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Ian Rae - piano entertainer - jazz pianist and piano / keyboards player - music teacher

You have reached the official Web Site of Ian Rae, London based piano entertainer, jazz pianist, piano player and music teacher - this site contains information about his background and contains links to his other web sites.

Background - Ian Rae was born, in Glasgow, Scotland, on the 2nd January 1947. He was educated at Kelvinside Academy and Glasgow University, where he studied Classics and Music, graduating with an M.A in 1968. During this period of his life he first started to develop as a jazz pianist.

Ian then worked in computing for 30 years, moving to London in 1972, and finally retiring from the position of Technical Strategy Manager, at the Commercial Union Computer Centre - Whyteleafe, Surrey, in March 1998.

Now a freelance musician / piano entertainer / jazz pianist, living in Kenley in Surrey, he is a peripatetic music teacher at St Andrews School in Croydon, used to be a tutor at Richard Stilgoe's Orpheus Centre near Godstone, teaches jazz piano and keyboard styles, and is a freelance composer of music and songs for a wide variety of theatrical productions, performed at the Fairfield Halls and Ashcroft Theatre in Croydon, Miller Centre, Caterham, Secombe Centre in Suttonas well as Rochester and Chichester Cathedrals.

As well as providing piano entertainment on piano / keyboards, and working as a jazz pianist in the London area, Ian currently is the pianist with two jazz bands - Mirage (with his wife Morven) and One Foot In The Groove (without his wife Morven). For more information please visit The Irma Music Web site

He has also released two albums on the Irma Music Label - Burns Banks and Braes (10 of the love songs of Robert Burns set to original and haunting new tunes, and currently distributed by Highlander Music) and Sing Everyone Sing (New Christmas Carols for Modern Times distributed by Irma Music)

So if you are looking for a jazz pianist for your restaurant, piano player to provide sing along songs at your party, or a piano entertainer for your wedding reception, private or corporate function contact now.

Or maybe you just wish to learn how to develop your piano or keyboard jazz / pop styles - once again use the contact in the previous paragraph.

Geographical areas served are Kenley, Addington, Beckenham, Biggin Hill, Bromley, Carshalton, Caterham, Chaldon, Cheam, Coulsdon, Croydon, Dorking, Edenbridge, Limpsfield, Lingfield, Merton, Mitcham, Oxted, Purley, Redhill, Reigate, Sanderstead, Selsdon, Shirley, Sutton, Thornton Heath, Tatsfield, Wallington, Warlingham, Westerham, Woldingham, Whyteleafe, Wimbledon as well as most of South London, Surrey, Sussex and Kent

"Ian has the unique ability to sound like a piano, bass and drums trio at the cost of a solo pianist!" - C.T.

Ian Rae Official Web Site - Telephone 020 8660 6910 - 169 Valley Road Kenley Surrey CR8 5BZ

A Raefind Website - Last Updated 3/02/10

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