Born in Norwood, Massachusetts in 1947, pianist and organist Nick ConnollyConnolly, Nick has become a fixture in the AustinAustin music scenemusic scene since his arrival in 1980. Actually, his musical and personal character fit in perfectly with Austin’s earned reputation and identity as a progressive center for popular music and alternative culture. The prime example of a veteran savvy sideman within the music scene, Nick is a knowledgeable, thoughtful, talkative and easygoing individual. A classy, passionate and versatile musician, capable of singing and accompanying himself on pianopiano, he belongs to a beloved class of popular TexasTexas musicians, along with close peers such as guitarist Derek O’BrienO’Brien, Derek, saxophonist Kaz KazanoffKaz Kazanoff, or drummer Wes Starr, among others.