Dave Coldren - Piano and Vocals
- San Jose, CA
- Pianist
- 1 Verified Booking
James D. said “He did every song request and had the crowd singing along and dancing all night! Definitely would recommend.”
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Sounds By Tony is a San Jose based company that can provide a wide variety of music services for your event. Tony Marriott is the owner of Sounds By Tony and is a seasoned, in-demand pianist/keyboardist. He currently plays with groups at venues like Cache Creek Casino, Top of the Mark in San Francisco, etc. He has been playing piano for over thirty years and is as comfortable playing jazz and R&B as he is with playing show tunes, pop, and classical. Some of the entertainment services we offer are solo piano or soloist accompaniment for your wedding, background piano for banquets, receptions, etc. We have a large repertoire of music to choose from to meet your needs.
Tony gave an incredible performance and experience to everyone at my holiday party. We had so much fun singing and dancing along to Tony’s wonderful playing, and Tony helped to lead us in some carols. Tony is a top notch pianist with amazing skills. Watching him play is an absolute delight. He was able to accommodate some interesting requests as well. All of my guests loved him and asked where I found him. I hope to hire him again for next year, and any other events that I may have. Thank you, Tony, we can’t wait to have you play again!
Sounds by Tony was amazing. I am so happy I booked him. The service he provided was over the top. Very professional, overwhelming support, and very easy-going. I will definitely book him again.
Tony was a fabulous addition to our Christmas party. He is a wonderful musician and a great person.
We hired Tony as our event musician for a home gathering small party 25 to 30 people. He was timely, quiet, focused, and excellent and his musicianship. Use him, you regret it.
Tony performed flawlessly at my cocktail party. His selection of pieces was spot-on for the event and everyone was so delighted to have live music.
He showed up on time and was a complete professional in every way. I'm looking forward to hiring him again.
I could not be happier!
Tony’s music set such an enjoyable tone for a very special birthday party! He played flawlessly and beautifully all evening and accompanied us in singing a special song to our birthday honoree.
Tony was responsive, on time and well prepared so that we could just focus on the event and our guests. We give him the highest recommendation!
His wonderful talent and service blessed our event!
Tony played piano for my Friendsgiving get-together. He was awesome. We had about 20 guests. Every single guest commented on how good Tony was. About 16 of my guests asked for Tony's contact info!
He played Jazz, Christmas, Pop, Latin.... I gave him a music sheet of one of my favorite songs, and he just killed it. In real-time, right there.
I am looking forward to future events with Tony at the piano.
Perfect background music for our family’s event. Many compliments by the guests!
Tony is excellent, and was very conscious of the type and the volume of music. We would love to have him back again. Thanks!!
Great music great party 🎊
3rd year in a row. Tony's great! You won't be disappointed
Tony was early, professional, and was an excellent piano player. Everyone at our holiday party had a better time because of him! He played festive music and make the energy of the room sparkle. Would definitely hire Tony agaiN!
Very nice selection and piano playing
Tony was a perfect fit for our event. It was such a wonderful day listening to him play the piano. Thank you so much! We will definitely have you come back again.
It was a pleasure to have Tony play at our event. Everyone very much enjoyed his music and had a wonderful time.
Thank you.
This is the third year in a row we've had Tony play at our Christmas party, and he never disappoints.
Tony showed up on time, was professional and is a very good piano player.
In the laundry list of wedding planning tasks, a pianist for the ceremony usually falls to the bottom and becomes a last minute stressor. Tony saved the day and exceeded all expectations. We asked for contemporary milling music as guests arrived and specific songs during the precessional and recessional, and Tony nailed it! If you decide to use Tony (and you should) reach out to him earlier than we did, his calm demeanor will definitely help take the edge off planning for your big day. -THANKS TONY! Jeff & Carol
Tony was fantastic! The music was beautiful, he was such a nice person, and he made sure I had everything I needed for the event.
Also great communication!
Tony accompanied vocalists and played original songs August 25, 2018 at the Sunnyvale for the performance of the musical stage play California. He is a talented professional pianist. He arrived to rehearsals and the performance on time. His work with three different vocalists with very different singing styles, brought out the best in each of their performances. The audience raved about the performance including the way Tony played the music.
Tony arrived at recording session prompt and prepared. He played wonderfully.
Can't go wrong with Tony
We hired Tony for our 30th year anniversary dinner for our organization, everyone had nothing but great things to say about him. The music was easy going and flowed very nicely throughout the entire evening!
Tony was the "hit of our party". He was well prepared, negotiated a price we could afford, was on time, and most importantly played very well. We gave him the table of contents of our family song book in advance and he obtained music for all the songs he did not know. So when he arrived at our Derby party, he was ready to go! We heartedly recommend him and will definitely call upon him for our next event.
Tony was GREAT! remarkable piano player. Provided the perfect blend of music for our Company Christmas Party. Highly recommend.
Very happy that Tony shared his musical talent with us to help make our celebration a special one.
His piano talent is excellent. Had lots of positive feedback from guests as well.
He is a professional - easy to work with and communicated well.
I only wish that I had been able to hear him play longer.
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Sounds By Tony is a San Jose based company that can provide a wide variety of music services for your event. Tony Marriott is the owner of Sounds By Tony and is a seasoned, in-demand pianist/keyboardist. He currently plays with groups at venues like Cache Creek Casino, Top of the Mark in San Francisco, etc. He has been playing piano for over thirty years and is as comfortable playing jazz and R&B as he is with playing show tunes, pop, and classical. Some of the entertainment services we offer are solo piano or soloist accompaniment for your wedding, background piano for banquets, receptions, etc. We have a large repertoire of music to choose from to meet your needs. Tony also has excellent sight reading skills or can learn pieces by ear. So if you have special needs in terms of music selection it is not a problem given enough notice. If you require a soloist, or small combos such as a jazz trio or duo of flute and piano that is also not a problem. We have a small network of professional musicians that we work with that we can utilize to customize our service to meet your needs. If there is not a grand piano at the location that is not a problem. Sounds By Tony has top of the line electronic keyboards to provide the grand piano sound to your event. Also, we can provide complete sound for your event if needed. We are a full service music entertainment & sound company.
December 16, 2023 • 6:00pm - 7:30pm | Christmas Party |
November 10, 2023 • 4:00pm - 6:00pm | Anniversary Party |
November 03, 2023 • 6:00pm - 8:30pm | Dinner Party |
October 27, 2023 • 6:00pm - 9:30pm | Cocktail Party |
October 20, 2023 • 6:00pm - 8:30pm | Dinner Party |
April 21, 2023 • 10:30am - 11:30am | Wedding Reception |
February 04, 2023 • 2:30pm - 4:30pm | Funeral/Memorial Service |
December 23, 2022 • 6:00pm - 10:00pm | Christmas Party |
August 06, 2022 • 5:00pm - 7:00pm | Wedding Reception |
April 24, 2022 • 4:00pm - 5:30pm | Cocktail Party |
January 29, 2022 • 6:30pm - 7:30pm | Cocktail Party |
December 05, 2021 • 4:00pm - 6:30pm | Birthday Party |
November 20, 2021 • 3:00pm - 7:00pm | Christmas Party |
August 07, 2021 • 4:30pm - 6:30pm | Funeral/Memorial Service |
January 31, 2020 • 6:30pm - 9:30pm | Birthday Party |
December 20, 2019 • 6:00pm - 8:30pm | Christmas Party |
December 07, 2019 • 8:00pm - 10:00pm | Christmas Party |
December 07, 2019 • 2:30pm - 4:30pm | Birthday Party |
November 10, 2019 • 4:00pm - 5:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
March 12, 2019 • 3:00pm - 4:00pm | Concert |
February 09, 2019 • 12:00pm - 4:00pm | Corporate Event |
January 10, 2019 • 1:30pm - 4:00pm | Nonprofit Event |
December 21, 2018 • 6:00pm - 8:30pm | Christmas Party |
December 15, 2018 • 7:00pm - 10:00pm | Christmas Party |
December 08, 2018 • 11:30am - 1:30pm | Christmas Party |
December 07, 2018 • 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Christmas Party |
October 26, 2018 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Nonprofit Event |
October 20, 2018 • 4:00pm - 5:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
September 12, 2018 • 11:30am - 2:00pm | Corporate Event |
August 25, 2018 • 1:00pm - 5:00pm | Casting Call |
April 30, 2018 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Personal Occasion |
December 31, 2017 • 8:00pm - 11:00pm | NEWS YEARS EVE EVENT |
December 23, 2017 • 8:00pm - 11:00pm | NUMBER ONE BROADWAY |
December 17, 2017 • 10:00am - 11:00am | CHRISTMAS CONCERT |
December 15, 2017 • 6:00pm - 8:30pm | Christmas Party |
November 04, 2017 • 9:00pm - 11:00pm | TOP OF THE MARK SF |
November 03, 2017 • 5:30pm - 7:30pm | Anniversary Party |
October 28, 2017 • 7:00pm - 11:00pm | PRIVATE ANNIVESARY EVENT SF |
May 06, 2017 • 4:00pm - 6:00pm | House Party |
December 16, 2016 • 6:30pm - 9:00pm | Holiday Party (Christmas) |
August 19, 2016 • 3:30pm - 4:30pm | Concert |
March 04, 2016 | Cocktail Party |
February 06, 2016 | Birthday (Adult) |
James D. said “He did every song request and had the crowd singing along and dancing all night! Definitely would recommend.”
Rich P. said “I have witnessed Charlie play the piano/keyboard at all types of events with all types of genres over the past 20+ years. From large music festivals to…”
Sarah L. said “Patrick was absolutely fantastic for our corporate holiday market event. He arrived on time and set up quickly. His attitude and demeanor was very cheerful…”
Rebecca F. said “The flute/guitar duo was amazing. They showed up early, played all the songs we requested, and even a special song for the baby who was watching them…”