Piano Players

Gain rare insight into the musical thinking of one of the most influential popular songwriters and arrangers in America. Donald Fagen analyses three Steely Dan hits ("Chain Lightning," "Peg," "Josie") and two solo works from his Grammy-nominated album Kamakiriad ("On The Dunes," "Teahouse On The Tracks"). These songs use familiar blues and R&B structures, and Donald explains how, by altering the bass line and chordal qualities, he transformed them into sophisticated jazz-rock compositi

Dynamic piano player for hire with 25+ years of performance experience providing live piano music at any occasion. Whether a wedding, corporate event, birthdays, theme or cocktail parties, you can have the most memorable time ever. From soft background music to high-energy rock and roll, dueling pianobar style, you can have it at your next party.

Imagine two grand pianos, two uprights and two keyboards on stage, with two pianists at each, playing simultaneously. You are playing the works of Beethoven, Brahms, Weber, Schubert and Rachmaninoff, side-by-side with your professor. Now imagine the sound of applause as it explodes from an appreciative audience in UM’s Moorer Auditorium.

The Piano Ensemble was founded in 2000 by Fred Oldenburg and Jeroen van Veen, in order to present the piano music they play in various international ensembles. Multiple piano playing is one of their missions; from one up to 6 pianos. Premieres were given in Canada, the United States, Russia and the Netherlands, of works by Dutch composers like Simeon ten Holt and Chiel Meijering and of British composers like Gabriel Jackson and Tim Seddon.