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Nina Beck

Nina Beck, Professional Pianist & Vocalist; Keyboard bass, flute

About Me

A professional jazz pianist/vocalist performing for 30 years, Nina studied with the acclaimed late John Lewis as well as with Don Friedman while obtaining her BA in Music at CCNY, NYC. In L.A., she has studied with Milcho Leviev and Terry Trotter. Nina plays nearly 900 songs in any key without music, possesses absolute pitch, and is a published songwriter with a wide variety of well-crafted songs, having studied privately with the late Jack Segal at the Songwriters Guild. Credits include legendary Ernie Andrews and noted jazz artists Leslie Baker, Donald Dean, Clarence Johnston, Doug MacDonald, Bill Markus, Rory Mazzela, Matt Otto, Ralph Penland, Cathy Segal-Garcia, Jimmy Spencer, Scott Whitfield, and Johnny Vana. She also plays keyboard bass, and flute.

Nina served as accompanist in a classical music concert, for an original work composed by fine cellist Harriet Katz, formerly of Local 47. Venues where Nina has performed and/or headlined include Cafe' 322, Cavallino, Colombo’s, Jax, The Lighthouse, Lunaria, Maggiano’s, The Money Tree, Mr. B, Sangria, The Smokehouse, and Spazio; she headlined monthly from June '06 through May '07 as a solo piano/vocal act at Bistro 400 in Santa Ana, and she performed regularly at Hip Kitty Restaurant and Jazz Club in Claremont with great tenor man Billie Harris from 2007 to 2009. Since 2008, she has performed every Sunday evening at Casey's Tavern in Canoga Park with Woody James & his Jelly Roll Jazz Band, a Dixieland & classic swing sextet, as well as with award-winning writer/producer/director/talk show host Andy Cowan, a powerful crooner of Sinatra hits & many other American Songbook swing, classic Latin, blues, & jazz tunes. She & Andy are currently appearing at The Smokehouse Restaurant in Burbank, CA, as well as at the R Bar at the Renaissance Hotel-Los Angeles Airport.