“The very embodiment of the term Crooner. Knows his way round the ivories better than most, with an unbeatable repertoire of Classics and originals to keep you entertained."
Island Records artist
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PAUL'S SERVICES
Blending: Jazz, Classical, and Live Looping Versions of the Classic Singer Songwriters
Such as Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Bette Midler, Neil Diamond, Leonard Cohen, Carole King, and more!
(see links below for live video in each category)
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ANOTHER OLD SONG
and a few new Originals.
Raconteur style musician.
A wide repertoire from different decades.
Acoustic, alternative, contemporary.
Scottish songwriter / pianist and singer Paul Toshner started
life as a musician playing in an up-market shopping center
in Glasgow, Scotland and local hotel piano bars, then he got to cover for a job in Denmark. From there went on to piano bars
in ski resorts in Klosters and St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Followed by residencies in London West End hotel piano bars.
Living and working across the USA, Paul has built his show
from a pool of classic covers, original pieces, live piano
looping, and opera lyric adaptations. He also puts on
a clinic in piano shops / recital halls where he delivers
a combined concert / demystifying workshop on;
• instrument choice
• voice understanding
• songwriting
• and performance.
"Sings like Bono, plays like Billy Joel"
-Avi D. Baltimore, Maryland
Paul’s piano / music influences include:
Keith Jarrett, Billy Joel, Mahler
His singing influences are clearly:
Frank Sinatra, Pavarotti, Elton John
And songwriting influences;
Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Dorothy Parker,
and The Beatles
and all the story songs:
Hotel California, Tangled Up in Blue, Shelter From the Storm, The Wind Beneath My Wings, The Gambler, Tiny Dancer, Rocket Man, Jailhouse Rock, Mr Bojangles, One For the Road, When I'm 64, Norwegian Wood, My Life, The Fool On The Hill, Goodnight Saigon, Piano Man, I Go To Extremes, Scenes from an Italian Restaurant, Minnie The Moocher, Mary Poppins, Suzanne, Honky tonk, Stride and much more