Piano Music - Cocktail, Jazz & Classics Pianist from New York City, NY

I’m a professional pianist who focuses on creating the right musical atmosphere for each event — elegant, warm, and expressive. Whether you’re hosting a private dinner, cocktail reception, wedding, or corporate gathering, my goal is always the same: to enhance the mood with music that feels natural, tasteful, and perfectly suited to the moment. With over 25 years of performance experience in clubs, festivals, and private events, I adapt easily to different settings and expectations. I can provide smooth cocktail piano, classic swing, jazz ballads, ragtime, Brazilian tunes, or refined arrangements of well-known pop and contemporary favorites. For a fuller sound, I also offer duo or trio options. When playing popular music, I like to bring the same sensitivity to songs by artists such as The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, Elton John, and other timeless writers, always keeping the interpretation gentle and inviting. My jazz playing is influenced by the great pianists who defined the genre — the lyricism of Bill Evans, the drive of Oscar Peterson, and the understated clarity of Ahmad Jamal. These inspirations help shape a style that is melodic, expressive, and easy to listen to. No matter the event, I aim to provide music that elevates the experience, complements conversation, and leaves guests with a memorable and enjoyable atmosphere. I can also perform as a duo with bass, singer or saxophone, or a trio with drums and bass, adding more depth and energy while keeping the sound balanced for any space. All we need is a small performance area and a standard power outlet. SONG LISTS JAZZ and BROADWAY - Standards: Fly Me To the Moon I Body and Soul I All or Nothing At All I I Thought About You I Sella By Starlight I Tangerine… - Frank Sinatra: Strangers in the Night | New York, Now York I The Shadow of Your Smile, My Way, … - Jerome Kern: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes | The Way You Look Tonight I Yesterdays… - Cole Porter: Night and Day I Easy to Love I Begin the Beguine I Everything I love… - Duke Ellington: In a sentimental mood | Isfahan, Satin Doll, The A Train… - G. Gershwin: But Not for Me | Summertime I Embraceable You I Our Love is Here to Stay… - Nat King Cole: Unforgettable | Love I Smile I Autumn Leaves - Louis Armstrong: C’est Si bon | What a wonderful world I Mack the Knife I Georgia on My Mind POP CLASSICS Andrea Bocelli: Time to Say Goodbye | Besame Mucho I La Vie en Rose I Moon River Beatles: Imagine | All my Loving I Michelle… Bee Gees: How deep is your love | I Started a Joke Billy Joel: Just The Way You Are I Honesty Bryan Adams: Everything I do I do it For You Carpenters: Close to you Celine Dion: My Heart Will Go On | All by Myself Coldplay: Something like this Elton John: Your Song | Song for Guy I I can’t Stand It Elvis Presley: Love Me Tender | Can't Help Falling In Love John Denver: Country roads John Legend: Ordinary People | All of me Michael Buble: Me and Mrs Jones | Everything Michael Jackson: We are the World I The Girl is Mine Norah Jones: Don't Know Why | Come away with me Simon and Garfunkel: Bridge over troubled water | Mrs Robinson Stevie Wonder: Isn't she lovely | Called to say I love you I My Cherie Amor… Taylor Swift: Love Story | I Will Always Love You… CLASSICAL J.S Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C major J.S Bach, Aria, Goldberg Variations. Beethoven: Ode To Joy | Fur Elise Debussy: Dr. Gradus, Arabesque No. 1 Mozart: Eine Kleine Nacht Musik | Turkish March. RAGTIME S. Joplin: The Entertainer | Maple Leaf Rag W. “the lion” Smith: Echo of Spring Ain’t we Got Fun All of Me Alexandre Ragtime Band Ain’t Misbehaving LATIN/BRAZILIAN Girl from Ipanema I Triste I Wave I Blue Bossa I Manhã de Carnaval I Brazil I Corcovado I A Felicidade I Brigas Nunca Mais…

• Wedding Cocktail Hour | A Thousand Years (C. Perri), All of Me (John Legend), Can you Feel The Love Tonight (Elton John), Can’t Help Fall in Love (G. Weiss), Perfect (Ed Sheeran), Make you Feel My Love (Adele), etc.
• The Grear American Songbook | Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers, and Jerome Kern, etc.
• Classic POP Songs | Time to Say Goodbye | Besame Mucho I La Vie en Rose I Moon River Beatles: Imagine | All my Loving I Michelle… Bee Gees: How deep is your love | I Started a Joke Billy Joel: Just The Way You Are I Honesty I And So It Goes, Elton John classics, etc.
• Jazz Standards | Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, Chet Baker, Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Getz, Bill Evans, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Dizzy Gillespie...
• Bossa Nova/Latin | Girl from Ipanema , Triste, Wave, Blue Bossa, Insensatez, Manhã de Carnaval, Brazil, Corcovado, So Danso SambaSo Nice (Summer Samba), A Felicidade, Brigas Nunca Mais…
• Ragtime and Stride | The Entertainer, Maple Leaf Rag, Echo of Spring, Ain’t we Got Fun, All of Me, Alexandre Ragtime Band, Ain’t Misbehaving...
• CLASSICAL | J.S Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C major J.S Bach, Aria, Goldberg Variations. Beethoven: Ode To Joy | Fur Elise Debussy: Dr. Gradus, Arabesque No. 1 Mozart: Eine Kleine Nacht Musik | Turkish March.
• HOLIDAYS Classics | Winter Wonderland, Let It Snow!, I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm, Sleigh Ride, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, I’ll Be Home for Christmas, Silent Night, Last Christmas, Auld Lang Syne, Ode to Joy, Feliz Navidad...