Steve Banks Piano Pianist from Columbus, OH

Steve has performed the piano across the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand to thousands of people and has appeared on various local and national television shows including California, Florida, Texas, Michigan, Ohio. In addition, he has played for capacity crowds of up to 20,000 people in larger city convention centers. In 1986, he won 2nd place in the National Christian Artist's performance competition at Estes Park, Colorado. Steve has completed 6 recordings in Los Angeles, Denver, Indiana, Nashville and Ohio. His most recent, Eternal, is his first recording of all original compositions accompanied by some of the top musicians in Nashville. **REVIEWS** "Steve Banks played the piano BEAUTIFULLY during the ceremony and cocktail hour. I highly recommend him if you want a professional pianist!" Jessica Schmidt - COLUMBUS BRIDE "I have been partnering on great events with Steve for years and highly recommend his talent, charisma and wonderful personality to bring a special touch to any soiree. I often find my toes tapping without even realizing it when I'm in the same room with Steve and his engaging music. He plays recognizable tunes with his own touch that are so mesmerizing to listen to. His talent and services are truly the best in the biz… I proudly give Steve Banks Music 5 out of 5 stars!!" Blaire Blechinger - DIRECTOR OF CATERING-HILTON COLUMBUS DOWNTOWN "I have known Steve Banks for what seems like forever! He is an awesome person and amazing Pianist! He has done cocktail hour and dinner music for many of my wedding clients and does a great job working with them on their needs and music requests. A true testament to Steve is when we have clients that come back after their first daughter's wedding and hire him again for the 2nd daughters wedding. I highly recommend Steve Banks to add that touch of class to your wedding or event!" Jamie M. Rapavy - WEDDING SPECIALIST, COLUMBUS BRIDE & GROOM, WPC, DEVOTED TO DETAILS "We have used Steve Banks for numerous corporate events over the years and have always been thrilled with his performances. Steve is professional, personable, reliable and wonderful to work with! He'll adjust the music and tone to whatever the event calls for. He's super easy to work with and delivers excellence each and every time. I highly recommend Steve Banks for your piano musical needs. You won't be disappointed!" Christine Casey - CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS, COLUMBUS, OH "My husband and I were honored to have Steve Banks play at our wedding on the 8th of July, 2016. He did an incredible job and his music was wonderful, especially his arrangement of musical notes for my arrival song. Our guests enjoyed his music thoroughly, and we received many compliments about his music talents. Not only was he superb to work with, he also was extremely professional and had great equipment. He had a large collection of songs to choose from, which we enjoyed going though. We would highly recommend Steve to anyone!" Allie - CINCINNATI BRIDE "Steve, your expertise at arranging music and playing the piano so beautifully scores a "10" with all of our guests. Some even asked if you came from New York or L.A.! That's how fabulous you are! Lynn & Jack - PARENTS OF THE BRIDE "Steve, clearly you were the right man for the job. I had so many of our friends and family ask me about you; who you were, did you have Cd's for sale, how long you have been playing, etc. I just wanted to say thank you again (thanks from our guests as well!)" Stacey - COLUMBUS BRIDE "We wanted to let you know how happy we were with the music at our ceremony. We have, and still do, receive many compliments on the amazing pianist!" Christie & Brad - BRIDE & GROOM "Your part in the wedding was wonderful! Your beautiful gift was a highlight of the evening. Many of our guests asked, "where we ever were able to find you?" You were so accommodating to our requests." Julie - COLUMBUS BRIDE GAIA Prime Internet Radio voted Steve's latest recording as one of the top 5 piano albums released in 2014. Being a popular and well-known musician in the Central Ohio area, Steve entertained guests at a popular Hotel for nearly 20 years and can now be heard on a regular basis at The Der Dutchman in Plain City. He has also entertained at the Governor's Mansion as well as at many corporate functions, weddings, and private engagements in the Columbus Metro area. Steve has played for over 750 weddings and performs many cocktail hours because of his range of styles and ability to feel out the crowd at any given time. Steve also has his own Pandora radio station, 'Steve Banks Radio'. Steve also has a digital piano along with the necessary sound equipment.

• A Thousand Years | Christina Perri
• A Walk in the Forest | Brian Crain
• A Whole New World | Alan Menken
• Accidently In Love | Counting Crows
• Across the Stars | John Williams
• Adoration | Steve Banks
• Air from Water Music | George Frederick Handel
• All I Ask Of You | Andrew Lloyd Webber
• All of Me | John Legend
• All The Way | Frank Sinatra
• Always | Irving Berlin
• Always a Woman | Billy Joel
• Always Forever | Phil Wickham
• Amazed | Lonestar
• Amazing Grace | John Newton
• Amazing Love | Chris Tomlin
• Anything for You | Gloria Estefan
• Aria | Johann Sebastian Bach
• Arioso | Johann Sebastian Bach
• Artemis | Steve Banks
• As Time Goes By | Frank Sinatra
• Ave Maria | Franz Schubert
• Ave Maria | Johann Sebastian Bach
• Babe | Styx
• Be Thou My Vision | Jars of Clay
• Beautiful | Phil Wickham
• Beautiful Tonight | Eric Clapton
• Beauty and the Beast | Celine Dion
• Because You Loved Me | Celine Dion
• Bennie and the Jets | Elton John
• Best Day of My Life | American Authors
• Beth | Kiss
• Better Together | Jack Johnson
• Bless the Broken Road | Rascal Flatts
• Blessed | Elton John
• Bridal Chorus | Richard Wagner
• Butterfly Kisses | Bob Carlisle
• Butterfly Waltz | Brian Crain
• Can You Feel the Love Tonight | Elton John
• Canon in D | Johann Pachelbel
• Cats in the Cradle | Harry Chapin
• Circle of Love | Elton John
• Clair de Lune | Claude Debussy
• Colorblind | Counting Crows
• Come Away With Me | Norah Jones
• Come Thou Fount | Chris Tomlin
• Con Te Partiro (Time To Say Goodbye) | Andrea Bocelli
• Crazy Little Thing Called Love | Queen
• Danny Boy | Traditional
• Desperado | Eagles
• Dont Know Why | Norah Jones
• Dont Stop Believing | Journey
• Edelweiss | Richard Rodgers
• Embraceable You | George Gershwin
• Endless Love | Lionel Richie
• Eternal | Steve Banks
• Ever Ever After | Carrie Underwood
• Evergreen | Barbara Streisand
• Everlong | Foo Fighters
• Everything | Michael Buble
• Faithfully | Journey
• Fascinating Rhythm | George Gershwin
• Fields of Gold | Sting
• Fire and Rain | James Taylor
• Fly Me to the Moon | Frank Sinatra
• For the First Time in Forever | Kristen Bell
• For the Love of a Princess (Braveheart) | James Horner
• Forrest Gump | Alan Silvestri
• From a Distance | Bette Midler
• From This Moment On | Shania Twain
• Georgia | Ray Charles
• God Bless the Broken Road | Rascal Flatts
• God Gave Me You | Blake Shelton
• Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | Elton John
• Grow Old with Me | Tom Odell
• Hallelujah | Leonard Cohen
• Hello | Adele
• Here I Am Lord | John Michael Talbot
• Hero | Mariah Carey
• Honesty | Billy Joel
• Hornpipe from Water Music | George Frederick Handel
• Household of Faith | Steve Green
• How Beautiful | Twila Paris
• How Deep The Fathers Love For Us | Stuart Townend
• How Great Is Our God | Chris Tomlin
• How Great Thou Art | Carl Boberg
• How to Save a Life | The Fray
• I Can Only Imagine | Mercy Me
• I Could Not Ask For More | Sara Evans
• I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues | Elton John
• I Left My Heart in San Francisco | Tony Bennett
• I Only Have Eyes for You | Frank Sinatra
• I Run To You | Lady Antebellum
• I Swear | John Michael Montgomery
• I Will Always Love You | Whitney Houston
• I Will Be Here | Steven Curtis Chapman
• I Will Follow You into the Dark | Death Cab for Cutie
• I Wont Give Up | Jason Mraz
• In Christ Alone | Natalie Grant
• In My Daughters Eyes | Martina McBride
• Indescribable | Chris Tomlin
• It Had To Be You | Michael Buble
• Its Your Love | Tim McGraw
• Ive Got You under My Skin | Frank Sinatra
• Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring | Johann Sebastian Bach
• Just the Way You Are | Billy Joel
• Just the Way You Are | Bruno Mars
• Kiss the Rain | Yiruma
• Largo from Xerxes | George Frederick Handel
• Let It Go | Demi Lovato
• Longer | Dan Fogelberg
• Love Never Fails You | Brandon Heath
• Make You Feel My Love | Adele
• Mamas Song | Carrie Underwood
• Marry Me | Shania Twain
• Marry You | Bruno Mars
• May Be | Yiruma
• Me and You | Kenny Chesney
• Memory | Andrew Lloyd Webber
• Michelle | The Beatles
• Minuet In G | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Misty | Ella Fitzgerald
• Moon River | Henry Mancini
• Moonglow | Benny Goodman
• Moonlight In Vermont | Frank Sinatra
• Moonlight Sonata | Beethoven
• More than Anyone | Gavin DeGraw
• Music of the Night | Andrew Lloyd Webber
• My Best Friend | Queen
• My Eyes Adored You | Frankie Valli
• My Funny Valentine | Frank Sinatra
• My Girl | The Temptations
• My Heart Will Go On | Celine Dion
• Never Enough | Loren Allred
• Nocturne in Eb Major | Frederic Chopin
• Nothin to Lose | Josh Gracin
• Ode to Joy | Beethoven
• On Eagles Wings | Michael Joncas
• One and Only | Adele
• One Hand One Heart | Leonard Bernstein
• One Sweet Day | Mariah Carey
• Only Time | Enya
• Open Arms | Journey
• Panis Angelicus | Cesar Franck
• Peaceful Seashore | Steve Banks
• Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor Pathetique | Ludwig Van Beethoven
• Precious and Few | Climax
• Prelude In C Major | Johann Sebastian Bach
• Rainbow Connection | Paul Williams
• Reminiscence | Steve Banks
• Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini | Sergei Rachmaninoff
• Rocket Man | Elton John
• Rondeau | Jean-Joseph Mouret
• Satin Doll | Duke Ellington
• Seasons of Anticipation | Steve Banks
• Send In the Clowns | Judy Collins
• Sentimental Journey | Les Brown
• Serenity | Steve Banks
• Shadow of Your Smile | Tony Bennett
• Sheep May Safely Graze | Johann Sebastian Bach
• Simple Gifts | Joseph Brackett
• Sleepwalk | Santo & Johnny
• Smoke Gets In Your Eyes | The Platters
• Somebody to Love | Queen
• Somewhere | West Side Story
• Somewhere In Time | Roger Williams
• Somewhere Over the Rainbow | Judy Garland
• Sound of Music | Julie Andrews
• St. Elmos Fire | David Foster
• Strangers in the Night | Frank Sinatra
• Swan Lake | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
• Sweet Caroline | Neil Diamond
• Tears in Heaven | Eric Clapton
• Ten Thousand Reasons (To Bless the Lord) | Matt Redman
• Tenderly | Rosemary Clooney
• Thats What Friends Are For | Dionne Warwick
• The Dawning | Steve Banks
• THE FOUR SEASONS Spring: First Movement Theme | Antonio Vilvaldi
• The Godfather | Nino Rota
• The Keeper of the Stars | Tracie Byrd
• The Next Time I Fall In Love | Amy Grant
• The Power Of Your Love | Darlene Zschech
• The Prayer | Celine Dion & Andrea Bocelli
• The River Flows in You | Yiruma
• The Scientist | Coldplay
• The Way You Look Tonight | Michael Buble
• Then | Brad Paisley
• Think Of Me | Andrew Lloyd Webber
• Thinking Out Loud | Ed Shereen
• This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) | Natalie Cole
• This Years Love | David Gray
• Through the Eyes of Love | Melissa Manchester
• Throughout Time | Steve Banks
• Till Kingdom Come | Coldplay
• To A Wild Rose | Edward MacDowell
• To Where You Are | Josh Groben
• Tonight | Leonard Bernstein
• True Love | Cole Porter
• Trumpet Voluntary | Jeremiah Clarke
• Unchained Melody | Righteous Brothers
• Unforgettable | Nat King Cole
• Valentine | Jim Brickman
• Wachet Auf | Johann Sebastian Bach
• Waterfall | Jon Schmidt
• When I Fall In Love | Nat King Cole
• When You Believe | Whitney Houston
• When You Say Nothing At All | Alison Krauss
• When You Wish Upon a Star | Ned Washington
• Where Are You Christmas | Faith Hill
• Wind Beneath My Wings | Bette Midler
• Would You Go With Me | Josh Turner
• Yesterday | The Beatles
• You and Me | Kenny Chesney