Hire Sam Cooke Piano | Pianist in Derby

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About Sam

Sam Cooke is a professional pianist based in Derbyshire, who performs live exquisite music, tailored to your wishes and requests.

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Pianist

Derby

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SamCookePiano performs live piano music for every event. Sam graduated from the highly esteemed Royal Northern College of Music and has over 30 years of experience enhancing magical occasions. One of the most social and versatile art forms, piano music creates an atmosphere that brings people together with love and joy. SamCookePiano would be honoured to perform your meaningful and bespoke soundtrack to your special day. Sam infuses weddings with class and sophistication with elegant piano music for all tastes and personalised preferences. Couples can work closely with Sam to create a setlist of their favourite wedding songs that inspire the ideal ambience. Offering the utmost convenience and support, Sam can provide her own PA equipment and tailor her performance to your desires. Sam's music is fully live; she uses no backing tracks to ensure the highest-quality experience.

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Sam's Reviews

5 out of 5

Sam you made our day so special and we are really truly honoured to have had you play at our special day. You are the kindest lady and were professional in every aspect, advising and being there for me throughout the day. We cannot thank you enough. You were also the most reasonable in terms of pricing. We are forever friends 💖💖💖💖💖

5 out of 5

Hi Sam! I just want to say a massive, massive thank you for playing at our wedding! Every single person came to us on the day and after the wedding and commented on how beautiful the music was and how much it made the day extra special! It was honestly the best thing we did for the wedding finding you, truly was a blessing! Absolutely loved it!! Everyone loved the jaws part as well hahaha! I bet you thought we were cracker for that so thank you! You were also able to accommodate with other music options/songs we wanted which was fantastic in making our day extra unique! You are one of the kindest people we have met as well and through planning the wedding you’ve helped advise us with other things! A massive, massive thank you again!!!! All our love! Naomi and Toby!xxx

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Sam's Song list

Sam can play any songs upon request and tailor a personal wedding song list to your needs. Here is an example of the songs that Sam plays.

All I Ask Of You

All Of Me (John Legend)

All Of Me (Swing)

All Time Love (Will Young)

Always (Bon Jovi)

Amazed

At Last

Autumn Leaves (Jazzy/Swing)All of Me (John Legend)

All The Way (Jazz Ballad)

Bewitched, Bothered..

Can You Feel The Love Tonight

Chasing Pavements

Chasing Cars

Come Fly With Me (Jazzy)

Crazy (Jazz)

Beethoven (Moonlight Sonata)

Canon (Pachelbel)

Colours of the Wind

Everything I do (Brian Adams)

Hallelujah

Heaven (B.adams/D.J.Sammy Candlelight Version)

Hello (Adele)

Hey Jude

How Deep Is You Love

How Do I Live

If I A’int Got You

If I Were A Boy (Beyonce)

I see the light

It Had To Be You (Jazz )

It’s My Life (Bon Jovi)

Impossible (James Arthur).

I Giorni (Euinadi)

Kick Out Of You (Swing)

Kiss From A Rose

Kiss The Rain (Einaudi)

Lay Me Down (S. Smith)

Life (Einaudi)

Life On Mars (Bowie)

Love Actually (Glasgow Love Theme)

Love Lift Us Up Where We Belong

Love Me Tender

Love Theme From Romeo And Juliet

Make You Feel My Love (Adele)

Merry Xmas Mr Lawrence

Million Years Ago (Adele)

My Cherie Amour

My Way

My Love

Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing

Danny’s Blues

Eternal Flame

Everything I Do, I Do It For You

Fever

Fields Of Gold

Georgia On My Mind

Need Your Love So Bad (Bluesy Fleetwood Mac)

Nuvole Bianchi (Einaudi)

O Mio Babbino Caro

Over The Rainbow

Ordinary People (J.Legend)

Playing Love (Legend Of 1900)

Read All About It

Right Here Waiting For You (R. Marx)

River Flows In You (Yiruma)

Rollin’ In The Deep

Rule The World

Run

She’s Like The Wind (P.Swayze)

She’s The One (Robbie Williams)

Shindler’s List

Shining Smile (Einaudi)

Someone Like You

Somewhere Out There

Somewhere Only We Know (Keane)

Songbird

Space Oddity

Stay With Me (S.Smith)

The Way We Were

Titanium

Trouble

Thousand Years

Thinkin’ Out Loud

The Way You Look Tonight

Try A Little Tenderness

Unchained Melody

When We Were Young

Wings (Birdy)

With Or Without You (U2)

Wonderful Tonight

Wonderful World

Wherever You Will Go

Words

Writing’s On The Wall (S.Smith)

Yesterday

You are the Reason

You Do Something To Me (Paul Weller)

Your Song (Elton John)

Sam's Prices

Last updated: 2025

Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.

Performance duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£62.50
Up to 1 hour	£200
Up to 2 hours	£400
Up to 3 hours	£562.50

Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

My clients love the captivating way that I play. I ensure that your event is meticulously organised and that my paying is of the best quality. Music is so very personal to our tastes so I ensure that all of my clients are offered a bespoke package so that your event is magical.

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

I travel all over the country.

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

I can literally play and sight read any piece of music. I focus on tailoring my clients preferences rather then my own.

What is the most high profile gig you've performed?

I have played for many footballer and celebrity weddings across the UK. I have also toured with many famous artists.

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

I always try my best to be flexible to help ensure your event runs as smoothly as possible. If timings change slightly in the run up to the event just let me know.

Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?

N/A

How much time do you need to set up?

I am able to set up in under 10 minutes if using the venue piano. If you require me to bring my own piano, then I will need 30 minutes to set up.

If I have a piano at my venue, are you happy to perform on that?

Yes, of course - as long as the piano is in working order and in tune, then I'm happy to play on it.

Can I pick the songs you play from the set list?

Yes absolutely. I work closely with my clients to ensure that they have their favourite and personal requests catered for. This is all included in the price.

Are you able to bring your own piano or keyboard?

Yes, absolutely! I bring my own instrument to play acoustically.

Can you learn song requests before the event?

Many songs are not included on my playlist. I can play any piece of music and will liaise with you to ensure that you are happy with the repertoire list for your event.

Musicianship

Genres:

Easy listening, Christmas, Traditional church music, Contemporary Christian, Classical, Baroque, Classical crossover, Fanfare, Early music, Contemporary classical, Renaissance, Film / TV music, Medieval music, Musical theatre, Opera, Ambient, 1960s era music, 1920s era music, 1930s era music, 1970s era music, 1940s era music, 1980s era music, 1950s era music, 1990s era music, Avant garde, Light music, Originals, Pop, Acoustic, Covers, Soul, Top 40, Ambient pop, R&B, Disco, Vintage, Rock, Britpop

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Instruments:

Piano

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Event types:

Wedding, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Private event, Corporate event, Church service, Charity event, Theatre / Show, Concert, Recording session, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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Other skills:

Accompanist, Fluent sight-reader, Perfect pitch, Singing teaching, Theory teaching, Instrumental teaching, Examiner

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