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NEIL ELLIOTT DORVAL – GRAND PIANO

RECORDING – PERFORMING ARTSITE – SONGWRTER – COMPOSER

Genre: Adult Contemporary Crossover Piano based Instrumental with some vocals & vocal guests – Soft Rock, Jazz, Blues, Island, Standards & Pop.

Neil Elliott Dorval is a stellar confident virtuoso performer, with a vast repertoire in various genres of music, delivering an emotionally inspirational presentation, and creating a sonically pleasing ambience. Neil’s piano arrangements are stellar. He has his own special style, unique, and very passionate, appealing to all audiences.

Neil excels at delivering melody lines with an angelic emotionally moving touch. He exhibits creative voicings, confident musical improvisation, classic riffs, strong walking bass lines. Neil has strong command over what he does at the Piano. He is not just any musician. Precision Piano playing, well executed, and captivating. He has extremely impressive piano skills.

Neil is a significant talent, a very confident and convincing performer, who exhibits absolutely brilliant musicianship, spellbinding at times.

Neil’s style is a unique innovative hybrid of the great Piano Men: Dr. John, Chuck Leavell, Elton John, Bob James, Bill Evans, Dave Brubeck, Ramsey Lewis, Keith Jarret, Ahmad Jamal, George Winston, Count Basie, Nat King Cole, Oscar Peterson, Roy Bitton, Billy Payne, Billy Preston, Bruce Hornsby, Harry Connick…

Neil is also a very versatile songwriter – composer and lyricist exhibiting memorable melodies, catchy rhythms, & aesthetic & creative, well thought out, interesting & philosophical lyrics.

Grammy Award Winners have made guest appearances on Neil’s recordings – Grover Washington Jr., Laurence Juber (Paul McCartney), + Smooth Jazz Veterans: Peter White, Warren Hill… & vocalist Sweet Pea Atkinson + Bass Players; Jennifer Condos (Jackson Browne, Don Henley) & Hutch Hutchinson(Ringo Starr, Bonnie Raitt), Drummer Don Heffington(Bob Dylan)

Neil is a graduate of Temple University. His primary instrument in college was the Pipe Organ. Neil also plays Hammond B3, Keyboards & Percussion.

Neil was twice permanently Board Certified as a Music Therapist, and has provided substantially more direct patient care than anyone in any capacity, ever on planet earth. www.NeilElliottDorval.com