c) Piano and vocals
d) Piano, bass and vocals
e) Piano, bass and drums
f) Piano, bass, drums and vocals
Please see the singers for details of the vocalists I work with.
Here is a little bit of information about the musicians I perform with:
Mike Porter-Ward on bass
Michael Porter-Ward has been a professional musician for many years and plays both the double bass and the bass guitar. He has been involved in many genres of music and has worked with many bands, from light orchestras to heavy rock and ranging from duos, trios, quartets, 6 piece jazz bands to big bands. His forte and passion is jazz and has played with some wonderful musicians, including Harry Connick Jn, Scott Hamilton, Bobby Scott, Jim Mullen, and Acker Bilk to name but a few.
Roy Jackson on drums
Roy Jackson has with many bands from orchestral to funk. However, his main focus has always been jazz and this is the style that Roy has become mostly associated with. Roy has played with the ‘Mike Miller Trio’, the ‘Swing Junkies’ and jazz/funk/soul band ‘JFS Collective’, winning the ‘2-10fm search for a band’ competition in Basingstoke. These days Roy Jackson can be seen playing with ‘Back2funk’, ‘Steve Conway’, ‘Jazz Junction’ and many other jazz ensembles.
Here are some of the songs that we often perform as a trio. The highlighted song can be downloaded by right-clicking and selecting the download option. The method of download differs slightly depending on the browser that you are using.
Amazing Grace
Angel Eyes
Autumn Leaves
Besame Mucho
Black Coffee
Blue Moon
Body and Soul
Do Nothing Till You Here From Me
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
Everything Happens To Me
Foggy Day (A)
Gentle Rain
Georgia
Girl From Ipanema
Girl Talk
Have You Met Miss Jones
How Insensitive
I Can Give You The Starlight
It Never Entered My Mind
Lady Be Good
?? Lady Is A Tramp (The)
Lazy River
Like Young
Little Boat
Love For Sale
Love Is Here To Stay
Lovin’ That Man O’ Mine
Lullaby Of Birdland
Makin Whoopee
Meditation
Misty
Moonglow
Moonlight In Vermont
The Nearness of You
Once I Loved
One Note Samba
Paper Moon
Polka Dots and Moonbeams
Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars
Satin Doll
Shadow Of Your Smile (The)
Softly As A Morning Sunrise
Summer Samba
Summertime
Sweet Lorraine
S’Wonderful
Tangerine
Teach Me Tonight
Tenderly
Thats All
There’ll Never be Another You
This Can’t Be Love
This Masquerade
Watermelon Man
Wave
What’s New
Yesterdays
