Evan Holiday

I held an open house event recently in our historic home with the hope of attracting event planners and hired Evan to play the grand piano there throughout the day. Evan was warm, friendly, and efficiently set up his system around the piano and began to play. He contributed to a lovely ambiance throughout the day and evening and was flexible and provided the same--if not better--experience that musicians charging twice his rate would likely deliver. I will definitely hire Evan once again to play piano when the opportunity arises and highly recommend him to anyone looking for the same.

Evan was fantastic at our latest Happy Hour event. He has a huge repertoire from ragtime to standards to pop, and he knew every song our residents requested. The lyrics were not without error on the pop songs, but the classical pieces he played were so good we could have made it a classical music concert. He connected with the residents and tailored the set to their mood. Some residents even stayed after the event to talk to him. He arrived early, set up his own equipment, and was very professional. I had a few residents come to my office the next day to tell me how much they enjoyed Evan and would like him back. I also appreciate his fair prices.

We had a wonderful Christmas party with Evan Holiday singing and playing on his electric keyboard. My Dad kept Evan busy with requests of songs from his era and we thoroughly enjoyed hearing those hits. Evan played so many of the Christmas songs we love and we all sang along. It was a truly great evening.
Thank you, Evan.
Janine Powell

I hired Evan Holiday for my bosses holiday party and he was amazing !

Evan provided his services for our christmas party last night, and it was the best decision we could have made... having a talented live pianist who can SING was unreal!
On request, he had no difficulty instantly switching from bach to chopin to classic christmas songs. The live touch he adds with his own expertise made this so much better than prerecorded tracks.. 100% worth it and we will be in touch for our next family event.

This past spring we had Mr Evan to play at our mothers 90th birthday celebration. We had had him several years ago at our daughters wedding and we hoped he could play again. We were not disappointed! He was such a hit and seemed to enjoy the party as much as the guests! He was punctual and organized and played all the music we requested. Mr Evan does not disappoint!

Evan Holiday is terrific!
We were so lucky to have found him online. Not only is he massively talented, he put me at total ease. He made sure that he had plenty of time to get to the venue, he arrived early and was set up well before the event started. Everyone loved his music!

Evan had a lot of obstacles to overcome for our 3/17/18 Engagement Party at a downtown San Diego restaurant. He had to battle the big crowds, bring his equipment through the restaurant, kitchen and up a back elevator and set it all up in a tiny space. But somehow he managed to get it all together and start to play as our guests were arriving. He even brought us roses. A nice touch.
Evan was wonderful. He played and sang a mixture of music of his choosing along with special requests. He provided that extra something special to our celebration.

Because of Evan Our Christmas Holiday with friends was complete with his joyful piano playing and singing which brought a loving spirit into our home. Our guests were so impressed with Evan's memory of old stand by music and more recent songs, it was so much fun singing along with Evan as he knows all the words too! As the evening progressed guest were singing their little hearts out. It was an event and a novelty for a professional pianist of his caliber to be in our home performing for our long time special friends. They gave Evan so many nice compliments and to us for having him, what a treat it was, very memorable night!! Thanks for the memories Evan.

Sincerely,

Susan and Steve Burge

Mr. Evan Holiday performed at the American Center, U.S. Embassy Tunis and his performance was just amazing.

This is the second time we’ve had Evan perform for a party. His style appeals to everyone from the 20 something to my 90 year old dad!

We truly enjoyed Evan's performance.

I hired Evan for a swanky cocktail party that was for my boyfriends birthday/ housewarming. This was a surprise gift for my boyfriend and he totally loved it! Evan was super helpful in coordinating with me even though I was tough to get a hold of leading up to the party. Evan was patient and flexible with timing and once we agreed upon the time he was there promptly and was able to set up and get playing very quickly. He has a long list of songs he knows and was able to take requests. He added another wow factor to the party and I had multiple party guests come up to me throughout to tell me how much they loved Evan's playing. I will definitely hire him again for our next event. Thanks again Evan!

Evans talent is so vast choice of songs and pieces range from Billie Joel to Mozart which met every guests likes, plus Evan knows the words to the songs when we started getting in the mood to use his microphone to be on stage, it was a lot of fun!! His equipment is top notch beautiful sounding. Evan is a good value you get more than you expect! A wonderful addition to any party or special occasion. I highly recommend Evan as the musician of choice.

We had Evan play at my husband's 60th birthday dinner with about 50 guests and we are SOOOOO happy that we did! He communicated beforehand to discuss which type of music we would want--he is very knowledgeable and knows everything! He arrived early, came prepared, and made the night that much more fantastic. He played outside for cocktail hour at sunset, the played through the dinner, and into the night. It was great having a live pianist and not radio over speakers in the background. We highly recommend him and he made our night that much more special! Thank you Evan!!

Evan gave a wonderful performance. He plays brilliantly and has an amazing repertoire. Jazz, Classical, Broadway, Pop......WOW! He was very professional in every aspect. On time and prepared. He coordinated with the venue event coordinator to insure everything went smoothly. I would highly recommend Evan for any occasion and am sure, I will hire him (through gigsalad, of course) in the future.

Evan did a great job selecting and playing music at my Mother's 90th birthday celebration. He was terrific in accompanying a family member who sang two solos. He made the evening special and was a pleasure to work with.

Mr. Sachs added so much to our family's Christmas Day Dinner.......his beautiful playing made our day into a real CELEBRATION!!! Just would not have been as wonderful without this experience ..........enjoying the music of such a well trained and experienced pianist who so obviously enjoys his profession. I would absolutely want to engage him in another similar occasion. Thank you, Evan. Most Sincerely, Jeanne Anne of Dana Point, CA

Outstanding party performance. Related well to the crowd and provided responsive and pleasing performance.