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Anita is a female pianist/singer currently living and working in the UK. She is a very talented and energetic performer. She plays a broad range of popular music and Jazz classics from the 30's to the present day. Her sets include songs from the oldies like Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald through to Bill Withers, The Beatles, Van Morrison and more recent artists like Alicia Keys, Michael Buble, KT Tunstell, Jack Johnson, Norah Jones and hundreds more. She gigs regularly as a soloist in and around London. She can be seen in top class hotels, casinos, bars and stately homes throughoput the UK. She also plays regularly for events at Althorpe House for the Spencer family and, a number of years ago, had the honour of performing for Princess Diana. She recently recorded an album of her own material entitled 'Come and live in my bubble'. She currently lives in Northamptonshire. Anita travels both South and North to play for various events and always has a great response. She is extremely professional and is always adding to her repertoire to keep her sets up-to-date and entertaining.

History

Anita started learning the piano aged 7yrs and has also been singing since that age. She studied Classical music at Chichester and then went on to study Jazz and Classical piano at the Guildhall school of music and drama. She has two children, Oscar and Ellie.

Skills

After graduating from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Anita began playing and singing in hotels and restaurants. She has performed in many different locations around the UK at parties, weddings, anniversaries etc…

Anita also has links with the Royal and Derngate theatre in Northampton where she has played for several productions (she has also coached the actors/pianists in some of their recent productions). She has been employed by the theatre as an accompanist and has also played for and coached various actors in preparation for auditions.

Anita has accompanied many classical musicians for concerts, exams and auditions. Anita is an expert sight-reader and can work from notation or chord symbols. She improvises both at the piano and vocally which means her performances are always varied and entertaining.