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James Taylor have been writing, recording and performing for most of his life to date, and can play in a wide variety of styles. He have given acclaimed performances in venues as diverse as The Queen’s College Chapel, Oxford, The Jazz Café in Camden, The Sound Café Bar and The 12 Bar Club.

James have also provided musical entertainment at a number of functions and weddings over several years, have been House Pianist in a Canterbury restaurant, and have even successfully tried at musical comedy (at Liberties Bar in Camden and Po Na Na in Oxford).

Whatever your requirements, whether covers or original material, a main act or background music, ‘serious music’ or light entertainment, you will find James Taylor excellent value for money.

         
                     
         
AUDIO  
Dancing In The Dark
Waltz For Debby (piano only)
Georgia
   
         
                     
                     
         

Experience

2007

restaurant pianist, Valentine’s Day

2006

pianist at University of Surrey Graduate Ball

2005-2006

regular performer at University of Surrey Student’s Union (guitar/vox)

2005

headlining performer at the 12 Bar Club, Denmark St.; second musical comedy night, Po Na Na, Oxford (entertainment for a birthday party, guitar/vox); session accompanist for Helen Webb (jazz and pop singer) for demo recording

2004-2005

regular pianist at Wing’s Bar, Old Brompton Road (piano/vox)

2004

first musical comedy night, Liberties Bar, Camden (part of the Laughing Horse event, guitar/vox); two showcase gigs at West One Four, West Kensington (guitar/vox); showcase gig at Sound Café Bar, Leicester Square; entertainer at The Queen’s College Commemoration Ball, Oxford (piano/vox); pianist at birthday party in Kent; last performances at Jacques Restaurant, Canterbury (piano)

         
                     
                     
                     
         

Repertoire (Piano or Guitar/Vocals)

Jazz and Standards

Jerome Kern: Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, All The Things You Are, Old Man River
Cole Porter: I’ve Got You Under My Skin, Anything Goes, Night And Day, I Get A Kick Out Of You
George and Ira Gershwin: Summertime (also solo guitar), The Man I Love (piano only), Someone To Watch Over Me (also solo guitar)
Irving Berlin: Always, How Deep Is The Ocean?, Let’s Face The Music, Blue Skies
Rodgers and Hart: Have You Met Miss Jones?, Bewitched, My Funny Valentine
 Bacharach and David: Close To You, I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself, The Look Of Love, Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head, What The World Needs Now
 Nat ‘King’ Cole: Unforgettable, Stardust, Let There Be Love
 Others: Georgia On My Mind (also solo guitar), Autumn Leaves (also solo guitar), My One And Only Love, Stormy Weather (piano only), Blues In The Night, Ain’t Misbehaving. One For My Baby, The Girl From Ipanema, Desafinado, Theme from Romeo And Juliet (piano only), In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning, Yeah Yeah (piano only), Girl Talk (piano only), Autumn In New York, Moonlight In Vermont, Lullaby Of The Leaves, A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square, Just The Two Of Us (piano only), Misty (also solo guitar), My Favourite Things (piano only), Sign Your Name, Smooth Operator, New York, New York, Gone With The Wind (piano only), Waltz For Debby (piano only), This Masquerade, Lullaby Of Birdland (piano only), Till There Was You (piano only), The Simple Life (piano only), Tell Me All About It (piano only), In A Very Unusual Way, Take Five (instrumental), Moon River, You’re Just Too Good To Be True, Tea For Two (piano only), Seascape (instrumental), As Time Goes By, Lover, Come Back To Me (piano only)
 
Popular:
 The Beatles/John Lennon and Paul McCartney: Dear Prudence, Twist And Shout, Yesterday, Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, Blackbird, Julia, And I Love Her, With A Little Help From My Friends, Something, Here, There And Everywhere (piano only), Girl (piano only), In My Life (piano only), While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Help, You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away, I Am The Walrus (piano only), Michelle, Working Class Hero, Maybe I’m Amazed
The Police/Sting: Fields Of Gold, Roxanne, Don’t Stand So Close To Me, Every Breath You Take, When We Dance, I’m So Happy (I Can’t Stop Crying), So Lonely, Can’t Stand Losing You, Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, King Of Pain, Fragile, Message In A Bottle…
Elton John: Your Song, Song For Guy (instrumental), Sacrifice, Candle In The Wind, Tiny Dancer
Phil Collins: In The Air Tonight, Against All Odds
Dire Straits: Romeo And Juliet, Love Over Gold, On Every Street, Your Latest Trick, Water Of Love, Lady Writer, Sultans Of Swing, Money For Nothing, Brothers In Arms, Walk Of Life, One World, Why Worry?, Once Upon A Time In The West, Calling Elvis, Theme from Local Hero (instrumental), Private Investigations, Telegraph Road…
Bruce Springsteen: Born To Run, Dancing In The Dark, Human Touch
James Bond Music: James Bond Theme (instrumental), Goldfinger, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (instrumental), Diamonds Are Forever (instrumental), Nobody Does It Better, For Your Eyes Only, All Time High (instrumental), A View To A Kill (instrumental), The Living Daylights, Licence To Kill (piano only), Goldeneye (piano only), Tomorrow Never Dies (piano only)
 Fleetwood Mac: Dreams, Everywhere
Marvin Gaye: I Heard It Thru The Grapevine, Sexual Healing
 Ben Folds: Silver Street, Brick, Not The Same, Army
Oasis: Wonderwall, Half The World Away, Talk Tonight, Masterplan (piano only), Don’t Look Back In Anger (piano only), Champagne Supernova, Up In The Sky (piano only), Live Forever (piano only)
Pulp: A Little Soul, Common People, Something Changed, Disco 2000
 Bob Marley and The Wailers: Is This Love?, Three Little Birds, Redemption Song, Satisfy My Soul, Pimper’s Paradise (piano only), Iron Lion Zion (piano only), Who The Cap Fit (piano only)
 Bill Withers: Ain’t No Sunshine, Lovely Day
 Coldplay: The Scientist, Green Eyes
 James: She’s A Star, Sit Down
The Stone Roses: Waterfall, Going Down (piano only), She Bangs The Drums (piano only), I Am The Resurrection (piano only)
 The Rolling Stones: Satisfaction, Jumping Jack Flash, Gimme Shelter (instrumental), You Can’t Always Get What You Want (instrumental), Sweet Virginia (instrumental)
The Beautiful South: Rotterdam, Song For Whoever, Blackbird On The Wire, A Little Time (piano only)
Queen: Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Somebody To Love, You’re My Best Friend, Save Me (piano only), Spread Your Wings (piano only), You Don’t Fool Me
Billy Joel: Just The Way You Are, Uptown Girl (piano only)
Meatloaf (piano only): Anything For Love, Objects In The Rear View Mirror
Stealer’s Wheel/Gerry Rafferty: Stuck In The Middle, Baker Street, Night Owl
 The Righteous Brothers: Unchained Melody, You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling
Carole King (piano only): Up On The Roof, You’ve Got A Friend, Natural Woman, It Might As Well Rain Until September
Alanis Morrisette: Hand In Pocket (piano only), Mary Jane
Jeff Buckley: Hallelujah, Lover, You Should Have Come Over
Simon and Garfunkel: The Boxer, The 59th Bridge Street Song (Feeling Groovy), Mrs Robinson, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Homeward Bound (piano only), Scarborough Fair (piano only), The Sound Of Silence (piano only)
Green Day: Basket Case, Pulling Teeth
The Beach Boys: God Only Knows, California Girls (piano only), Surfing USA (piano only), Good Vibrations (piano only)
Elvis Presley: I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You, Love Me Tender (piano only), Suspicious Minds (piano only), Always On My Mind (piano only)
U2: Angel Of Harlem, Running To Stand Still, In The Name Of Love, The Sweetest Thing, I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For (piano only)
The Divine Comedy: National Express, Everybody Knows (Except You), Dogs And Horses, Woman Of The World, Lucy, Songs Of Love (melody is theme from Father Ted), Your Daddy’s Car (piano only), Something For The Weekend, Becoming More Like Alfie, Theme from Casanova (instrumental), Charge, Middle Class Heroes (piano only), The Certainty Of Chance (piano only), Perfect Love Song (piano only)…
The Eels: Beautiful Freak, Rags To Rags, Novocaine For The Soul
Christmas Songs: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Mel Tormé), White Christmas (Bing Crosby), Merry Christmas (Frank Sinatra), Merry Christmas Everyone (Slade – piano only), I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day (Wizzard – piano only), Last Christmas (Wham! – piano only)…
Others: Looking For Love (Karen Ramirez), It Must Be Love (Labi Siffre/Madness), I’m Not In Love (10cc), You To Me Are Everything (Artist Unknown), What A Night (Frankie Valli), Never Too Much (Luther Vandross), A Wonderful Life (Black), The Size Of A Cow (The Wonder Stuff), Is It Like Today? (World Party), Everything I Do (Bryan Adams - piano only), No More ‘I Love You’s (Annie Lennox – piano only), Without You (Nilsson/Mariah Carey – piano only), Everybody’s Talking (Nilsson/The Beautiful South), The Way We Were (Barbra Streisand), My Girl (The Temptations), Turn! Turn! Turn! (The Byrds – piano only), Total Eclipse Of The Heart (Bonnie Tyler – piano only), Faith (George Michael), Love Is All Around (The Troggs/Wet Wet Wet), Bette Davis Eyes (Kim Carnes – piano only), There She Goes (The Las/The Boo Radleys), Your Woman (White Town), There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (The Smiths), How Deep Is Your Love? (The Bee Gees – piano only), Could It Be Magic? (Barry Manilow/Take That – piano only), I Woke Up In A Car (Something Corporate), Somewhere Only We Know (Keane – piano only), I Only Want To Be With You (Dusty Springfield – piano only), I’m Into Something Good (Herman and the Hermits – piano only), Video Killed The Radio Star (The Buggles – piano only), It’s My Life (Talk Talk/No Doubt – piano only), Don’t Speak (piano only), Great Balls Of Fire (Jerry Lee Lewis), Theme from MASH
 

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