Grant Draper

Piano

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Charlotte, North Carolina

Will travel 3000 miles from Charlotte

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Grant Draper

Piano

Charlotte, North Carolina

(6 Reviews)

About

I will also dj any live performance. I have three systems depending on size and space, I can accomodate virtually any environment from living room to outdoor concert. These videos are all live performances, no editing, or studio magic. Live it will sound fuller and more dynamic than through computer speakers playing a compressed mp3.

I started my professional music career on saxophone at the age of 16 at Carowinds in North Carolina. My educational background includes a bachelor's degree in music from UNC, and the University of New Orleans jazz studies masters program under pianist Ellis Marsalis and saxophonist Ed Peterson. I was a house piano player at Sullivan's, Howl at the Moon, music director of the musical "Pageant," and teach a private studio of 15-20 students.

Grant has played over 3000 live professional performances on countless stages across the east coast to New Orleans including Carnegie Hall, Memorial Hall, Jazzfest, Bobcats Arena, Panther Stadium to name a few. No gig is too small or too big for this performer. Other musicians can be added if needed or a solo show is perfect for an intimate setting that requires first class entertainment. Also a variety of styles can be played from classy rat pack jazz to raucous piano bar sing-a-longs.

Proficient styles Grant can perform include classical piano wedding performances, solo jazz piano and saxophone, solo piano/singer jazz, pop, R&B, motown, rock, etc. Any size venue and most budgets can be accommodated for live entertainment from solo, duo, trio, to larger groups. As a soloist Grant can put on a great show or as a band leader, he works with the finest talent in the region. Check out Grant's band on this site called "Alternate Take," and hire the group for larger budget performances.

  • Anniversaries
  • Bachelor Parties
  • Bachelorette Parties
  • Banquets
  • Birthday Parties
  • Children's Birthday Parties
  • Celebrations
  • Christenings
  • Christmas Parties
  • Church Services
  • Clubs
  • Community Events
  • Conventions
  • Corporate Functions
  • Dinner Dances
  • Events
  • Festivals
  • Fund Raisers
  • Funerals
  • Graduation Parties
  • Grand Openings
  • Picnic
  • Private Parties
  • Proms
  • Restaurants
  • Sweet 16 Parties
  • Weddings
  • Wedding Ceremonies
  • Wedding Cocktail Hours
  • Wedding Receptions
  • 867-5309 Tommy Tutone
  • A Child Is Born Thad Jones
  • A Day in the Life of a Fool Luiz Bonfa
  • Add it up Femmes
  • Aint no sunshine Bill Withers
  • All of Me Simons/Marks
  • All Summer Long Kid Rock
  • All The Thinks You Are Kern/Hammerstein
  • American girl Petty
  • Angel Eyes Matt Dennis/Earl Brent
  • Axel f Faltermeyer
  • Bennie and the jets Elton John
  • Billie jean Michael Jackson
  • Blister in the sun Violent Femmes
  • Blue Suede Shoes Elvis
  • Body and Soul John Green et. al.
  • Boogie Man KC and sunshine band
  • Break down Petty
  • Brickhouse Commodores
  • Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison
  • Burnin Down the House Talking Heads
  • Bye Bye Blackbird Henderson/Dixon
  • Can’t You See Marshall Tucker Band
  • Christmas pretty much anything
  • Classical Bach
  • Classical Beethoven
  • Classical Wagner
  • Classical Debussy
  • Classical Mozart
  • Classical just give me time to learn it
  • Classical Piano chopin
  • Cocaine Eric Clapton
  • Come Fly With Me Van Heusen
  • Come sail away Styx
  • Come together Beatles
  • Dang Me Roger Miller
  • Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans? De Lange
  • Don stop believing Journey
  • Don’t Stop Til You get enough Michael Jackson
  • Don't Get Around Much Anymore Duke Ellington
  • Earth angel
  • Easy lionel richie
  • Every breath you take Police
  • Every little thing she does is magic Police
  • Fight for Your Right Beastie Boys
  • Fly Me To The Moon Bart Howard
  • Freefallin Petty
  • Friends in low places Garth Brooks
  • Georgia Hoagie Carmichael(Ray Charles made famous)
  • Get back Beatles
  • Get Down Tonight KC
  • Gimme some lovin Rascals
  • Give me on reason Tracy Chapman
  • God Bless The Child Billie Holiday
  • Good lovin not sure
  • Great balls of fire Jerry Lee Lewis
  • Helter skelter Beatles
  • Hey baby Bruce Channel
  • Hey joe Jimi Hendrix
  • Honeysuckle Rose Fats Waller
  • Hound dog Elvis
  • How Insensitive Jobim
  • How sweet it is James Taylor
  • I shot the sheriff Marley
  • I still haven’t found U2
  • I want to hold your hand Beatles
  • Is this love marley
  • Isn’t she lovely Stevie Wonder
  • Jessie’s Girl rick springfiels
  • Joy to the World 3 Dog Night
  • Jump Jive and Wail Setzer Orchestra
  • Just a gigolo/aint got nobody Cab Calloway
  • Just the two of us Bill Withers
  • Just the way you are Billy Joel
  • King of the road Roger Miller
  • Kiss Prince
  • Knight rider Faltermeyer?
  • Lets Get It ON Marvin Gaye
  • Lets stay together Al Green
  • Literally Hundreds of jazz standards no kidding
  • Living on a prayer Bon Jovi
  • Lovin feeling not sure
  • Lush Life Billy Strayhorn
  • Maneater Hall and Oates
  • Margaritaville Jimmy Buffett
  • Message in a bottle Police
  • Mony mony
  • Mony Mony Billy Idol
  • Moondance Van Morrison
  • Moonglow Irving Mills
  • Mustang Salley Wilson Picket
  • My Girl Temps
  • Need You Tonight INXS
  • Oh what a night Four Seasons
  • Old time rock n roll Bob Seger
  • Oye como va Santana
  • Pink houses Meloncamp
  • Roxanne Police
  • Sabotage Beastie Boys
  • Satin Doll Duke Ellington
  • Satisfaction Stones
  • Say Hey Michael Franti
  • Sex on Fire KOL
  • Sexual Healing Marvin Gaye
  • Shake Your Booty KC
  • She Will Be Loved Maroon 5
  • Sittin on the dock of the bay Otis Redding
  • Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana
  • Stand by me Ben E. King
  • Stay Maurice Williams
  • Staying alive Bee Gees
  • Steal My Kisses Ben Harper
  • Superstition Stevie Wonder
  • Suzy q CCR
  • Sweet Child O mine G and R
  • Sweet dreams are made of this Eurythmics
  • Sweet emotion Aerosmith
  • Sweet home Alabama Skynard
  • The End of the Road Bozy II Men
  • The gambler Kenny Rogers
  • The Girl from Ipanema Jobim
  • The Joker Steve Miller
  • The Way You Look Tonight Jerome Kern/Sinatra style
  • This love maroon 5
  • Tiny dancer Elton John
  • Tutti Frutti Little Richard
  • Twist and shout Beatles
  • Unchained melody Righteous Brothers
  • Under the boardwalk Platters
  • Unforgettable Nat Cole
  • Wagon Wheel Bob Dylan/Old Crow
  • What'd I Say Ray Charles
  • Whats Going On Marvin Gaye
  • Why Don't We Get Drunk Jimmy Buffet
  • Wild thing Animals
  • With or without you U2
  • With This Ring The Platters
  • Wonderful world Louis Armstrong
  • You are the sunshine of My Life Stevie Wonder
  • You cant always get Stones
  • Your the Inspiration Chicago
  • I've got the world on a string standard
  • Down on the Corner CCR
  • Yellow Submarine Beatles
  • My Life Beatles
  • Purple Haze Jimi Hendrix
  • That's How Strong My Love Is Otis Redding
  • Honkey Cat Elton John
  • Piano Man billy Joel
  • L-O-V-E Nat King Cole
  • Countless American Standards 100's no joke
  • Norwegian Wood Beatles
  • Use Me Bill Withers
  • A whole lot of others These are examples
  • Classic Rock Singer
  • Jazz One Man Band
  • Jazz Piano
  • Jazz Saxophone
  • Jazz Singer
  • One Man Band
  • Piano
  • Pop Piano
  • R&B Singer
  • Rock One Man Band
  • Rock Singer
  • Saxophone
  • Soul Singer
  • Variety Singer
  • Wedding Singer
Price Range
$300 - $2400 per event
Members
Grant Draper
Piano, sax, vocal
Influences
Miles Davis, Frank Sinatra, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Sting, John Coltrane, The Beatles. Led Zeppelin, Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, etc.
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In addition to Charlotte, Grant Draper will also travel to Pineville, Matthews, Fort Mill, Indian Trail, Waxhaw, Monroe, Paw Creek, Rock Hill, Catawba, Bowling Green, Belmont, Gastonia, Cramerton, Harrisburg, Midland, Mc Adenville, Clover, Edgemoor, High Shoals, Lowell, Mount Holly, Newell, Wingate, Cornelius, Lancaster, Stanfield, Huntersville, Lincolnton, Marshville, Mount Mourne and many other locations in and around the Charlotte area.

Grant Draper was rated an average of 5.0 stars out of 5 by 6 GigMasters clients.

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