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One of the most outstanding members on The Bash for 2017!

Best of 2017

Knoxville

Tennessee

Though he has just joined this site eleven years ago, Mike Benjamin has played solo piano in the East Tennessee area for over forty years at weddings, conventions, parties, anniversaries, concerts, fund-raisers, and many social events. He has played over seventeen years at local restaurants, including Santo's Italian Restaurant, Pigeon Forge, Knoxville's Regas Restaurant (The Gathering Place), The Orangery, and Sevierville's Bistro 109.

He plays a wide variety of styles (jazz, swing, Broadway, pop, light classical, light rock) and is said to have an elegant touch. Numerous appearances with local groups such as the Knoxville Pops Orchestra, Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra, Johnson Swingtet, Brad Walker Orchestra, and Rosewood Trio have made Mike well known in the area. Mike plays regularly at the Gatlinburg Presbyterian Church, and plays bassoon in the Oak Ridge and Kingsport Orchestras.

If your event requires more than just a piano player, Mike has played with many professional musicians in the area; two of his favorites are Jack Furnari on saxophone/clarinet in a jazz/swing setting and Al Colombo on violin. (Some duets with Al appear here in Mike's audio samples). Both exhibit the highest caliber of playing and have enjoyed a wonderful musical collaboration with Mike in duo situations. 

Mike has recently been playing with gypsy-jazz band, SWINGBOOTY, which features the swing music of Django Reinhardt, and they are also available for booking. 

Whatever your event needs, Mike will be glad to discuss them in a friendly, helpful manner. Particular songs and styles, length of job/sets plus possible overtime, required dress, extra equipment needs; these are some of the topics with which Mike will be assisting you via phone or email. Feel free to contact Mike about any concerns once you are provided the contact information from this site.

Wonderful pianist , very friendly and professional.  Worth every penny! Loved it made the whole experience better.

Moon River

Beauty and the Beast

Last Date

A Quiet Place

Tenderly

Blame it on My Youth

Mike/ Al - Someone to Watch Over Me

Mike/ Al - Canon in D

Mike/ Al - At Last

Mike/ Al - Great is Thy Faithfulness

Mike/ Al - Bridal Chorus

Mike/ Al - In the Garden

Piano

Keyboards

Classical Piano

Jazz Piano

Pop Piano

Ambient Piano

(Our) Love is Here to Stay

A Kiss to Build a Dream on

A Taste of Honey

Ain't Misbehavin'

All I Ask of You

All of Me

Always

An Affair to Remember

Arrivederci, Roma

As Time Goes By

Auld Land Syne

Ave Maria - Schubert

Baby Elephant Walk

Back to Sorrento

Bali Hai

Be My Love

Beautiful Dreamer

Because

Besame Mucho

Bill Bailey

Blame it on my Youth

Blue Bayou

Blue Bossa

Blue Moon

Body and Soul

Bye Bye Blackbird

Canadian Sunset

Canon in D

Can't Help Falling in Love with You

Carolina Moon

Cartoon Medley

Chances Are

Chariots of Fire

Claire de Lune

Close to You

Color My World

Danny Boy (Londonderry Air)

Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans?

Don't Blame Me

Don't Get Around Much Anymore

Don't it Make Your Brown Eyes Blue

Ebb Tide

Embracable You

Emily

Fascination

Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue

For the Good Times

For Your Eyes Only

Fur Elise

Georgia on My Mind

Girl from Ipanema

Great is Thy Faithfulness

Greensleeves, What Child is This?

Happy Talk

Happy Trails

Harbor Lights

Havah Nagilah

Have I Told You Lately that I Love You?

Hawaiian Wedding Song

Heart and Soul

I don't Know How to Love Him

I Just Called to Say I Love You

I'm in the Mood for Love

In the Garden

In the Mood

It Had to Be You

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

Just the Way You Are

Killing Me Softly..

Laura

Let it Be

Linus and Lucy (from Charlie Brown)

Love Me Tender

Memory (from Cats)

Misty

Moonlight Sonata

Music Box Dancer

Music of the Night

My Funny Valentine

Night and Day

One Hand , One Heart  (West Side Story)

Over the Rainbow

Patriotic Medley

Raindrops Keep Fallin' on my Head

Rocky Top

'Round Midnight

Satin Doll

Send in the Clowns

Some Enchanted Evening

Someone to Watch Over Me

Somewhere (West Side Story)

Somewhere in Time

Somewhere, My Love

Stompin' at the Savoy

That's Amore!

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