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.
Performance Schedule
Friday, October 25, 2024 5-8 pm with Deja Vu
Vino Wine Bar - 901 White Spar Rd. Prescott AZ
Thursday, November 21, 2024, 5-8 pm, solo piano
Hotel St. Michael Lobby Bar 205 W. Gurley St. Prescott AZ
Friday, November 22, 2024, 5-8 pm, solo piano
Van Gogh's Ear 156 S. Montezuma St. Prescott AZ
Saturday, November 30, 2024, 8-11 pm with All That Jazz Trio
Fire & Sword Speakeasy 102 S. Montezuma St. Prescott AZ
Friday, December 13, 2024 5:30-8:30 pm, solo piano
"Tis Gallery 105 S. Cortez St. Prescott AZ