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	JANE BLACKSTONE , pianobar entertainer From the moment Jane Blackstone stepped onto the streets of Union Square in New York City at age 18, her determination to live her life’s passion as a jazz vocal artist has never faded. She is a true musical spirit who can handle it all. As vocalist, pianist, composer and ducator, her pursuit of musical expression has taken her to four continents and through a diverse array of life-enriching experiences. Performing with the greats like Lee Konitz, Mark Egan, Victor Lewis, Sheila Jordan, George Mraz and Carla Bley, and with an international solo career that has taken her to Tokyo, Buenos Aires, Berlin, Amsterdam and most of the top New York clubs, Jane has finally released her first CD as a leader, the extraordinary natural habitat/NYC on her own Motief Records.
	IAN WEST, pianobar entertainer Ian West, born 15th January 1963 in Birmingham UK , began learning to play at age 7. By age 15 he was a regular player in Pubs and clubs whilst continuing to study. At 19yrs, Ian formed a Hammond organ and drums duo, backing cabaret singers and working UK holiday villages. At 21 yrs, he met a Piano Bar agent in London and began to travel overseas, and during his first year as a pianobar entertainer played such venues as Dukes Marbella, Maxims Amsterdam and Chez Alex Berlin. Ian has never stopped since, and has been invited back to every venue he has played.
	ALEXANDER BAKALOV piano entertainer Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, third generation of musicians. Alexander started at age 4playing the piano. He graduated with a Master's degree in Sofia University. Alexander started to work at 14 years old in local hotels and bars. In 1999 he started working in Switzerland in 5* hotels. In 2002 he received an invitation to participate in World Championship of Performing Arts in Los Angeles, USA, where he won 2 gold medals for his Piano and Vocal performance.
	KAREN BENJEY, piano entertainer Karen Benjey was born and raised near Detroit, MI, and was reared on the Black Pop and Motown Soul music of the 60's. Playing the piano and singing from the age of five, she also was active in her church choir and plays and musicals in school. From there she entered into a working marital relationship, fronting hotel lounge type combos. Of recent past you could find her singing and playing at some of the finest hotel lobby bars around the world [Japan, Scandinavia, Germany, Switzerland, Turkey].
	CHRIS TURNER , piano-entertainer Chris Turner has been fortunate enough to be able to combine his two passions -music and tennis- into one career. His ear for music and his eye for the ball were spotted at an early age and thankfully nurtured by loving parents and dedicated teachers. He is a music graduate, majoring in composition, arranging and performance (piano and saxophones) at University College, Salford, Manchester, and subsequently a professional musician and entertainer.
	MORGAN LILJESTAM , piano-bar entertainer Morgan started to play professional at the age of twenty, with different kind of bands, who had huge success in Scandinavia. He started working as a piano entertainer, and he works most at different hotels and piano bars in Europe. Morgan plays the music the people want to hear. The repertoire from the early 50’s to new hit songs from today. A lots of hits from the happy 50's 60's 70’s & 80’s, musicals, funk, rock, jazz standard etc.
	TOM STEPP, pianobar entertainer Tom Stepp was born in Huntington, West Virginia and began playing piano by ear almost before he could walk! Based music instruction at age six and formed his first band when he was 12. Tom first performed in a club in Michigan as part of a duo when he was fifteen. Tom went into the Navy when he was nineteen and performed with bands at night. When his enlistment was over Tom moved to Houston, Texas and began working as an electronics technician during the day, and looked for piano and recording gigs at night.
	ERIC FISCHER pianobar entertainer A classically trained pianist, Eric began his study of the piano at the age of seven, and he started composing original music while still in high school. He completed course work for a BA in business administration from the University of Florida, graduating with honors in 2002. When in college, he received formal vocal training, and he was influenced by a variety of musical styles including rock, r&b, jazz and new age. In February 2003, Eric got a job with Carnival Cruise Lines as a piano bar pianist/singer after building an extensive repertoire of cover songs from a variety of genres including rock, pop, country, r&b, and hip hop.
	JAMIE FLETCHER, pianobar entertainer Jamie hails from the great state of Wisconsin – home of cheese, snow, polka, and yes, da Pack! With a BA in International Political Economics and an MS in Broadcast Journalism, Jamie’s logical career endeavor was to travel the world playing piano! The opportunity to follow her dream arrived as an emergency opening for a keyboard player in a cruise ship show-band two weeks after finishing her Masters. Predominantly self-taught, Jamie was thrilled to be thrown headfirst into her soul calling and through hard work and determination she is living and loving her dream of playing music professionally.
	KASAI JONFIN, pianobar entertainer Naturally gifted with more than his fair share of musical ability, Kasai has patiently honed his vocal, compositional and musical directing skills from garage bands to cruise lines to Broadway productions. He is now ready to speak with a voice that is unmistakably his own. A voice that makes original vocal and instrumental compositions with sultry interpretations of classics by Stevie Wonder, Michael Franks and George Benson. Without question, his star is already on the horizon
	BOBBY HAMILTON, pianobar entertainer Ms"His strong voice and tasteful piano accompaniment has thrilled, delighted and soothed travelers the world over." Bobby Hamilton is a pianist/vocalist, entertainer and educator. His music is influenced by: Barry Harris, Roland Kirk, Jaki Byard, Junior Mance, Thelonius Monk, to name a few. Bobby's extensive vocal repertoire includes the music of Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, and Frank Sinatra. He is also quite at home in the blues and r&b idioms and with the music of pop artists like Lou Rawls, Billy Joel and Elton John.
	FLAVI, piano entertainer - one man band Flavi started to play piano at home at an early age and later studied piano at music school. He played in many bands, initially as a teenager and performed locally with his friends in a cover band. Later, Flavi performed in one of Romania's most famous heavy metal bands. He is fluent in English, can speak Norwegian and is able to sing in Spanish, Italian and Swedish. Flavi's music is very diverse, he plays piano and keyboards as well.
	BOB BRADY, pianobar entertainer Having worked across the world as a pianist, keyboardist and singer with many rock and pop bands Robert Brady is a versatile performer and a true ìproî of the piano world. He has worked in clubs and piano bars across Europe and has the experience to adapt to all situations from concerts and dance parties to sing alongs or lounge music with his vast and diverse repertoire ranging from The Beatles, Elton John and Billy Joel through contemporary pop such as Robbie Williams to Country and Jazz standards.
	PAOLO CARCANO, pianobar entertainer Paolo has 25 years experience as a professional piano/vocal entertainer. He used to perform in all kinds of piano bars all over the world in countries such as: Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Caribbean Islands, Maldives, USA, and Italy. Most of the places where Paolo worked were four and five star hotels, resorts, piano bars, or cruise ships, especially in Italy, Switzerland, Norway, Hong Kong, USA, and the Maldives.

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