Thursday Jan. 29 2026 10:00 am
Free of Charge
In Part 2 of this series, Nicole continues with two more decades of jam-packed jazz piano discoveries!
I. The Bebop Revolution: 1940’s
Featuring the distinctive stylings of the legendary: Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Mary Lou Williams, Errol Garner & Teddy Wilson.
II. Jazz Diversifies: 1950’s
Examining rule bending creations and remarkable piano prowess by: Dave Brubeck, Horace Silver, Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal, George Shearing & Tommy Flanagan.
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
Led By
Nicole Pesce *
Pianist, keyboardist, composer and arranger Nicole Pesce entertaining audiences with a unique blend of virtuosity, humor, and pizzazz. Nicole’s “Happy Birthday Variations” video has over six million views on YouTube, and Nicole was recognized by Arizona Foothills Magazine with their “Best of 2014” Award for Best Local Band/Musician. With a repertoire consisting of over 12,000 memorized songs, Nicole is often dubbed “the human iPod,” and is hailed as “one of the top ten musicians to hear in Phoenix,” by the Arizona Republic.
Nicole has performed for George Benson, Muhammad Ali, Ricky Martin, President George HW Bush, Waylon Jennings, Taylor Hicks, Janet Napolitano, Shaquille O’Neal, President Jimmy Carter, Chris Rock, Steve Nash, The Gypsy Kings, Glen Campbell, Margaret Cho and Brian Setzer. She’s appeared with American Idol contestant David Hernandez, The Moscow Ballet, Zowie Bowie, and the casts of Mary Poppins, Young Frankenstein, and Mamma Mia!
* returning Musicfest artist