Robert W. Oliver

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Robert W. Oliver

Keyboard Player in Cartersville, GA

Booking Info: Free Quote Travels 60 miles from Cartersville Fee: $200 and up Unions: AFM Languages: English Member Since 2010

Why hire Robert W. Oliver?

Robert W. Oliver is a jazz, new age, and rock keyboardist and composer living in Georgia. He is available as a substitute keyboard player and for weddings and other social events. Robert keeps an active performance schedule as a solo jazz pianist and as the keyboardist for Fineline, a classic rock band from Locust Grove, GA. He also teaches piano and accompanies a local middle school choir. Robert is a member of the American Society of Composers, Artists, and Producers (ASCAP).

Reviews (1)

Club/Nightclub Robert Oliver has a style and sound that we thoroughly enjoy whenever we get a chance to see him perform. He evokes the spirit of many of our favorite musicians, if you're not in the mood to tap your toes or get caught up in the moment and dance then you need to stay far away. There's a reason why his music is quite popular with the international online community, he's simply that good.

Review by: Kevin D.

Event Date: February 13th, 2010
Event: Club/Nightclub in Marietta, Georgia

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Overview

About

At the insistence of his parents, Robert began studying piano when he was eight. By the time he was sixteen he had acquired an electric piano, a synthesizer, a TEAC 4-track recorder, and a sound understanding of music theory. Robert spent his after school hours writing songs, experimenting with multitrack recording, and loving every minute of it.

Robert’s first album, Time, Space, and Gasoline, was released online in April, 2008, and was met with wide international acclaim, notably in Europe and Japan. The songs “Sao Paulo” and “Cold December Rain” quickly charted in the Smooth Jazz Top 10 category on Soundclick.com, with “Cold December Rain” claiming the number one spot for 3 weeks.

Songs of Innocence/Songs of Experience, a collection of instrumental works inspired by the verses of pre-Romantic English poet William Blake, is the scheduled follow-up to Time, Space, and Gasoline. It is due to be released online soon. Robert is currently at work on Beowulf, his latest concept album.

Robert currently plays in On the Cool Side, an Atlanta-based jazz quartet. He accompanied Patti Holiday at the W. C. Handy Jazz Festival in Florence, AL in the summer of 2009, where the duo opened for Eric Essix. Robert has also been very active in the music programs of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Florence, AL and St. Francis of Assisi in Cartersville.

Robert is also available for weddings, session work, and substitutions. For more information, please contact him.

In all of his spare time, Robert teaches English Literature to middle school students. He enjoys reading, listening to a wide variety of music, and collecting vintage musical instruments. His political slant is moderately extreme righto-leftism. Robert likes Monty Python, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Clint Eastwood westerns, Victorian literature, German chocolate cake, and dogs.

Robert is a member of ASCAP and AFM Local 148-462.

Influences

Steely Dan (Donald Fagan), Bill Evans, Miles Davis, Yes (Rick Wakeman), Elton John, ELP (Keith Emerson), J.S.Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Enya, The Carpenters (Richard Carpenter), the St. Louis Jesuits, Weather Report,and Herbie Hancock.

What to Expect

Typical Gig Duration: 60 - 240 minutes

Stage/Setup Requirements:
Covered stage if performance is outdoor

Set/Song/Sequence List:
Solo Jazz & Pop List (partial)

A Day In the Life of a Fool
Ain't Misbehavin'
Ain't No Sunshine
As Time Goes By
At Last
Autumn Leaves
Blue Bayou
Blue Skies
Bridge Over Troubled Water
California Dreamin’
Can't Help Falling in Love
Come Away With Me
Corcavado
Daniel
Dedicated To You
Desperado
Dust In the Wind
Dock of the Bay
Do It Again
Faithfully
Fields of Gold
Fly Me To The Moon
Georgia On My Mind
Girl From Ipanema
Hey Jude
Hotel California
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
I Can See Clearly Now
If You Could Read My Mind
I Will Remember You
Killing Me Softly
Lights
Love Will Keep Us Alive
Love For Sale
Misty
Moon River
Moonlight In Vermont
Moonlight Serenade
My Funny Valentine
My Girl
My Romance
(The) Nearness of You
Piano Man
Scarborough Fair
Smooth Operator
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Songbird
Stormy Weather
Summertime
Take It To the Limit
Use Me
What a Wonderful World
Wildfire
Yesterday
Your’re No Good
Your Song

Wedding music list includes most popular selections.

Classic Rock, Rock, Folk, and Pop lists include most hits from the 1950's through the 1980's

Available for Your

Band Member Wanted, Bar/Lounge, Christmas Party, Church Service, Club/Nightclub, Convention, Corporate Event, Cruise, Dinner Dance, Festival, Fundraiser, Funeral Service, Grand Opening, Hotel, Private Party, Quinceañera, Restaurant, Studio Session, Trade Show, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Reception, Workshop

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