Ariel Pocock, a 16-year-old prodigy, will perform in Rapid City on Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Black Hills Piano Gallery.    She won the Ella Fitzgerald Foundation Outstanding Vocalist Award - they haven’t given that one out in 10 years. 

Ariel recently performed at the Essentially Ellington Festival and Competition where she won the outstanding pianist award as well.

Ariel and her trio will start playing at 7 p.m.  The jazz standards they promise should be a cool breeze during our hot August nights.

For more information go to www.blackhillspianogallery.com.

Ticket are $10 for adults.  $8 for students and music teachers.