Judy Bowen
Cocktail Pianist
Judy Bowen will give your party a wonderful ambiance, whether you are having a wedding cocktail hour, elegant cocktail party or a casual party. With 30 years of performing experience and a vast repertoire, she plays hits from the 60's, 70's and 80's, as well as newer songs, standards and classical arrangements.
Judy has played solo piano at cocktail parties, corporate events, wedding receptions, private parties, country clubs, resorts, restaurants, piano bars and malls in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Florida, Chicago, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Iowa. Recent venues include the Loews Hotel (Awards Gala - Hollywood Blvd) in Hollywood, California; Palazzo/Venetian Resort, Planet Hollywood Casino, the Rio Casino and Hotel, the World Market Center and private parties in Las Vegas; Park City, Utah; the John Hancock Center, Waldorf Astoria, Hilton Chicago and JW Marriott in downtown Chicago; the JW Marriott in Indianapolis and the Georgian Terrace in Atlanta (where the premiere of "Gone With the Wind" was held in 1939) . She received her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees in piano from the University of Illinois, studying with international pianist Joel Shapiro. Her classical background has influenced her smooth, elegant and expressive style of playing. Judy was featured among 138 cocktail pianists in a new book about cocktail pianists, "The Cocktail Piano Companion" by James Spencer of California and she also published a classical piano reference book, "A Graded Guide to the Piano Literature" in 1991.
Judy will give your party just the right ambiance so it will be the perfect cocktail party that your guests will long remember!
VENUES BOOKED AT:
Loews Hotel - Red Carpet Gala - Hollywood, CA
Palazzo/Venetian Resort - Las Vegas
Planet Hollywood Casino - Las Vegas
Rio Casino and Hotel - Las Vegas
World Market Center - Las Vegas
LVM Resort - Las Vegas
Private Parties/Wedding Receptions - Las Vegas
Private Parties - Park City, Utah
Georgian Terrace - Atlanta
Private Parties - Florida
JW Marriott - Indianapolis
John Hancock Center - Chicago
Waldorf Astoria - Chicago
Hilton Chicago - (Michigan Ave) - Chicago
Hilton Chicago - Conrad Suite - Chicago
Navy Pier Yacht - Chicago
Anita Dee Yachts - Chicago
JW Marriott - Chicago
Union League Club of Chicago
University Club - Chicago
Petterino's Restaurant -Chicago
Drury Lane - Chicago
Crystal Grand Banquets - Chicago
Rolling Green Country Club
Royal Melbourne Country Club
Olympia Fields Country Club
Grand River Center - Dubuque, IA
Pfister Hotel - Milwaukee
Hyatt Regency - Milwaukee
Wisconsin Club
Milwaukee Club
Milwaukee Country Club
Bluemound Country Club
Pilot House at Discovery World
Coast Restaurant
Mequon Country Club
Ozaukee Country Club
North Shore Country Club
Westmoor Country Club
Town Club - Fox Point
Tuckaway Country Club
Legend of Brandybrook Country Club
North Hills Country Club
West Bend Country Club
Grand Geneva Resort
Abbey Springs Yacht Club
Lake Geneva Country Club
Geneva National Resort
Lake Lawn Resort - Delavan
University Club - Madison
Wisconsin Union - Madison
Monona Terrace - Madison
Nikoma Country Club - Madison
Govenor's Mansion Inn - Madison
Kalahari Resort - Wisconsin Dells
Riverside Gardens - Appleton
Green Lake Conference Center
Forest Hills Country Club
Oneida Country Club - Green Bay
Villa Terrace
Astor Hotel
Hotel Metro Bar & Cafe
88 Keys Piano Martini Lounge
Baby Grand Piano Bar
Ruperts on the Top Restaurant
Wind Rose Wine Bar
Mayfair Mall
Grand Avenue Mall