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...... some functions are NOT listed by request ......
I prefer to provide my own Digital Concert Piano ... that way I can be located anywhere at any venue and with a guaranteed, top-quality, full grand-piano sound.
I have long power leads ... or access to a generator if needed .....
I AM SOMETIMES ABLE TO FIT IN 2 DIFFERENT EVENTS IN A DAY ... SO PLEASE ASK ...
[IT DEPENDS ON TIMES & DISTANCES] EVEN IF IT LOOKS LIKE I'M ALREADY BOOKED
... up to 5 hrs playing in a day ...
"... We wanted to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for playing on our wedding day. It truly meant the world to have you there, and was such a joy hearing you tinkle away playing tunes we love so much. People commented on what a wonderful atmosphere it created, and so enjoyed your music. It was so kind of you to join us, and we honestly couldn't be more grateful to you. It was such a highlight of the day for us- completely perfect! ..." O&W
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2018
Every listing marked ... "TBC" ... means "To Be Confirmed"
Every listing marked ... ">>" ... means "public welcome"
>>October 17th Wed 5.30pm Supper ..... with Music Aldeburgh
October 18th ... not available
October 19th 11am LESSON
October 22nd - 28th ... not available
>>October 28th Sun Village Church Service 10.30am Orford
[Nick Raison; organ]
>>October 29th TMon Tea-time Piano Grove Court Woodbridge
from about 2.45pm
>>October 31st Wed/pm Private Thé Chansons Aldeburgh
>>November 21st Wed Buffet Supper ..... with Piano Aldeburgh
>>November 22nd Thu Tea-time Piano Grove Court Woodbridge
from about 2.45pm
>>November 25th Sun Village Church Service 10.30am Orford [Nick Raison; organ]
>>November 29th Thu/2pm Forget-me-Nots Framlingham
>>December 1st Sat/ 2-4pm Annual Church Bazaar Orford
December 2nd Sun/noon Wedding Reception Butley Priory
>>December 5th Wed/pm Private Thé Chansons Aldeburgh
December 9th Sun 5-6.30pm Carols/Mince Pies/Wine Butley Priory TBC
December 10th Mon Royal British Legion Party Glemham Hall
>>December 12th Wed Christmas Lunch Wentworth Aldeburgh Booking www.wentworth.aldeburgh.com
>>December 18th Tue Christmas Lunch Wentworth Aldeburgh
Booking www.wentworth.aldeburgh.com
>>December 19th Wed Supper ... + Christmas Music Aldeburgh
>>December 20th Thu Tea-time Christmas Grove Court Woodbridge
from about 2.45pm
>>December 23rd Sun Village Church Service 10.30am Orford [Nick Raison; organ]
>>December 28th Thu/2pm Forget-me-Nots Framlingham TBC
2019
>> January 1st Tue/evening New Year's Day Dinner The Wentworth Aldeburgh
Booking www.wentworth.aldeburgh.com ................ music from 6.30pm till late
>>January 2nd Wed/pm Private Thé Chansons Aldeburgh
>>January 16th Wed Buffet Supper ..... with Piano Aldeburgh
January 17th Thu Tea-time Piano Grove Court Woodbridge
from about 2.45pm
>>January 27th Sun Village Church Service 10.30am Orford
[Nick Raison; organ]
>>January 30th Wed/pm Private Thé Chansons Aldeburgh
>>January 31st Thu/2pm Forget-me-Nots Framlingham TBC
>>February 20th Wed Buffet Supper ..... with Piano Aldeburgh
February 21st Thu Tea-time Piano Grove Court Woodbridge from about 2.45pm
>>February 24th Sun Village Church Service 10.30am Orford
[Nick Raison; organ]
>>February 28th Thu/2pm Forget-me-Nots Framlingham TBC
>>March 7th Wed/pm Private Thé Chansons Aldeburgh
>>March 20th Wed Buffet Supper ..... with Piano Aldeburgh
March 21st Thu Tea-time Piano Grove Court Woodbridge
from about 2.45pm
>>March 24th Sun Village Church Service 10.30am Orford
[Nick Raison; organ]
>>March 28th Thu/2pm Forget-me-Nots Framlingham TBC
>>April 3rd Wed/pm Private Thé Chansons Aldeburgh
>>April 17th Wed Buffet Supper ..... with Piano Aldeburgh
April 18th Thu Tea-time Piano Grove Court Woodbridge
from about 2.45pm
>>April 28th Sun Village Church Service 10.30am Orford
[Nick Raison; organ]
>>May 1st Wed/pm Private Thé Chansons Aldeburgh
>>May 15th Wed Buffet Supper ..... with Piano Aldeburgh
May 16th Thu Tea-time Piano Grove Court Woodbridge
from about 2.45pm
>>May 26th Sun Village Church Service 10.30am Orford
[Nick Raison; organ]
May 17th-20th UNAVAILABLE Family Wedding
>>May 29th Wed/pm Private Thé Chansons Aldeburgh
>>June 19th Wed Buffet Supper ..... with Piano Aldeburgh
June 20th Thu/pm Tea-time Piano Grove Court Woodbridge
from about 2.45pm
>>July 3rd Wed/pm Private Thé Chansons Aldeburgh
July 11th Thu Wedding Reception after an Orford Church wedding Glemham Hall
>>July 17th Wed Buffet Supper ..... with Piano Aldeburgh
July 18th Thu/pm Tea-time Piano Grove Court Woodbridge
>>July 31st Wed/pm Private Thé Chansons Aldeburgh
August 17th Sat/pm Private Weddding Reception Ufford Park
>>August 21st Wed Buffet Supper ..... with Piano Aldeburgh
August 22nd Thu Tea-time Piano Grove Court Woodbridge from about 2.45pm
>>September 4th Sun Village Church Service 10.30am Orford [Nick Raison; organ]
October 26th Sat Laying-up Supper Aldeburgh Yacht Club TBC
>>December 5th Sat/ 2-4pm Annual Church Bazaar Orford
December 6th Fri/6pm The WI Dinner Party Stradbroke
>>December 7th Sat/ 2-4pm Annual Church Bazaar Orford Church
December 9th Mon Royal British Legion Party Glemham Hall TBC
>>December 11th Wed Christmas Lunch Wentworth Aldeburgh Booking www.wentworth.aldeburgh.com
>>December 17th Tue Christmas Lunch Wentworth Aldeburgh
Booking www.wentworth.aldeburgh.com
>>December 18th Wed Buffet Supper .... with Piano Aldeburgh
December 19th Thu Tea-time Piano Grove Court Woodbridge from about 2.45pm
> > > > MORE TO FOLLOW > > > >
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2020
June 13th Sat Wedding Party Hadleigh TBC
http// WWW.NICKRAISON.CO.UK NICK RAISON is a highly experienced solo performer and accompanist with a repertoire mainly from “The Great American Songbook” era from the 1920's ... and slowing down just BEFORE Rock 'n Roll/Skiffle etc. He has a huge variety of tunes which can be played (... repetitions by request only) for up to 5 hours at a time. His style is 'free and easy' with a hint of "Charlie Kunz", "Hutch" [without the voice!] and "Carroll Gibbons". For Cocktail Piano Music and Ambient Music he plays using a song-list on the piano of about 750+ song titles. The total repertoire extends well beyond this. If specific songs are requested for special occasions (eg bride's entrance, birthdays, wakes etc) these can often be included … with enough warning . He plays at about 120 widely varied 'gigs' per year. www.nickraison.co.uk
TUXEDO JAZZ
CLICK THE LINK HERE V FOR A 1m 10s
AUDIO CLIP! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBTXQZMjUgU
and EASTON GRANGE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS1Xdl6gSlw
BELOW .... AT A PRIVATE DINNER PARTY
long ago .... IN NORFOLK
PRINCESS MARGARET
FAMOUS GROUSE
AND
'LET'S DO IT' by COLE PORTER
to be found ... on-stage + gardens + tents + churches
+ fields + roof-tops + boudoirs + hallways + clubs + dining-rooms + gardens + trailers +
marquees + concert halls + sitting-rooms + pubs
+ passages + streets + cellars + riverboats + front parlours + balconies + town squares + hotels + galleries etc + beaches etc
[.... these are all genuine locations where I have played ...]
COCKTAIL PIANIST...FOR...
Wedding Receptions, Drinks Parties, Dinners, Banquets, Cocktail Parties, Birthdays, Funerals/Wakes, Conferences/ Business/Corporate Functions, Tea Parties, Public Functions, Private Parties ....... or just for the pleasure of soirées musicales/thé dansant etc. !!!
Perfect, too, for your sitting-room or dining room or ballroom perhaps? Recently I have performed in a passageway and a summer-house/posh-garden-shed and in various Livery Halls in the City and among the beach-huts at Southwold and on a lake island!
I HAVE A HIGH-QUALITY DIGITAL PIANO WITH A REAL CONCERT GRAND TONE. EXCELLENT FOR INDOORS, HALL, MARQUEE,OPEN-AIR, ETC. POWERFUL OR quietFor more information, cost etc ...
please email & I will reply with an appropriate attachment
(It would be useful to know your venue/date/time ... so that I can check my availability):-
Email nickraison@hotmail.com or ring ...
or Google "nick raison" and follow various links.
RECOMMENDATIONS .... WHO I WORK WITH :-
http://www.thecrownatwoodbridge.co.uk
www.thorpeness.co.uk
http://www.wentworth-aldeburgh.com
www.butleypriory.co.uk
www.gelmhamhall.co.uk
www.sabrinadecarvalho.com
www.mrtimsaxophone
www.garretthouse.co.uk
www.efhl.co.uk/locations/suffolk-woodbridge
www.uffordpark.co.uk
www.hintleshamhall.co.uk
...AND MANY MORE LINKS BY GOOGLING "nick raison" (with the inverted commas) ....
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