John the Piano Man
- Garfield, AR
- Pianist
John F. said “I have had the pleasure of working with John and I highly recommend him for events and parties. He is great with the kids and his magic keeps them entertained.”
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Chris is a pianist and organist who has worked as a professional musician for more than 25 years. Comfortable in all styles, able to play solo events, solo with vocals and ensembles. Performed hundreds of weddings and concerts.
Chris' wife Rebecca is an outstanding vocalist, and has performed with major orchestras internationally. Vocals for your event will make the evening outstanding.
Amelia Ivory and Chris Winston have teamed up to form a Cello/Piano Duo, listen to the recording.
Chris' music can be heard on: Magnum PI, Theme Song for Barnwood Builders, Madam Secretary, Discovery Networks, FOX Sports, Velocity Network, E! Entertainment, NBC Nightline, Real Housewives, TLC, ctc.
Wow! Chris was fantastic. He made sure to communicate often prior to the event, he asked for special requests (we had a Start Wars theme and he made sure there were plenty of John Williams pieces to play), and on top of that, he is a super nice guy. He arrived early and all in all made our event super special. 100%—you’ll be thrilled booking Mr Winston.
Chris is very professional and engaging performer. He arrived early and had everything set up and ready to go. He reads the crowd well and I had many guests tell me how much fun he was to listen to. He is a great singer and piano player. There was not one song requested that he could not play and/or sing. I HIGHLY recommend Chris and would not hesitate to hire him again.
Chris and his wife were awesome, very responsive and accommodating to what we asked for and did a great job!
Chris is the best musician we could've ever had play at our wedding. He is very adaptive to any changes and listens to his clients for their requests. He even sang for us, and he has such an amazing voice! He showed up early and was able to bring his own equipment to play in our backyard wedding. I joke that Chris was more prepared than any of us since he let us use a microphone with a stand that he had on hand. I know he plays large events, but I know I will always look back on having Chris play at our intimate wedding. A man of many talents, Chris is a professional and I would recommend him 100% for any event to hear him play.
It was easy to plan with Chris, he was accommodating on changing lengths of the songs to fit the service time. Would work with him again.
Chris was on time and dressed appropriately. He set up his gear and worked with the elements provided. Played to the strength of the party with his music and took requests. Worked the full sets and actually probably played a tiny bit longer than hired for - which was great. We would have had him longer if he wanted too. Very good customer service and a talented pro.
He played for our event and did an amazing job. I would highly recommend.
Price Range: $200 and up
Gig Length: 60 - 240 minutes
I have the professional polish that comes with many years of working. I have a large repertoire of music that guests can request and most importunately, I love it when people are having fun.
I regularly perform in front of hundreds of people so I will deliver a confident performance.
Chris is a graduate of the University of North Texas with a degree in piano. After school he began his Masters program in Jazz but left to arrange and perform professionally. He then took the position as a Director of Music for a large Dallas area church and served there for almost 20 years before moving to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma to serve as Director of Music and Organist.
Chris has a beautiful wife of 25 years (who is an amazing singer and is in demand professionally) and two wonderful children. If you are interested in hiring Rebecca as well for event vocals, let me know!
Chris has a studio at home where he regularly composes music for Film and TV.
Please specify if a piano is provided or not. If not, I can provide a piano as well as sound reinforcement. If you need a mike to announce or talk to the guests, let me know, I'll be happy to provide one. If you want me to provide vocals, I'm happy to do that as well.
June 11, 2022 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Dinner Party |
December 10, 2021 • 6:00pm - 7:00pm | Christmas Party |
December 04, 2021 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Christmas Party |
November 13, 2021 • 1:30pm - 3:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
November 01, 2020 • 4:30pm - 5:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
May 21, 2020 • 6:30pm - 10:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
December 06, 2019–December 07, 2019 • 9:00pm - 12:00am | Birthday Party |
May 04, 2019 • 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Dinner Party |
John F. said “I have had the pleasure of working with John and I highly recommend him for events and parties. He is great with the kids and his magic keeps them entertained.”
Stacy S. said “Felix & Fingers DELIVERED! We hosted a school fundraiser event and had some boundaries regarding song lyrics, etc. Both of our performers respected…”
Sandra B. said “Tim was great, from beginning until the end! He is very responsive, arrived early to set up his equipment, and the music was fantastic!!”
Billy S. said “This young man worked greatness during our event! Words can’t explain how grateful I am to find this young man on GigSalad. THE AUDIENCE CAME TO LIFE!!”