Kayvon Nabijou

Solo Pianist

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Kayvon Nabijou is an experienced pianist with over 20 years of classical and jazz training. He has nearly a decade of experience playing as a regular cocktail pianist in the London circuit, as well as a variety of events including weddings, corporate functions, après ski venues, hotel lounges and private parties. He honed his skills primarily as the resident pianist at the Bristol Hippodrome and has gone on to perform international tours both solo and with his band, Hot Piece Of Brass. Combining a mix of genres in his performances, such as swing, funk, bebop, bossa and ballads, Kayvon is versatile and adept at responding sensitively to the ambience of the space he is in, perfectly matching the desired mood of any setting or event.

Kayvon Nabijou est un pianiste chevronné avec plus de 20 ans de formation en musique classique et jazz. Il a près de dix ans d’expérience en tant que pianiste de cocktail régulier sur le circuit londonien, ainsi que dans divers événements tels que les mariages, les fonctions d’entreprise, les lieux après-ski, les salons d’hôtels et les fêtes privées. Il a perfectionné ses compétences principalement en tant que pianiste résident au Bristol Hippodrome et a ensuite effectué des tournées internationales, en solo et avec son groupe, Hot Piece Of Brass. Mélangeant divers genres dans ses performances, comme le swing, le funk, le bebop, la bossa et les ballades, Kayvon est polyvalent et sait s’adapter avec sensibilité à l’ambiance de votre événement, s’accordant parfaitement à l’atmosphère désirée de chaque prestation.

Example setlist:

Jazz/Blues

Clifford Brown: Lullaby Of Birdland

Ray Charles: Georgia On My Mind

Nat King Cole: Autumn Leaves

Kenny Dorham: Blue Bossa

Bill Evans: Waltz For Debby

Dexter Gordon: Darn That Dream

Jerome Kern: All The Things You Are

Branford Marsalis: Mo’ Better Blues

Ray Noble: Cherokee

Nina Simone: Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out

Frank Sinatra: Fly Me To The Moon

T-Bone Walker: Call It Stormy Monday

Victor Young: Stella By Starlight

Lounge

Burt Bacharach: Walk On By

Luiz Bonfá: Black Orpheus

Dave Brubeck: Take Five

Antônio Carlos Jobim: Wave

Erroll Garner: Misty

Astrud Gilberto: Summer Samba

Norah Jones: Don’t Know Why

Gene Wilder: Pure Imagination

Bobby Hebb: Sunny

Stevie Wonder: Isn’t She Lovely

Classical

JS Bach: Air on a G String

JS Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 (Prelude)

JS Bach: Prelude No. 1

Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 5

Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne in Eb (Op. 9 No. 2)

Claude Debussy: Clair de Lune

Edvard Grieg: Morning (from ‘Peer Gynt’)

Ennio Morricone: Gabriel’s Oboe

WA Mozart: Sonata No. 12

Johann Pachabel: Pachabel’s Canon

Maurice Ravel: Bolero

Camille Saint-Saëns: The Swan (from ‘Carnival of the Animals)

Erik Satie: Gymnopedie 1

Franz Schubert: Ave Maria

Modern/Pop

Adele: Rolling In The Deep

Corinne Bailey Rae: Put Your Records On

Daniel Caesar: Best Part

Duffy: Warwick Avenue

Jack Johnson: Banana Pancakes

Alicia Keys: If I Ain’t Got You

The Kooks: She Moves In Her Own Way

Dua Lipa: Don’t Start Now

Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger

Gregory Porter: Hey Laura

Harry Styles: Watermelon Sugar

Amy Winehouse: Stronger Than Me