I started playing piano when I was five years old, on my grandmother's 6'6" Steinway. My grandmother, Ruth Van Buren Nelson, was a professional pianist and organist who passed far too young. My mothered inherited her piano in 1956 and that's what I grew up with; that piano remains in the family today.
About
Embrace Your Passion
Anywhere I go, if there's a piano, I play. My favorite is the 7' Steinway at the Musical Instrument Museum in Scottsdale AZ; perhaps the worst is the battered old upright at the Vulture Mine near Wickenburg AZ, which probably hasn't been tuned since before I was born.
Live Life in Song
I often play solo, but belong to three local bands. Aspen Creek Band does light rock and lots of country music. Deja Vu does some of the same, but also quite a bit of ballad-type music. All That Jazz Trio does, well you can guess, mostly jazz. See below for upcoming performances.
To contact me about solo bookings or for All That Jazz Trio, please email me at
Performance Schedule
Thursday, December 26,2024, 7-10 pm with All That Jazz Trio
Fire & Sword Speakeasy 102 S. Montezuma St. Prescott AZ
Friday, December 27, 2024, 8-11 pm with All That Jazz Trio
Fire & Sword Speakeasy 102 S. Montezuma St. Prescott AZ
Thursday, January 9, 2025, 4-7 pm, solo piano
Hotel St. Michael Lobby Bar, 205 W. Gurley St. Prescott AZ
Friday, January 10, 2025, 8-11 pm with All That Jazz Trio
Fire & Sword Speakeasy 102 S. Montezuma St. Prescott AZ
Friday, January 31, 2025, 8-11 pm with All That Jazz Trio
Fire & Sword Speakeasy 102 S. Montezuma St. Prescott AZ