Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 6:00pm
The Annex - Arizona Musicfest | TICKETS ON SALE AUGUST 18
Tickets
$35
Jazz con Alma is a group of passionate musicians dedicated to breathing new life into familiar tunes. Led by keyboardist Beth Lederman, the group features the captivating vocals of Steven Powell and Diana Lee, two of Arizona’s most popular singers.
Coverings songs by Stevie Wonder, Cole Porter, Joni Mitchell, Al Jarreau, Bonnie Raitt, Sting, Duke Ellington and more, Jazz con Alma takes the songs you love and infuses them with soulful improvisation and irresistible rhythms. Whether you’re a die-hard jazz enthusiast or simply looking for a sophisticated and fun night out, their unique blend of pop sensibility and jazz artistry will captivate you. Get ready to hear your favorite songs in a whole new light!
Getting Here
The Annex
7950 E. Thompson Peak Parkway
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
7950 East Thompson Peak Parkway
7950 East Thompson Peak Parkway, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, USA
Beth Lederman
Keyboards
Beth Lederman is well-known for her sophisticated jazz and rhythmic Brazilian and Latin-jazz piano styles, not only in the Phoenix area, but throughout the West from Canada to Mexico. She is a mainstay in the jazz and Latin music scenes, but her expertise is spread widely across many different musical genres. From samba to swing, R & B to pop music, it’s all played with heartfelt integrity.
An Arizona native, Beth’s family ran Lederman Music Co. and she grew up surrounded by music. She began classical studies at age 5 and went on to earn a B.A. in Music. A first-call local player who loves a variety of styles, Beth has also worked with such nationally known artists as The Diamonds, Carmen Bradford, James Moody, Bobbie Vinton, Dmitri Matheny, Dennis Rowland, Donna Peña, and the Phoenix Symphony. Her own band has performed at the The Ravenscroft, The Nash, Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Tempe Center for the Arts, and the Chandler Jazz Festival to list just a few, and in many of Arizona’s iconic venues and hotels.
Beth is also an educator and is an Adjunct Faculty Member in ASU’s Pop Music Program and for The Nash Jazz Education Center and has traveled throughout Arizona and Mexico doing workshops and concerts for the AZ Arts Commission with her own groups.
Some of her career highlights include: band leader for the Brazilian jazz group Novo Mundo, salsa band Más, Brazilian group Zúm,Zúm,Zúm, musical director for a touring production of Phantom of the Opera, a season on Mackinac Island at the Grand Hotel, and, of course, her own group, Jazz Con Alma. Her music is melodic, fun, passionate, innovative, heartfelt, eclectic, humorous, spontaneous…and just plain great!