Cheri Sykes

From sophisticated jazz to elegant classical piano to rock keyboard, Cheri can create just the right touch for your event! Her extensive repertoire of jazz standards, pop/rock oldies, classical favorites, boogie woogie and ragtime will be tailored to fit your own occasion. With a gift for improvisation and playing by ear, Cheri can handle requests on the fly and lead singalongs. Her music is portable--her keyboards offer beautiful piano sounds plus gorgeous string, harp, and brass sounds, along with all the fun rock/pop sounds of organ, clav, and synth. Highly experienced in playing church and secular WEDDING CEREMONIES on piano and organ, she can assist in planning all aspects of your ceremony, including referring violinists, trumpet, other instrumentalists. For your RECEPTION OR PARTY, consider the sophisticated and swinging jazz standards of Gershwin, Cole Porter, Sinatra, Ella, and others. Her jazz combo also is available, with prices comparable to a DJ. Live is better! FINALLY, FOR A MORE ROCKIN' EVENT, Cheri plays instrumental versions of the hits of the 60s and 70s and more. With her state-of-the-art synthesizer delivering the authentic sound of each tune, your guests will be unable to resist singing along! Cheri has long experience playing receptions, parties, and cocktail hours at major hotels and restaurants. She is a full-time professional musician, B.A. Piano; M.S.M. Organ. Count on Cheri for superb music and consummate professionalism!

• 'Deed I Do - Diana Krall
• 'S Wonderful - Gershwin
• ABC - Jackson Five
• Adagio Cantabile from Pathetique Sonata - Beethoven
• Ain't Gonna Let You Break My Heart Again - Bonnie Raitt
• Ain't Misbehavin' - Fats Waller
• All the Things You Are - Hammerstein/Kern
• And I Love Her - Beatles
• Arioso - Bach
• At Last - Etta James
• Ave Maria - Schubert
• Black Friday - Steely Dan
• Blues in the Night - Mercer/Arlen
• Can You Feel the Love Tonight? - Elton John
• Carolina Shout - James P. Johnson
• Cheek to Cheek - Irving Berlin
• Claire de Lune - Debussy
• Come Rain or Come Shine - Mercer/Arlen
• Corcovado - Jobim
• Crocodile Rock - Elton John
• Day Tripper - The Beatles
• Drive My Car - The Beatles
• Eight Days a Week - The Beatles
• Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart
• Embraceable You - Gershwin
• Evil Ways - Santana
• Fly Like an Eagle - Steve Miller
• Fly Me to the Moon - Sinatra
• Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra
• Friends - Michael W. Smith
• From This Moment - Shania Twain
• Fun, Fun, Fun, - Beach Boys
• Green Onions - Booker T and the MG's
• Gymnopedie - Satie
• Heard It Through the Grapevile - Marvin Gaye
• Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder
• Higher Love - Steve Winwood
• Honky Tonk Woman - Rolling Stones
• How Deep is the Ocean - Irving Berlin
• How Sweet It Is - James Taylor
• I Could Write a Book - Harry Connick
• I Feel the Earth Move - Carole King
• I Got Rhythm - Gershwin
• I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
• I Will Be Here - Steven Curtis Chapman
• I Wish - Stevie Wonder
• I'm a Believer - The Monkees
• I'm Beginning to See the Light - Ellington
• I've Got the World on a String - Sinatra
• I've Got You Under My Skin - Cole Porter/Sinatra
• In the Mood - Glenn Miller
• Intermezzo - Brahms
• It Had to Be You - Harry Connick/Sinatra
• Jesu, Joy of Our Desiring - J.S. Bach
• Josie - Steely Dan
• Jump - Van Halen
• June Barcarolle - Tschaikowsky
• Just in Time - Sinatra
• Just the Two of Us - Bill Withers/Grover Washington
• Kitten on the Keys - Zez Confreys
• Knock on Wood - Otis Redding
• Lady Madonna - The Beatles
• Largo - Handel
• Let's Stay Together - Al Green
• Linus and Lucy - Vince Guaraldi
• Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
• Love Me Two Times - The Doors
• Love Me Two Times - Doors
• Lucretia McEvil - Blood, Sweat and Tears
• Makin' Whoopee - Kahn/Donaldson
• Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin
• Meditation from "Thais" - Massenet
• Message in a Bottle - The Police
• Miss Sun - Boz Scaggs
• Misty - Eroll Garner
• Money - The Beatles
• More Today Than Yesterday - Spiral Staircase
• Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
• My Funny Valentine - Rdgers/Hart
• New York State of Mind - Billy Joel
• Nice Work If You Can Get It - Gershwin
• Nola - Felix Arndt
• O Darlin' - Beatles
• Original Boogie Woogie - Pine Top Smith
• Our Love is Here to Stay - Gershwin
• Over the Rainbow - Harold Arlen
• People Got to Be Free - The Rascals
• Piano Man - Billy Joel
• Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
• Pretzel Logic - Steely Dan
• Reverie - Debussy
• Rialto Ripples Ragtime - Gershwin
• Rikki, Don't Lose That Number - Steely Dan
• Romance - Rubinstein
• Saturday in the Park - Chicago
• Send One Your Love - Stevie Wonder
• She's a Woman - The Beatles
• Sheep May Safely Graze - Bach
• Shining Star - Earth, Wind, and Fire
• Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder
• Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple
• Something to Talk About - Bonnie Raitt
• Sophisticated Lady - Ellington
• Spinning Wheel - Blood, Sweat and Tears
• Steve McQueen - Sheryl Crow
• Stompin' At the Savoy - Benny Goodman
• Summer in the City - Lovin' Spoonful
• Summertime - Gershwin
• Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks
• Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
• Sweet Love - Anita Baker
• Tenderly - Sarah Vaughan
• Thank You - Dave Brubeck
• The Glory of Love - Billy Hill
• The Joint is Jumpin' - Fats Waller
• The Look of Love - Bacharach
• Three Preludes - Gershwin
• Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce
• Under the Boardwalk - The Drifters
• Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
• Up on the Roof - James Taylor
• Valentine - Jim Brickman
• Velocity of Love - Suzanne Cianni
• We're in This Love Together - Al Jarreau
• What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
• You'll Be In My Heart - Phil Collins
• You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
• You're the Biggest Part of Me - Ambrosia

Anniversaries, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Celebrations, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Cocktail Parties, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Restaurants, Reunions, Sweet 16 Parties, Weddings, Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Cocktail Hours, Wedding Receptions...and more.

• Cheri was friendly, fun & jumped right in & was a complete delight -- Diana H, Minneapolis, MN, 12/23/2011
• absolutely wonderful!!! lots of compliments from church members. would highly recomend her. -- Julie A, White Bear Lake, MN, 12/3/2011
• Cheri is a real prize at a party. She can do beautiful background but if anyone wants to sing, she goes into action. At my party, people gathered around to sing some old doo-wop girl group songs and she jumped in with an alto part. Ditto Gershwin and Porter standards. A classical pianist with great jazz chops and a Lutheran church music director as well ----- she's got it all. Loved her, can't wait to get her back. -- Garrison K, St Paul, MN, 8/6/2011
• Cheri was a great addition to our Twins-themed company picnic! She came prepared to entertain a crowd of 600 guests. Her enthusiam and professionalism shined through all night. I would definitely recommend her for future events. -- Lesley W, Minneapolis, MN, 7/28/2011
• Cheri is a real pro. She was very accommodating in offering performance/song requests. I had numerous positive comments about her solo piano performance. We thoroughly enjoyed it, would hire her again and will recommend her to others. -- Dawn F, Minneapolis, MN, 6/11/2011
• Cheri was friendly and responsive before the event, following up to ensure we were set for a good event. She arrived early and her warm up entertained our early arrival guests beautifully. Cheri's playing was lovely and exactly what was needed for our reception. When the CEO spoke, she was able to easily pause her playing and then resume when the speaking was done. I would definitely hire Cheri again - she is low maintenance for me the event planner, but a meticulous artist who obviously enjoys what she does. -- Christiana C, Minneapolis, MN, 6/2/2011
• Cheri came early to set up before our guests arrived. She came prepared to play many different genre's of musice to play for our guests. All the guests were happy with her performance and I would hire Cheri again for other events. -- Danielle H, Stillwater, MN, 9/15/2011

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