The Piano
Jon Persson plays a wide variety of styles on the piano, ranging from classical (Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, and Debussy, just to name a few) to pop favorites from the 20’s through the 90’s; Broadway show tunes, French, Italian, German and Viennese songs, and Latin tangos, as well as avant-garde tangos by Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla.
The Russian Bayan/БАЯН
The Russian cousin of the piano-accordion and chromatic-accordion is the bayan. This is an amazingly complex and powerful creation, capable of producing an astonishing variety of sounds. A very versatile instrument, capable of interpreting jazz, Broadway, Russian gypsy, traditional Argentine tangos, as well as avant-garde tangos by Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla, Baroque and Romantic classics by the Great Masters, and much more.
Performance Highlights
- M/S Sagafjord, Cunard Line
- S/S Norway, Norwegian Cruise Line
- m/s Statendam, Holland America Line
- m/s Seabourn Pride, Seabourn Cruise Line
- m/s Royal Princess (1 & 2), Princess Cruises
- m/s Grand Princess, Princess Cruises
- m/s Emerald Princess, Princess Cruises
- m/s Sea Princess, Princess Cruises
- m/s Dreamward, Norwegian Cruise Line
- m/s Venus Pacific, Japan Cruise Line
- m/s Vision of the Seas, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
- m/v Eugenio Costa, Costa Cruise Line
- m/v Americana, Ivaran Cruise Line
- m/v Queen of the West, American Riverboat Cruises
- EPCOT Norway Pavilion, Walt Disney World
- Numerous Venues in Vieux Carre (the French Quarter), New Orleans, Louisiana
- South Florida Condo Theatres
- Tziganka Russian Ensemble
- Hotel NovaPark, Zurich, Switzerland
- Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia
- Sun Valley Lodge, Ketchum, Idaho
- EXPO '86, Vancouver, Canada
Musical Entertainment
- Community Concerts
- Cruise Ships
- Arts Festivals
- Wine Tastings
- Weddings
- Conventions
- Classical Concerts
Styles
- American Standards
- Broadway Show Tunes
- Classical
- International Song Favorites
- Ragtime
- Russian & Hungarian Gypsy
- Argentine Tango
- Jazz