I'm a graduate of Berklee College of Music where I studied jazz piano and voice, which gave me an extremely well-rounded musical background and the ability to play music perfect for any situation. I play sensitively and tastefully, so my speciality is classy atmospheres and upscale events.
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Nora W.
December 1, 2023I hired grant to play for my wedding reception. He showed up on time, dressed professionally, played beautifully, and was an absolute joy to interact with. Thank you, Grant!
Hired as: Jazz Pianist
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Grant Heineman is a multifaceted emerging musician and recent graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA with a double major in Contemporary Writing & Production and Performance. An accomplished jazz pianist and vocalist, the Cleveland native melds a choral and classical piano upbringing with a deep understanding of contemporary jazz harmony and rhythms to assert himself as a 21st century musician capable of excelling in any given situation.
While at Berklee, he created and directed The Bean Tones (award winning barbershop/vocal jazz quartet), co-directed and arranged for Point of Departure (DownBeat award winning vocal jazz group), played keys and sang with indie rock band Champagne Charlie & the Wah Wahs, composed and played piano for contemporary jazz sextet tanline! as well as arranged for orchestras, big bands, string quartets, and more.
In 2020 he won a Downbeat Magazine student music award for his vocal jazz arrangement of “I Can’t Help It” by Stevie Wonder. In 2023, he was on faculty at the Tri-C Jazzfest Academy, a prestigious college jazz prep program comprised of Northeast Ohio’s most ambitious and gifted high school jazz musicians, led by trumpeter Dominick Farinacci. Grant aims to inject his buoyant personality and tasteful sensibilities into every project he undertakes, and looks forward to a lifetime of creating harmony with friends.
Jazz Pianist
