Marilyn Rucker

Marilyn Rucker sings and plays piano with classically trained skill and jazz honed freedom. She can play classical pieces at wedding, croon love songs at anniversaries, and belt out the blues at birthday parties. She's played and sung all over the United States and is available as a solo performer and with larger jazz and pop groups. Marilyn also plays a variety of jazz inflected original humourous tunes, some of which have appeared on network t.v and in video games. She can even compose a tune for your special event with enough notice, or she can play favorite requests. She plays and sings jazz tunes from the twenties to the present, and can also do an evening of ragtime or light classical favorites, depending on your needs. Marilyn's performances are professional, enjoyable, versatile, and affordable.

• Frim Fram Sauce - Diana Krall
• You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To - Ella Fitzgerald
• Aint Misbehavin - Fats Waller
• All of Me - Louis Prima
• Angel Eyes - Ella Fitzgerald
• As Time Goes By - Sarah Vaughn
• At Last - Etta James
• Autumn Leaves (Instrumental) - Bill Evans
• Black Orpheus (Instrumental) - Vince Guaraldi
• Blue Bossa (Instrumental) - Marian McPartland
• Blue Moon - Everybody
• Brother Can You Spare a Dime - Woody Guthrie
• Bye Bye Blackbird - Maryann Price
• Crazy He Calls Me - Billy Holiday
• Crazy - Patsy Cline
• Don’t Get Around Much Anymore - Duke Ellington
• Dream a Little Dream - Mama Katz
• Embraceable You - Ella Fitzgerald
• Every Time We Say Goodbye - Carmen McRae
• Exactly Like You - Oscar Peterson
• Fine and Mellow - Billy Holiday
• Five Foot Two - Eyes of Blue
• Fly Me to the Moon - Diana Krall
• Georgia - Willie Nelson
• God Bless the Child - Billy Holiday
• Good Morning Heartache - Billy Holiday
• Heart and Soul - Rosemary Clooney
• Here’s That Rainy Day - Sarah Vaughn
• Hey There - Brave Combo
• Honeysuckle Rose - Ella Fitzgerald
• House of the Rising Sun - Carmen McRae
• I Cant Get Started - George Gershwin
• I Cant Give You Anything But Love - Fats Waller
• I Got it Bad and That Aint Good - Ella Fitzgerald
• Ill Be Seeing You - Rosemary Clooney
• I Love Paris - Ella Fitzgerald
• Im An Old Cowhand - Maryann Price
• Im Beginning to See the Light - Duke Ellington
• Im Confessin That I Love You - Diana Krall
• Im Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter - Fats Waller
• In a Mellow Tone - Duke Ellington
• Indiana - Oscar Peterson
• I Remember April - Diana Krall
• I Remember You - Ella Fitzgerald
• Isnt it Romantic - Frank Sinatra
• Is You Is or Is You Aint - Louis Jordan
• It Dont Mean a Thing - Duke Ellington
• Wedding Procesional - Wagner
• St. Anthony Chorale - Haydn
• Finale from Water Music - Handel
• Pachabels Canon in D - Pachabel
• Wedding Recessional - Mendelsohn
• Notturno - Edvard Grieg
• To a Wild Rose - MacDowel
• Bist dubei mir - Bach
• Romanza - Beethoven
• Traumerei - Schumann
• Trumpet Voluntary - Jeremiah Clarke

Anniversaries, Awards Nights, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Bar Mitzvahs, Bat Mitzvahs, Birthday Parties, Casinos, Children's Birthday Parties, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Coffee Shops, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Cruise Ships, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fraternity Functions, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Hotels, Jingles, Movie Soundtracks, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Resorts, Restaurants, Reunions, Showers, Ski Lodges, Sorority Function, Studio Session, Temples, TV Soundtracks, Weddings

• FANTASTIC MUSIC!!! Thank you Marilyn for your great playing. Hope you can play for us again! -- Troy K, Austin, TX, 12/6/2008
• Marilyn Rucker was absolutely WONDERFUL! Incredibly talented; performed above and beyond. My husband and I were thoroughly pleased with her level of musical abilities and professionalism, and presentation. We would definitely recommend her to friends and others. With sincerity, Dennis & Linda -- Linda O, Salado, TX, 11/7/2008
• It was a great pleasure and an honor to have Marilyn play and sing for our wedding reception. She has an exceptional voice and rather large song list. She set the mood for a perfect New Orlean's style brunch keeping everyone entertained. She is definitely affordable and extremely professional. Marilyn is appealing to her audience not only because of her talent but also because you can see her passion and love for music while she is performing. I would love to hear her sing and play the piano again! -- Kristen E, Richmond, TX, 11/1/2008
• Marilyn was wonderful and delivered the perfect performance for the evening. I highly recommend Marilyn to anyone looking for a professional and talented pianist for their event. -- Jenni W, Houston, TX, 10/30/2008
• Phenomenal job! Exceeded expectations. We were expecting a: sax, keyboard, bass guitar, drums, and vocalist. The talents were multi-faceted to include: flute, acoustical guitar, as well as a wide range of music. We got so many complements on the band and they really set the tone for the evening. The music was perfect- great sound, obviously practiced, and willing to accomodate any request if possible. They arrived early, were dressed extremely professionally and treated both us and our guest with great respect and enthusiasm. We would use them again and again!! -- Maggie B, Austin, TX, 10/11/2008
• Marilyn and her jazz trio were wonderful! Very entertaining and very fun! I would recommend her to anyone planning an event. -- Noah W, Fulshear, TX, 4/4/2008
• Marilyn was excellent! She ordered the special sheet music that I wanted played in my wedding. She came to my rehearsal at no additional charge. I was very pleased with her performance. -- Cheree B, Round Rock, TX, 2/23/2008
• Our experience with having Marilyn perform at our wedding was the highest rating possible. She is truly a jewel. I would recommend her to anyone who is looking for this type of entertainment.God bless you Marilyn! Keep up the great work...Sincerly, Rosie Miller -- Rosie S, Austin, TX, 11/17/2007
• Marilyn and her group were GREAT!!! I hired her to perform at my parent's 50th wedding anniversary. My father is a musician and thoroughly enjoyed playing with the group and by the evening, they were exchanging #'s for future gigs. Marilyn and her group were the icing on the cake and I would recommend her to anyone. -- Sandra G, Austin, TX, 9/22/2007
• Marilyn is a "must have" for any party or social event that needs a touch of sophistication to enhance the atmosphere. She played at our rehearsal dinner, which she was happy to travel 3 hours outside of Austin to come to. Her ability to sing and play piano is nothing short of phenominal; you will be blown away by her soothing sounds. Marilyn was also exteremely accomodating to our requests of songs by our favorite artists, like Diana Krall, Frank Sinatra, Begee Adaire, and Tony Bennett. And she was even able to play several requests by our guests right on the spot because she has such a vast repertoire of musical knowledge. So we only have rave reviews for Marilyn! -- Will M, Brownwood, TX, 7/20/2007
• We live in New York and made most of our arrangements via the internet. After finding Marilyn, we had a nice email correspondence. She was always prompt, curteous and accomodating. I met with her the day before the wedding to review music choices. You can't stump her! She arrived early, set up and ready to go. She transitioned beautifully through the meal from classical to our favorites, both piano solo and vocals. She has a great voice, a great attitude and looked lovely as well. I could not have been more pleased. A "sure bet" during a stressful time! -- Karen M, Austin, TX, 7/7/2007
• Wonderful!! -- Laura L, Austin, TX, 5/8/2007
• Marilyn was awesome. She was totally willing to work with a couple of our musician friends to do a some songs during the wedding ceremony. And they turned out great! She also played good background music while people milled about before hand. She was very punctual, which I liked because I tend to freak out if people I depend on aren't on time or early. Overall it was a very pleasant experience, she was friendly and professional. Exactly what we needed. Hire her! -- Mike R, Austin, TX, 4/13/2007
• I planned my wedding in Austin from out of state (New Jersey). Marilyn was very accomodating, professional, met with me before the wedding day and took the time to learn a few new songs for my ceremony. It was a leap of faith hiring someone with which I hadn't worked before, but she did a very good job. -- Julie H, Austin, TX, 7/8/2006
• Marilyn Rucker is a versatile performer. Her music set the mood at the event, it was soft enough that everyone was able to hear it clearly and still hold conversations. We thourghly enjoyed the performance. We are looking forward to possibly requesting her for another event in Corpus Christi in June '07. Paul Bradley President/CEO WWWMS, Inc. -- Paul B, Austin, TX, 1/27/2007
• Marilyn did a great job for us. -- Glenda R, Houston, TX, 12/5/2008

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