Jazz on the House w/ Pianist Nick Rueckert & Co.

Every Wednesday night, Noce hosts an all night happy hour. Doors at 6, music 7-10pm, no cover all night! $5 green tea shots, $6 well drinks, $7 house wine, $8 specialty cocktails. Some of the top jazz musicians in the region are featured each week.

Pianist, composer/arranger, and multi-instrumentalist Nick Rueckert is a native of Minneapolis, Minnesota and has performed throughout the Midwest since completing his undergraduate degree at Drake University in 2011. He holds a graduate degree in music education from Boston University. As a pianist, Nick performs regularly with The Des Moines Big Band, The Thankful Band, the Contrarians, and has performed with numerous ensembles including the Turner Center Jazz Orchestra, Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Parranderos Latin Combo, Orquesta Alto Maiz, the Des Moines Metro Concert Band and Big Band, as well as alongside a wide range of local and visiting artists. As an arranger and composer, he writes for his own project, the Nick Rueckert Quartet, and for the Max Wellman Sextet. He also freelances as a french hornist with local pit orchestras and brass quintets. In 2022, Nick was honored to receive the Special Recognition award by the Des Moines Community Jazz Center.