Piano player, performer, singer and songwriter. He is musically influenced by the likes of Elton John, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Nina Simone and the Beatles. Russell has opened for Grammy Award winners Bill Miller and Melissa Manchester.
Genre: Sixties, Seventies and Eighties popular song.
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Sample Song List
- Beach Boys – God Only Knows
- Beatles – Here Comes the Sun
- Beatles – Here, There and Everywhere
- Beatles – In My Life
- Bee Gees – To Love Somebody
- Billy Joel – Just the Way You Are
- Billy Joel – New York State of Mind
- Billy Joel – Vienna
- Cat Stevens – Wild World
- Commodores – Easy
- Eagles – Desperado
- ELTON SET AVAILABLE
- Elton John – Bennie and the Jets
- Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
- Elton John – Tiny Dancer
- Elton John – Your Song
- Eric Clapton – Change the World
- Fleetwood Mac – Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow
- Frank Sinatra – Fly Me To the Moon
- Frank Sinatra- It Had To Be You
- George Michael – Careless Whisper
- George Michael – Faith
- Glen Campbell- Rhinestone Cowboy
- Guns ‘N’ Roses – Sweet Child Of Mine
- Hall & Oates – Sarah Smile
- Harry Styles – Late Night Talking
- Jackson 5 – I’ll Be There
- Jackson Browne – Somebody’s Baby
- James Taylor – How Sweet It Is
- John Denver – Country Roads
- Lady Gaga – Edge Of Glory
- Louis Armstrong- What A Wonderful World
- Lumineers- Ho Hey
- Meatloaf – Two Out Three Ain’t Bad
- Michael Bublé – Just Haven’t Met You Yet
- Michael Bublé – Home
- Neil Young – Harvest Moon
- Nilsson- Everybody’s Talkin’ At Me
- Norah Jones – I Don’t Know Why
- Paul McCartney – Maybe I’m Amazed
- Paul McCartney – My Love
- Prince – Purple Rain
- Queen – Crazy Little Thing Called Love
- Queen – You’re My Best Friend
- Ray Charles – Georgia On My Mind
- Ray Charles – You Don’t Know Me
- Rolling Stones – Beast Of Burden
- Steve Miller – The Joker
- Stevie Wonder – Isn’t She Lovely
- Stevie Wonder – Overjoyed
- Taylor Swift – Blank Space
- Van Morrison – Crazy Love
- The Weeknd – I Feel It Coming
Testimonials
...Russell is an excellent pianist and marvelous singer; just a great entertainer in general. On top of that, he couldn't have been more kind. Always wore a smile and happily conversed with the guests after receiving numerous well-deserved compliments. He was really that good. Russell was likely the highlight of what was a tremendous event ...Chris W
Russell Norkevich who provided our ceremony music (popular songs). Russell was fabulous, he nailed the music we requested, had immense talent, and not only that, but when our service was delayed for transport issues he played well past his time allotment to keep the guests entertained.Clair D
Goosebumps. When you get them, you know you’re experiencing something which taps into your psyche in a way that’s often difficult to describe. The music of Russell Norkevich, for me, always leads to goosebumps. It offers me a hazy, nostalgic, dreamy quality that is devoid of time or space: Eltonesque.Evan Toth The Vinyl District WFDU 89.1