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  • Solo pianst
  • Great repertoire of specially arranged pieces from classical to modern pop
  • Ideal for background music at drinks receptions or corporate events

James is based in Liverpool City Centre, and is happy to travel for events.


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  1. New York State Of Mind - Billie Joel
  2. Make You Feel My Love - Adele/Dylan
  3. In My Life - The Beatles
  4. Fix You - Coldplay
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    About this Act

    James Breckon is a graduate from The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. He sessions for pop bands (including tours throughout UK, U.S, Canada, Spain and Japan with 80’s sensations China Crisis, Natalie McCool and Spanish artist Julian Maeso), as well as regularly playing functions, weddings, musical theatre (with the last show playing to an audience of over 14,000 people), holds cocktail piano residencies and composes, which has taken him around the country and onto national television and performing at least 3 times a week.

    James is currently working as a cocktail pianist at the Richmond and Hilton Hotels in Liverpool, Musical Director with acts such as Kenny Thompson from BBC’s ‘The Voice’ and is Musical Director for Polka Dot Pantomimes. He is a freelance audition pianist, for such companies as Norwegian Cruise Line and Pearson Castings. His composition works have been featured in The Liverpool Echo, commissions for Rambert School of Dance and James is currently working on his first Television composition credit.

    Set List

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    Classical
    Clare de Lune
    Canon in D
    Bridal March
    Ode to Joy
    Nocturne in C#m
    Nocturne in Eb
    Nocturne in Am
    Pre 1960s
    Misty - Ella Fitzgerald
    What A Wonderful World –Louis Armstrong
    Moon River - Audrey Hepburn
    Blue Bossa
    Summertime
    Autumn Leaves
    Georgia on my Mind
    Fly Me To The Moon – Sinatra
    Somewhere Over the Rainbow – July Garland
    Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry
    Jailhouse Rock – Elvis
    I Got Rhythm – Gershwin
    Paper Moon – Harold Arlen
    1960s
    Yesterday – Beatles
    Love is all around you - The Troggs
    Let it be – Beatles
    My Way - Frank Sinatra
    Hey Jude - Beatles
    Eternal Flame - The Bangles
    Can’t help falling in love - Elvis Presley
    Love me tender- Elvis
    In My Life – Beatles
    All You Need is Love – Beatles
    Unchained Melody – The Everly Brothers
    Nights in White Satin – The Moody Blues
    Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Frankie Valli
    You’ll Never Walk Alone – Gerry and the Pacemakers
    House Of The Rising Sun – Animals
    Here Comes the Sun – Beatles
    Space Oddity – David Bowie
    Hold Your Hand – The Beatles
    Penny Lane – The Beatles
    Come Together – The Beatles
    With a Little Help From My Friends – The Beatles
    Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
    Anyone Who Had A Heart – Cilla Black
    1970s
    New York State of Mind - Billy Joel
    Your Song - Elton John
    Nocturne - Billy Joel
    Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
    Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
    Always a Woman – Billy Joel
    Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
    Close to You – The Carpenters
    Imagine – John Lennon
    Piano Man – Billie Joel
    Moondance – Van Morrison
    Something – Beatles
    Songbird – Fleetwood Mac
    Impossible Dream – Andy Williams
    Life On Mars? – David Bowie
    Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow – Carole King
    The Wonder Of You – Elvis
    Pure Imagination – Gene Wilder
    Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
    Lovin You – Minnie Riperton
    1980s
    Every breath you take - Police
    My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion
    Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
    Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns n Roses
    Panic – The Smiths
    Groovy Kind of Love – Phil Collins
    Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler
    Heaven – Bryan Adams
    Candle in the Wind – Elton John
    Man in the Mirror – Michael Jackson
    Purple Rain – Prince
    New York New York – Frank Sinatra
    Fast Car – Tracy Champan
    Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston
    1990s
    Wherever you will go - The Calling
    You Raise Me Up - Westlife
    A Whole New World – Aladdin
    Can You Feel The Love – Elton John
    Circle of Life – Elton John
    Say Nothing At All – Ronan Keating
    You’ve Got a Friend In Me – Randy Newman
    Don’t Look Back in Anger – Oasis
    Live Forever – Oasis
    She’s Electric - Oasis
    Wonderwall – Oasis
    Dancing in the Moonlight – Toploader
    2000s
    Fix You - Coldplay
    Somewhere only we know - Keane
    Hey Ya - Outkast
    Yellow - Coldplay
    Valerie - Amy Winehouse
    Hero - Enrique Iglesias
    Bad Day - Daniel Powter
    Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
    Make you Feel My Love – Adele/Dylan
    Apologise - One Republic
    You’re Beautiful – James Blunt
    Beautiful – Christina Aguilera
    Hey There Delilah – Plain White T’s
    Mad World – Gary Jules
    Halo – BeyoncΓ©
    Empire State of Mind – Alicia Keyes
    The Scientist – Coldplay
    If I AIn’t Got You – Alicia Keyes
    I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
    Crazy – Gnarles Barkley
    Love On Top – BeyoncΓ©
    Handbags and The Gladrags - Stereophonics

    2010s
    Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars
    Someone Like You – Adele
    Sex on Fire - Kings Of Leon
    Use Somebody - Kings of Leon
    Titanium - David Guetta
    Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
    River Flows In You – Yiruma
    All Of Me – John Legend
    Don’t You Worry Child – Swedish House Mafia
    Stay With Me – Sam Smith
    Rather Be – Clean Bandit
    Hello – Adele
    Love Me Like You Do – Ellie Goulding
    Sorry – Justin Bieber
    Take Me To Church – Hozier
    Wrecking Ball – Miley Cyrus
    Royals – Lorde
    One Day Like This – Elbow
    Video Games – Lana Del Ray
    A Thousand Years – Christina Perry
    Marry You – Bruno Mars
    Wasn’t Expecting That – Jamie Lawson

    Lineup

    • Solo Pianist

    This act's standard set times are as follows:

    • 3 x 45 minute sets with 15 minute breaks

    Tags

    • 1 piece / solo
    • acoustic
    • ballad
    • christmas music set
    • dj option
    • instrumental act
    • solo pianist



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