LISTING PHOTOS Click photo to enlarge Jazz pianist available in Brighton and other areas of Sussex and the UK   Page Views: 110 Date Added: 31/08/2008 Last Updated: 31/08/2008 Price: Please see website Description: Pianist - Brighton and other areas of Sussex and the UK for any wedding, party or corporate event. Eugene Portman performs in Brighton and other areas of Sussex as a solo jazz pianist and also with his trio. Whether Eugene is performing as a solo pianist or whether he is playing with his trio - you can be assured that the music is going to contribute to the event and will cetainly be entertaining. Eugene's style of piano playing is melodic and easy on the ear. His music consists of great tunes played in his own inimitable way and he has the ability to play music that that is just right for the occasion - matching the mood of the event perfectly. His influences are many but his main ones are: Oscar Peterson, George Shearing, Erroll Garner, Monty Alexander and the Dudley Moore Trio. He doesn't just mimic these musicians but he uses these influences to create a style of playing that is unique. As you may have gathered, Eugene's repertoire and style of jazz is not ultra modern and it seems to have a 'feel good' quality that makes it the ideal choice for events and parties. He plays tunes that people know and he adapts them to his own style of piano playing. Eugene mostly plays the great jazz standards from "The Great American Song Book" - but Eugene was classically trained so he can also play classical music. This makes him the ideal choice for wedding as he can play classical music for the ceremony, lively up tempo jazz for the drinks reception and a more layed back bluesy jazz during the meal. Eugene can provide a digital piano for venues where there is no piano. All the MP3s on his site were recorded on the digital piano that he would bring to the event. So his website at http://www.eugeneportan.com is well worth a visit. Here are some of the venues in and around Brighton and Sussex where Eugene has performed both with his trio and as a solo jazz pianist:   Alias Seattle Hotel, Brighton Marina, Brighton, East Sussex BN2 5WA Ashdown Park Hotel and Country Club Wych Cross, Nr Forest Row, East Sussex, England. RH18 5JR Barnsgate Manor Vineyard Heron's Ghyll, Near Uckfield, East Sussex. TN22 4DB Buxted Park Country House Hotel, Buxted, Uckfield, East Sussex TN22 4AY Dale Hill Hotel and Golf Club, Ticehurst, Wadhurst, East Sussex TN5 7DQ Lansdowne Place Hotel, Lansdowne Place, Brighton, East Sussex BN3 1HQ Old Ship Hotel (The), Brighton, East Sussex. Alexander House Hotel Turners Hill, West Sussex. RH10 4QD Amberley Castle Hotel and restaurant, Amberley, Nr Arundel, West Sussex BN18 9LT Angel Hotel, Midhurst, West Sussex GU29 9DN Avisford Park, Yapton Lane, Walberton, Arundel, West Sussex BN18 0LS Cisswood House Hotel, Sandygate Lane, Lower Beeding RH13 6NF Copthorne Hotel Effingham Park (The), West Park Road, Copthorne, West Sussex. RH10 3EU Copthorne Hotel London Gatwick, Copthorne Way, Copthorne, West Sussex RH10 3PG East Court Mansion, East Court, College Lane, East Grinstead, West Sussex. RH19 3LT Felbridge Hotel London Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex. RH19 2BH Ghyll Manor, High Street, Rusper, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 4PX Meridian Hall (The), College Lane, East Grinstead, West Sussex. RH19 3LT South Lodge Hotel, Brighton Road, Lower Beeding, Horsham, West Sussex. RH13 3BX Upwaltham Barns, Upwaltham, Near Petworth, West Sussex GU28 0LX Willow Barn, Abelands House, Merston, Chichester, West Sussex PO20 1DY Dont forget...   Eugene not only performs as a jazz pianist in Brighton and Sussex but he also covers other areas of the UK. So if you are looking for great tunes played in a jazz idiom - then please visit his website and hear his free full length MP3s at http://www.eugeneportman.com City: Brighton County:   Easdt Sussex Country:   United Kingdom Contact person:   Eugene Portman Phone: 01342 835394 Web-site: http://www.the-pianist.co.uk View Map: Click Here to view E-mail: Reply to Ad

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