Performing as a Pianist in London and UK
Hi, my name is Eugene Portman and I work mostly as a pianist in London and surrounding areas, but I do cover the rest of the UK. I started playing the piano when I was seven in Yorkshire and from then on all I wanted was to play more and more. At first, I went down the classical route, but I always had a keen interest in jazz. I became a professional pianist when I moved to the South East and I managed to make jazz the mainstay of my income. I have always enjoy playing the piano in London and I thrive in the hustle and bustle of the big city.
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Where I Perform
Most of my work as a pianist is in London and the South East. In fact, I cover London, Essex, Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hertfordshire, Hampshire, Berkshire and the entire UK.
I travel all over the UK. Here are just some of the venues I’ve performed in:

- London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE
- Essex County Hotel, Aviation Way, Southend, Essex SS2 6UN
- Lainston House Hotel, Sparsholt, Winchester, Hampshire SO21 2LT
- Buxted Park Country House Hotel, Buxted, Uckfield, East Sussex TN22 4AY
- Prested Hall, Prested Hall Chase, Feering, Colchester, Essex CO5 9EE
- Kent National Golf and Country Club, Watermans Lane, Brenchley, Kent TN12 6ND
- Dulwich College, Dulwich Common, London SE21 7LD
- Horsley Towers, Ockham Road South, East Horsley, Guildford, Surrey KT24 6DU
- East Court Mansion, East Court, College Lane, East Grinstead, West Sussex. RH19 3LT
- Moor Park Golf Club, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire WD3 1QN
- Blake Hall Ongar, Essex. CM5 0DG
- Trafalgar Tavern, Park Row, Greenwich, London, SE10 9NW
Performing at Weddings and Events
I am often booked as a wedding pianist, especially in London and the surrounding areas. However, I also entertain at many other types of events such as private parties, art exhibitions, and corporate events. ,
I love playing jazz foremost, but I can also play in many other styles. In fact, I can even provide classical piano music for wedding and civil partnership ceremonies. Please see the wedding page for more information.
The Music
I used to perform a lot in London as a cocktail pianist in some of the city’s big hotels. Because of this, my jazz piano style can sometimes lie on the verge of being cocktail piano. What is or sure is that I am no modernist. My main influences have been pianists such as Oscar Peterson and Erroll Garner. I play music by Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Burt Bacharach, and all the other writers of great songs. People hire me for cocktail parties, and the music I play seems ideal for that sort of thing. But, if you do need something a little more exciting – I can usually accommodate.
I am definitely influenced by the music of the jazz era, but I can play piano music from many other genres. these other genres include: Latin, classical, rock, pop and ragtime. Please see Pop and Rock, Classical Pieces, and Other Songs.
Performing as a Sing-along Pianist in and around London
A recent trend has led to quite a lot of bookings coming in for me as a sing-along pianist in London and surrounding areas. This has really quickly taken off and has become something that I really enjoy. The Cockney sing-along trends started in London, but it soon spread to Essex, Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, and now it is spreading further afield. When I play the piano for these events I provide all the song sheets and I dress like an old fashioned Cockney pianist. This type of thing has become sought after for all kinds of events, even very formal ones. Please see my Singalong Page for more information. Alternatively, visit my singalong website.
Please note that I am always willing to learn any requests that you may have.
If you would like to hear me play; you will find free MP3s of me HERE and you can also see my Youtube Videos Here.
The Jazz Band
If you are looking for something different from the usual function band or DJ, then I may have the answer. A band playing tasteful jazz might add something special to your event. My jazz band has performed in London’s most prestigious venues and is in demand for all types of events. We can also provide an hour’s recorded dance music at the end of the evening.
The Jazz Singers
I also work as a pianist with four superb jazz singers. Steve Conway (from Hampshire) and David Edwards (from Sussex) if you are looking for male singers. If you are looking for female singers I have Ali Wheeler (from Kent) and Louise Stuckey (from Cambridgeshire). These singers can be hired for any wedding or party in the UK.
How Much?
Prices are from £250 (for me as a solo pianist) depending on distance from venue and other requirements. You can get a quote by either filling in the Quote Form, Email, or telephone 07391 472474.
No Piano? No Problem
Very few venues in London and the South East have pianos and when I’m booked as a pianist in the area I have to use a digital piano. In fact, I have four digital pianos that I use. Moreover, I can bring on of these with me on the day and set it up anywhere you like. The sound of these instruments is exceptional and far better than the sound you would get from most real pianos. I recorded all the music on this site with a similar piano to the one I’d bring. Please note that I don’t charge any extra for the use of a digital piano.
If you are looking for something more like a baby grand piano and less like a keyboard then see below.
Baby Grand Piano Shell Available

A baby grand piano shell is available for a small fee. This suits those occasions where a normal digital piano wouldn’t look right. It only costs an extra £80 on top of my playing fee to hire this. That is a small fraction of what it would be to hire a grand piano from a supplier. Please visit the Grand Piano Shell Page for more information.
- Contact
- My Favourite Cocktail Recipes
- My First Gig
- Quote Form
- Pianist, London, Essex, Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, and UK.
- Repertoire
- Event Types
- Jazz pianist available for any James Bond theme evening in Essex, Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshre and any other area of the UK.
- Pianist for any corporate event in Essex, Kent, Surrey, Sussex and other areas of the UK
- ♥ Wedding pianist available in Essex, Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, London and other areas of the UK
- Grand Piano Shell
- F.A.Q
- Youtube Videos
- Recommended Venues
- Just for Fun
- Links
- Jazz Pianist – Hastings. Also available in other areas of Sussex and UK
- Jazz Pianist – Tunbridge Wells. Also available in other areas of Kent and UK
- Jazz Pianist Brighton | Pianist Sussex | Available for any party, wedding or event
- Jazz Pianist Cambridgeshire | Wedding or event in Cambridge, Wisbech, Ely, March, Whittlesey, Chatteris and Linton
- Jazz Pianist Eastbourne | Pianist Sussex|Available for any party, wedding or event
- Jazz Pianist Guildford. Also available in other areas of Surrey and UK
- Jazz Pianist Huntingdonshire. Wedding or event in Huntingdon, St. Ives, St. Neots, Ramsey or Yaxley
- Jazz Pianist Suffolk, Ipswich, Bury St. Edmunds, Lowestoft, Felixstowe or Sudbury
- Pianist Northumberland – Pianist Newcastle upon Tyne. Pianist for any party, wedding, or event in Berwick upon Tweed, Morpeth, Hexham or Alnwick.
- Pianist Cheshire | Pianist Chester | Pianist Stockport Pianist for any party, wedding or event in Birkenhead, Runcorn, Macclesfield & Crewe
- Pianist Cornwall | Jazz Band – Wedding or event in Newquay, St Austell or Penzance
- Pianist Cumbria | Jazz Band. Wedding or event in Carlisle, Whitehaven, Workington, Penrith, Keswick or Brampton
- Pianist Derbyshire | Jazz Band. Wedding or event in Derby, Chesterfield, Ilkeston, Swadlincote, Buxton, Matlock or Ashbourne
- Pianist Dorking. Also available in other areas of Surrey and UK
- Pianist Durham | Jazz Band. Wedding or event in Sunderland, Stockton on Tees, Darlington, Hartlepool, Gateshead, or Washington.
- Pianist Gloucestershire | Jazz Band. Wedding or event in Gloucester, Bristol, Cheltenham, Stroud, Cirencester, or Tewkesbury.
- Pianist Herefordshire | Jazz Band. Wedding or event in Hereford, Leominster, Ledbury or Bromyard.
- Pianist Huntingdonshire | Jazz Band. Wedding or event in Huntingdon, St. Ives, St. Neots, Ramsey or Yaxley
- Pianist Kent | Jazz Band. Wedding or event in Maidstone, Canterbury, Bromley, Rochester, Margate, Folkestone, Dover, or Greenwich.
- Pianist Lancashire | Jazz Band. Wedding or event in Lancaster, Liverpool, Preston, Bolton, or Warrington.
- Pianist Leatherhead. Also available in other areas of Surrey and UK
- Pianist Leeds | Jazz Band. Wedding or event in Leeds and Yorkshire.
- Pianist Leicestershire, | Jazz Band. Wedding or event in Leicester, Loughborough, Hinckley, Melton Mowbray, Coalville, or Lutterworth.
- Pianist Lincolnshire | Jazz Band. Wedding or event in Lincoln, Grimsby, Scunthorpe, Boston, Grantham, Stamford, Skegness or Louth.
- Pianist Liverpool | Jazz Band. Wedding or event in Mereyside.
- Pianist Maidstone. Also available in other areas of Kent and UK
- Pianist Manchester | Jazz Band. Wedding or event in Manchester.
- Pianist Norfolk | Jazz Band. Wedding or event in Norwich, Great Yarmouth, King’s Lynn, and Cromer.
- Pianist Norfolk. Wedding or event in Norwich, Great Yarmouth, King’s Lynn or Cromer
- Pianist Northamptonshire – Pianist Northampton. Pianist for any party, wedding or event in Peterborough, Corby, Kettering & Wellingborough
- Pianist Northamptonshire | Jazz Band. Wedding or event in Northampton, Peterborough, Corby, Kettering, or Wellingborough.
- Pianist Nottinghamshire | Jazz Band. Wedding or event in Nottingham, Mansfield, Worksop, Newark, Retford, or Southwell.
- Pianist Oxfordshire | Jazz Band. Wedding or event in Oxford, Banbury, Witney, Bicester, Henley on Thames, Carterton or Thame.
- Pianist Oxfordshire | Pianist for any party or event in Oxford, Banbury, Witney, Bicester, Henley on Thames, Carterton and Thame
- Pianist Reigate. Also available in other areas of Surrey and UK
- Pianist Shropshire | Jazz Band. Wedding or event in Shrewsbury, Telford, Oswestry, Bridgnorth, Newport or Ludlow.
- Pianist Somerset | Jazz Band. Wedding or event in Bath, Weston-Super-Mare, Taunton, Frome or Yeovil.
- Pianist Staffordshire | Jazz Band. Wedding or event in Stafford, Stoke on Trent, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Cannock or Lichfield.
- Pianist Suffolk | Jazz Band. Wedding or event in Ipswich, Bury St. Edmunds, Lowestoft, Felixstowe, or Sudbury.
- Pianist Warwickshire | Jazz Band. Wedding or event in Warwick, Nuneaton, Rugby, Solihull, or Stratford upon Avon.
- Pianist West Midlands | Jazz Band. Wedding or event in Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Edgbaston, or Stourbridge.
- Pianist West Sussex | Jazz Band. Wedding or event in Brighton, Eastbourne, Hastings, Chichester, Worthing, Crawley, Bognor Regis or Horsham.
- Pianist Wiltshire | Jazz Band. Wedding or event in Salisbury, Swindon, Marlborough, Trowbridge, Chippenham, Devizes or Warminster.
- Pianist Worcestershire | Jazz Band. Wedding or event in Worcester, Dudley, Kidderminster, Stourbridge, Halesowen, Malvern, or Evesham
- Wedding Pianist South Wales|Jazz Pianist Cardiff Jazz Band South Wales
- Jazz Pianist Bournemouth, Dorset and UK.
- Jazz Pianist Surrey – Wedding pianist Available as a pianist in Guildford and Woking
- Pianist Buckinghamshire | Pianist Milton Keynes. Pianist for any party, wedding or event in Aylesbury, Slough, Buckingham & High Wycombe
- Pianist Hampshire – Pianist Bournemouth – Pianist Southampton. Pianist for any party, wedding or event in Portsmouth, Winchester, Basingstoke, and Newport
- Pianist Hertfordshire, Hemel Hempstead, Watford, St. Albans, Stevenage or Hatfield
- Pianist Berkshire | Jazz Band Berkshire. I can also be hired as a jazz pianist in Reading, Bracknell, Maidenhead, Newbury, Windsor or Wokingham.
- Pianist Birmingham
- Pianist Birmingham | Wedding Jazz Band
- Pianist Buckinghamshire – Wedding Jazz Band Also Milton Keynes, Aylesbury, Slough, Buckingham, and High Wycombe
- Pianist Cambridgeshire | Wedding Jazz Band Cambridge. Also, Wisbech and Ely
- Pianist Cheshire|Wedding Jazz Band. Also covering Chester, Stockport, Birkenhead, Runcorn, Macclesfield and Crewe
- Pianist Devon | Jazz Band Devon. I can also be hired as a jazz pianist in Devon, Torquay, Exeter, Plymouth, and other areas.
- Pianist Dorset – Jazz Band Dorset, Dorchester, Poole, Weymouth, Sherborne, Wimborne Minster, or Shaftesbury
- Pianist West Midlands – including Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, and Wolverhampton
- Pianist Yorkshire | Wedding Jazz Band. I can be hired as a pianist in Harrogate, York, Whitby, Bridlington, Middlesbrough and Scarborough
- Wedding Pianist Bournemouth – Jazz Band Poole
- Wedding Pianist Bristol | Jazz Band Avon
- Wedding Pianist Essex | Jazz Band Essex – I can also be hired as a jazz pianist in Chelmsford, Basildon, Romford, Southend, Colchester, Harlow, Brentwood, West Ham and other areas.
- Wedding Pianist Hertfordshire – Jazz Band. Also covering Hertford, Watford, St. Albans, Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, and Hatfield
- Wedding Pianist Surrey – Jazz Band Surrey. I Can also be hired as a jazz pianist in Guildford, Croydon, Woking, Sutton or Kingston on Thames
- Wedding Pianist Yorkshire – Jazz Band. Pianist in South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire. Also covering Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Hull, Wakefield, and Halifax.
- Wedding Pianist Bedfordshire | Jazz Band Bedfordshire. I’m available as a pianist in Bedford, Luton, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Biggleswade, or Sandy.
- Wedding Pianist Hampshire. Jazz Band Hampshire, Bournemouth, Southampton, Portsmouth, Winchester, Basingstoke or Newport
- ♫ Pianist Canterbury | Pianist Kent | Available for for any wedding or event.
- ♫ Pianist Kent. Maidstone, Canterbury, Bromley, Rochester, Margate, Folkestone, Dover and Greenwich
- ♫ Pianist London. Any Party, Wedding, or Event.
- ♫ Pianist Sheffield | Jazz Band Yorkshire | Available for for any wedding or event.
- Jazz Band Available in Essex, Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, London and UK
- Pianist Ashford | Pianist Kent | Available for for any wedding or event.
- Pianist Bedfordshire | Pianist Luton | Available for for any wedding or event in Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Biggleswade or Sandy
- Pianist Berkshire | Pianist Reading | Available for for any wedding or event in Bracknell, Maidenhead, Newbury, Windsor, Wokingham
- ♫ Jazz Pianist Sussex – Wedding pianist. Available as a pianist in Brighton, Eastbourne, and Hastings
- ♫ Pianist Cornwall – Piano music for any party, wedding or event in Redruth, Saint Austell or Newquay
- ♫ Pianist Devon – Piano music for any party, wedding or event in Exeter, Plymouth, Exmouth, Torquay or Barnstaple.
- ♫ Pianist Dorset – Piano music for any party, wedding or event in Bournemouth, Poole, Weymouth, Ferndown or Dorchester
- ♫ Pianist Essex. Also Chelmsford, Southend, Basildon, Romford, Colchester, Harlow, Brentwood or West Ham
- ♫ Pianist Gloucestershire. Piano music for any party, wedding, or event in Gloucester, Cotswolds, Cheltenham, Cirencester, or Stroud.
- ♫ Pianist Lancashire – Piano music for any party, wedding or event in Blackpool, Blackburn, Lancaster or Burnley.
- ♫ Pianist Shropshire. Piano music for any party, wedding or event in Shrewsbury, Telford, Oswestry, Bridgnorth, Newport, or Ludlow
- ♫ Pianist Somerset. Piano music for any party, wedding or event in Bath, Weston-Super-Mare, Taunton, Frome or Yeovil
- ♫ Pianist South Wales, Cardiff, and Swansea
- ♫ Pianist Staffordshire. Piano music for any party, wedding, or event in Stoke-on-Trent, Tamworth, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Burton-upon-Trent, Stafford, or Lichfield.
- ♫ Pianist Worcestershire – Piano music for any party, wedding or event in Worcester, Dudley, Kidderminster, Stourbridge, Halesowen, Malvern, or Evesham
- Pianist Wiltshire. Piano music for any party, wedding or event in Salisbury, Devizes, Chippenham, or Marlborough