Chris performs instrumental piano music for wedding ceremonies and receptions, corporate events, and parties. He has a vast and often surprising repertoire of songs that ranges from standards, jazz & blues to pop and rock songs from all eras, including present day. In addition to Gershwin and Sinatra tunes, he enjoys performing songs by artists such as Adele, Coldplay, Pink Floyd, Elton John, Maroon 5, Beatles, Ed Sheeran, Radiohead, and many others.
Chris has played with The Chris Ott Trio, Coldwater Blues, and The Mark Cellura & Chris Ott Duo. Please see his complete schedule, reviews, and audio and video samples on his website.
Chris played the keyboard for our outdoor wedding ceremony and it was beyond perfect! From the beginning of our correspondence, through our wedding day, Chris was professional and extremely easy to work with. He helped with song selection, provided all of his own equipment, and was able to accommodate a few family members singing with him. I highly recommend him to anyone looking to hire an amazing pianist for their event!
Chris played at our outdoor wedding ceremony and cocktail hour in June. He was organized and accommodating throughout the whole planning process. In the months leading up to our ceremony, he offered to learn any new songs, if we had wanted anything that wasn’t on his comprehensive list.
He was professional and talented. His music was beautifully played and many of our guests were complimentary. My husband and I didn’t do a first look, so when I walked down the aisle, this was our first time seeing each other. Having Chris play ‘A Thousand Years,’ as I walked down the aisle created a special moment for us. His music created an inviting and warm ambiance during cocktail hour. Chris was accommodating and flexible with a few quick setup changes when it started to sprinkle. We had a great experience with Chris and would definitely recommend him to others!
Chris arrived on time and provided a variety of music throughout the evening that was complimented by a number of our guests. We were truly pleased and thankful that he was able to be with us for the reception for my son’s Priesthood Ordination. Thank you Chris!!
Chris provided us with an excellent experience with the music he played for us on the keyboard. It was great to have someone there as a professional, everyone thought that he did an outstanding performance.
Chris Ott is a very talented and professional musician. His performance at our Candlelight Night event in the Village of Pittsford was a hit! He has an extensive list of melodies and seemed to never take a break from playing ! We'd hire Chris back anytime !
Price Range: $250 - $600
Chris performs instrumental piano and organ music for corporate events, weddings, and parties.
| July 25, 2024 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Chris Ott Trio at Rohrbach Brewing - Railroad St. |
| June 14, 2024 • 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Chris Ott at Prosecco Restaurant |
| May 10, 2024 • 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Chris Ott at Prosecco Restaurant |
| April 12, 2024 • 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Chris Ott at Prosecco Restaurant |
| March 28, 2024 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Chris Ott Trio at Rohrbach Brewing - Railroad St. |
| March 08, 2024 • 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Chris Ott at Prosecco Restaurant |
| February 16, 2024 • 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Chris Ott at Flight Wine Bar |
| February 09, 2024 • 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Chris Ott at Prosecco Restaurant |
| January 25, 2024 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Chris Ott Trio at Rohrbach Brewing - Railroad St. |
| January 12, 2024 • 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Chris Ott at Prosecco Restaurant |
| January 10, 2024 • 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Chris Ott Trio at Faircraft Brauhaus |
| January 06, 2024 • 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Chris Ott at Flight Wine Bar |
| August 09, 2019 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Solo Piano at Prosecco Italian Restaurant |
| August 01, 2019 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Solo Piano At Bristol Harbour |
| July 18, 2019 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Solo Piano At Bristol Harbour |
| July 12, 2019 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Solo Piano at Prosecco Italian Restaurant |
| June 14, 2019 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Solo Piano at Prosecco Italian Restaurant |
| June 06, 2019 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Solo Piano At Bristol Harbour |
| May 10, 2019 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Solo Piano at Prosecco Italian Restaurant |
| April 12, 2019 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Solo Piano at Prosecco Italian Restaurant |
| March 08, 2019 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Solo Piano at Prosecco Italian Restaurant |
| February 08, 2019 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Solo Piano at Prosecco Italian Restaurant |
| January 11, 2019 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Solo Piano at Prosecco Italian Restaurant |
| December 14, 2018 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Solo Piano at Prosecco Italian Restaurant |
| November 14, 2018 • 5:30pm - 8:30pm | Jazz Duo at Prosecco Italian Restaurant |
| September 16, 2018 • 2:00pm - 6:00pm | Anniversary Party |
| September 14, 2018 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Solo Piano - Prosecco Italian Restaurant |
| August 10, 2018 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Solo Piano - Prosecco Italian Restaurant |
| July 13, 2018 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Solo Piano - Prosecco Italian Restaurant |
| June 08, 2018 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Solo Piano - Prosecco Italian Restaurant |
| June 02, 2018 • 6:00pm - 9:30pm | Religious Celebration |
| May 11, 2018 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Solo Piano - Prosecco Italian Restaurant |
| April 13, 2018 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Solo Piano - Prosecco Italian Restaurant |
| March 09, 2018 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Solo Piano at Prosecco Italian Restaurant |
| February 09, 2018 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Solo Piano at Prosecco Italian Restaurant |
| January 12, 2018 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Solo Piano at Prosecco Italian Restaurant |
| December 29, 2017 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Solo Piano at Prosecco Italian Restaurant |
| December 16, 2017 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Solo Piano at Prosecco Italian Restaurant |
| December 07, 2017 • 6:30pm - 9:00pm | Holiday Party (Christmas) |
| October 13, 2017 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Solo Piano - Prosecco Italian Restaurant |
| September 29, 2017 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Solo Piano - Prosecco Italian Restaurant |
| July 14, 2017 • 7:00pm - 10:00pm | Mansfield Ave. - Towpath Grill |
| July 07, 2017 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Solo Piano - Prosecco Italian Restaurant |
| December 23, 2016 • 6:30pm - 9:00pm | Prosecco Italian Restaurant - Solo Piano |
| November 25, 2016 • 6:30pm - 9:00pm | Prosecco Italian Restaurant - Solo Piano |
| November 18, 2016 • 6:30pm - 9:00pm | Prosecco Italian Restaurant - Solo Piano |
| November 04, 2016 • 6:30pm - 9:00pm | Prosecco Italian Restaurant - Solo Piano |
| September 30, 2016 • 6:30pm - 9:00pm | Prosecco Italian Restaurant |
| August 27, 2016 • 6:30pm - 9:00pm | Prosecco Italian Restaurant |
| August 19, 2016 • 6:30pm - 9:00pm | Prosecco Italian Restaurant |
| July 08, 2016 • 6:30pm - 9:00pm | Prosecco Italian Restaurant |
| June 17, 2016 • 6:30pm - 9:00pm | Prosecco Italian Restaurant |
| May 20, 2016 • 6:30pm - 9:00pm | Prosecco Italian Restaurant |
| May 07, 2016 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Prosecco Italian Restaurant - Solo Piano |
| April 09, 2016 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Prosecco Italian Restaurant - Solo Piano |
| March 12, 2016 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Prosecco Italian Restaurant - Solo Piano |
| March 05, 2016 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Prosecco Italian Restaurant - Solo Piano |
Standards:
A Foggy Day
Ain't Misbehavin'
All I Have To Do Is Dream
All Of Me
All The Things You Are
Angel Eyes
As Time Goes By
Autumn Leaves
Bewitched
Blue Skies
Can't Help Falling In Love
Fly Me To The Moon
Georgia
I Got It Bad
It Had To Be You
Just Friends
Just The Way You Are
Lady Is A Tramp
L-O-V-E
Misty
Mona Lisa
More
My Favorite Things
New York, New York
New York State Of Mind
Night And Day
Our Love Is Here To Stay
Over The Rainbow
Satin Doll
Sentimental Journey
Shadow Of Your Smile
Somewhere My Love
Strangers In The Night
Summertime
Summer Wind
Take The A Train
That's All
The Godfather Theme
The Good Life
The Way You Look Tonight
Unforgettable
Volare
What A Wonderful World
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Witchcraft
Yellow Bird
You Don't Know Me
Young At Heart
Jazz, Latin, and Blues:
Alice In Wonderland
All Blues
Black Orpheus
Besame Mucho
Blue Bossa
Corcovado
Feels So Good
Footprints
Freddie Freeloader
Green Dolphin Street
Home At Last
Moanin'
Morning Dance
My Favorite Things
On Green Dolphin Street
So What
Stormy Weather
Watermelon Man
Wave
Well You Needn't
You're In Love, Charlie Brown
90's - Current:
#41
All Of Me
Angel Eyes
A Thousand Years
Can't Feel My Face
Can't Stop This Feeling
Clocks
Counting Stars
Crash Into Me
Demons
Enjoy The Silence
Hallelujah
Hymn For The Weekend
I Can't Make You Love Me
Kiss From A Rose
Marry You
No Surprises
One Call Away
Photograph
Someone Like You
Speed Of Sound
Stolen
Sugar
The Cave
The Scientist
Thinking Out Loud
Titanium
Wildest Dreams
Wingsuit
Yellow
Light Rock and Broadway:
Ain't No Sunshine
Always On My Mind
And I Love Her
Annie's Song
Arthur's Theme
As Long As He Needs Me
Babe
Baby, I Love Your Way
Boys Of Summer
Can You Feel the Love
Dancing in The Dark
Everybody Loves Somebody
Feel Like Makin' Love
Fields Of Gold
Fire And Rain
Follow You, Follow Me
For All We Know
For No One
Have I Told You Lately
Here Comes The Sun
Here, There And Everywhere
Hey You
High Hopes
Hold Me Now
How Can You Mend A Broken Heart
How Deep is Your Love
If
Isn't She Lovely
Just Like Heaven
Killing Me Softly
King Of Pain
Lady
Landslide
Layla
Longer
Love Me Tender
Love Of My Life
Love Song
Moondance
My Eyes Adored You
Nights In White Satin
One Hand, One Heart
Open Arms
Peg
Piano Man
Precious And Few
Raindrops Keep Falling
Sara Smile
She's Always A Woman
Shine On You Crazy Diamond
Something
Somewhere
Songbird
Sound Of Silence
Stairway To Heaven
Stand By Me
Sunrise Sunset
Take My Breath Away
Thanksgiving
The Way We Were
Think Of Me / Angel Of Music
Time After Time
Time In A Bottle
Tonight I Celebrate My Love
Unchained Melody
Under the Boardwalk
Us & Them
Voices Carry
Waiting For A Girl
We've Only Just Begun
What I Did For Love
What Is And What Should Never Be
What The World Needs Now
Wild Horses
Wish You Were Here
Witchita Lineman
Yesterday
You Are So Beautiful
Your Song
Traditional Ceremony:
Air From Water Music
Air On A G String
Canon in D Major
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Minuet In G
Prelude In C
Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)
Trumpet Tune
Ave Maria
Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
Lord Of All Hopefulness, Lord Of All Joy
Lord Of The Dance
Prayer Of St. Francis (Make Me A Channel Of Your Peace)
Amazing Grace
Hornpipe (from Water Music)
Ode To Joy (Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee)
Trumpet Voluntary in D (Prince Of Denmark's March)
Wedding March
Contemporary Ceremony:
A Groovy Kind of Love - Phil Collins
A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum
All Of Me - John Legend
Amazed - Lonestar
Angel Eyes - Jim Brickman
Annie's Song (You Fill Up My Senses) - John Denver
Can You Feel The Love - Elton John
Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
Endless Love - Lionel Richie
Every Breath You Take - The Police
Fields Of Gold - Sting
Flightless Bird, American Mouth (Twilight) - Iron & Wine
From This Moment On - Shania Twain
Happy Together - The Turtles
Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles
Here, There And Everywhere - The Beatles
If It's Magic - Stevie Wonder
In My Life - The Beatles
I Choose You - Sara Bareilles
Lady - Lionel Ritchie
Longer - Dan Fogelberg
Marry You - Bruno Mars
Morning Has Broken - Cat Stevens
One Hand, One Heart - Bernstein (West Side Story)
Rainbow Connection - Sarah McLachlan
River Flows In You - Yiruma
Romeo & Juliet Theme - Nino Rota
Somewhere (West Side Story) - Sondheim / Bernstein
Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Judy Garland
Stolen - Dashboard Confessional
Thanksgiving - George Winston
The Homecoming - Hagood Hardy
The Notebook Theme - Zigman
The Wedding Song (There Is Love) - Mary McGregor
We've Only Just Begun - Carpenters
What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
When I Fall In Love - Nat King Cole
You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker
You Matter To Me - Sara Bareilles
Your Song - Elton John
Holiday Music:
A Holly Jolly Christmas
Away In A Manger
Blue Christmas
Christmas Is Coming
Deck The Hall
Do You Hear What I Hear
Feliz Navidad
Frosty The Snowman
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Here Comes Santa Claus
I'll Be Home For Christmas
I Saw Three Ships
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
I's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
Jingle Bell Rock
Jingle Bells
Joy To The World
Let It Snow
O Holy Night
O Little Town Of Bethlehem
O Tannenbaum
Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Silent Night
Sleigh Ride
Suzy Snowflake
The Christmas Song
The First Noel
The Little Drummer Boy
The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
Up On The House-Top
We Need A Little Christmas
We Three Kings
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
What Child Is This (Greensleeves)
White Christmas
Winter Wonderland
and many more!
Chris can provide a portable keyboard with a professional speaker system that sounds like a grand piano.
Raleigh, NC 
Singing Pianist
5 Verified Bookings Teresa T. said “Craig was a great addition to our event. He is professional and polished, a great look for any event. He knows how to take the spotlight when needed or…”
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Pianist
33 Verified Bookings John S. said “This was a great choice for our reception. The music was lovely, and brought lots of compliments. Clear communication made for a great experience. Cheers!”
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Jazz Band
3 Verified Bookings We can customize a combo to your event. We can make the group as small as you want or as large as you want.
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Violinist
77 Verified Bookings Kim M. said “Thank you both for for a wonderful evening! Your music during and after our 75th birthday celebration was just over the top. That you both stayed longer…”
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