Pia Beck - Goody Goody - 1968 • World of Jazz

Pia Beck was a natural on the piano. Without significant musical training she was asked in May 1945 as a pianist and vocalist in the Miller Sextet, with which she performed in Belgium, Germany, Sweden and the Dutch East Indies. In 1949 she started her own combo. Her first composition, 'Pia's Boogie', became an instant hit. In addition to tours through Europe, she had a permanent place in Scheveningen.

In 1952 she visited the United States for the first time, where she performed annually until 1964. She was made an honorary citizen of New Orleans and Atlanta. Colleague Oscar Peterson called her the best jazz pianist in the world.

In April 1965 she emigrated with her partner to the Costa del Sol, where she first started a piano bar. After the latter went bankrupt, she concentrated on writing travel guides and real estate. In 1975 she made her comeback as an artist in the Circustheater in Scheveningen. On September 18, 2003 (her 78th birthday) she said goodbye to the general public with a concert in restaurant Castellum Novum in Hilversum.
This performance is part of an AVRO tv special broadcast on December 17, 1968.

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