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Will Perkins

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Pianist & Technician

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All About Will

Biography

Will Perkins has been performing at ragtime and jazz festivals since the age of 14. His love for traditional jazz and ragtime piano has led him to perform at music festivals around the United States and beyond. Will has been a featured performer at the Bohem Ragtime and Early Jazz Festival in Kecskemet, Hungary, and at the Buenos Aires Ragtime Festival in Argentina.     


He has also been regularly featured at the West Coast Ragtime Festival, the Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival, and many other festivals around the country. In 2017, Rivermont Records released Will's debut album "Snowy Morning Blues" - available here, as well as on Spotify and iTunes. 


Currently, Will resides in Idaho Falls, Idaho with his wife, McKenna and their dog, Tavi. For his day job, Will is a professional piano technician, servicing pianos all across East Idaho and Western Wyoming. Read more here!

Influences

Major influences include: 


Scott Joplin, Joseph Lamb, Max Morath, Tom Brier, Dick Wellstood, Ralph Sutton, Don Ewell, Wally Rose, Turk Murphy, Ray Skjelbred, Earl "Fatha" Hines, "Fats" Waller, James P. Johnson, "Jelly Roll" Morton, Max Keenlyside, John Arpin, Brian Holland, Vincent M. Johnson, Erroll Garner, "Knocky" Parker, Donald Ashwander, Martin Spitznagel.

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Past Appearances

Max Keenlyside (L) & Will Perkins backstage at the Buenos Aires Ragtime & Early Jazz Festival, 2017.

Ragtime/Jazz Festivals Festivals

  • West Coast Ragtime Festival: 2007-2012, 2015-2022
  • Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival: 2008-2012, 2016-2017, 2022-2023
  • Blind Boone Ragtime & Early Jazz Festival: 2011-2012
  • Bohem Ragtime & Early Jazz Festival: 2012
  • Buenos Aires Ragtime & Early Jazz Festival: 2017
  • Sutter Creek Ragtime Festival: 2008-2012, 2016-2018
  • World Championship of Old-time Piano: 2010, 2012, 2016
  • Fresno Flats Ragtime Festival: 2010-2013
  • Oakhurst Ragtime Festival: 2016-2018
  • Santa Cruz Ragtime Festival: 2017
  • Sacramento Jazz Jubilee: 2009-2011
  • Eau Claire Ragtime Festival: 2009-2011, 2013
  • Durango Ragtime & Early Jazz Festival: 2013, 2016
  • Cape Cod Ragtime Festival: 2018-2019

Solo/Concert Appearances

  • Richard M. Nixon Presidential Library
  • Brigham Young University - Idaho
  • Ulrich Piano Series (California)
  • Private concerts in California, Arizona, Idaho, and Oregon

I especially enjoy seeing and hearing Will Perkins who knows how to touch a piano!


Ray Skjelbred, Jazz Pianist

Hear Will Play!

Recorded at the Old-Time Piano Contest in Oxford, MS. 


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