ack Baldus is a professional pianist, songwriter, performer and teacher, with over 12 years experience playing at the country’s top cocktail bars, restaurants and live music venues. An accomplished classically trained pianist, Jack is a seasoned Jazz player, with a diverse repertoire of modern, classic, jazz standards and soul piano sets. He is currently the resident pianist for a number of Bristol’s premier bars, from classy cocktail houses to trendy speakeasy gin joints.

He currently has just released his debut solo 5-track E.P under the name of JACKSON, which was mixed by Drum and Bass legend DJ Die.

Originally from Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, Jack began his love affair with the piano aged 7 playing live at school and by the age of 15 had regular residencies in Hereford playing in the city’s cocktail bars and restaurants. A grade 8 Pianist, Jack received the Outstanding Achievement in Music Performance from Leeds College of Music whilst completing with a distinction in Jazz and Popular Music Studies.

Jack is a well-known performer on the live music circuit, having played with legends like Don Blackman, Pee Wee Ellis, Omar Puente and The Sugar Hill Gang, as well as popular modern acts such as Amp Fiddler, The Haggis Horns, The Yellow Jackets and James Morton.

He has also recorded for several established DJ’s and producers such as DJ Die, Christophe and Bailey Brown and released vinyl on Bristol-based record label – Futureboogie.

Jack is an excellent fit at any scale of venue, having a wealth of experience playing at intimate cocktail bars and private functions, alongside giant arenas and high street chains. His past residencies and events have seen him traverse the country to the Birmingham and Oxford O2’s, Bristol Hippodrome, Radison Blu and Anson Rooms, the Leeds Hilton Hotel and Roundhouse Theatre and Pizza Express and Browns in London’s Covent Garden to name but a few.

Jack has also written and composed for a number of signed recording artists, with his penmanship featuring on albums for internationally renowned reggae artists, popular rock and indie bands and critically acclaimed hip-hop acts across the UK.