When Mollie Kidari plays the piano, she steps out of the way and lets the music come through her allowing her to become the instrument. She believes music is spiritual communication with Spirit.

    Mollie’s lifelong love of music started at three when she watched her mother teach piano. In third grade, she studied at the Conservatory of Music in Texas and won musical competitions. Two years later, she moved with her family to Arizona and studied at Arizona State University under Dr. Donald Isaak, originally from Germany (whose teacher was taught by Beethoven himself), and Dr. Arnold Bullock until she was 18. Mollie was very fortunate to study with Grant Wolfe and Don Bothwell in the jazz music program at Mesa Community College, performing with the big band and the jazz percussion ensemble.

     Mollie performed for two years with Central Phoenix Unity, five years with Unity Church of Today in Scottsdale, as well as the Center for Spiritual Enlightenment, and other community churches.

     While Mollie performed for several years with choirs and in churches, she also turned her talents to rock music. Mollie has played with many bands and many types of bands, as well as performing musical background for television productions and Telemundo novellas.

    In the ‘70s, she was the pianist/keyboardist with Gravelin’ Roll, an original band created by Sparky Robinson. They played in concerts, opened for Fleetwood Mac, Little Feat, and King Crimson, and were  featured artists on KDKB with Bill Compton. While living in San Diego she played with Mode’, an all girl jazz fusion band and performed weekly at the Good Shepherd in Encinitas.  In Phoenix, she performed for three years with Loose Cannons Blues Band, featuring Luther Jackson (Michael Jackson’s uncle).  Refugees from the ‘60s, a band that Mollie formed here in the Valley was active for about 10 years.  Currently she is working on various musical projects in conjunction with Melvin Johnson (Third Eye Productions owner and engineer), and performs at Fiddler’s Dream. 

    Mollie’s career ranges from teaching music, being a school administrator for 11 years, and doing production sound design for Valley Youth Theatre. For 20 years she facilitated programs for international high school students here in the US on scholarships through our Department of State (from the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) and the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) programs).

    Mollie teaches music privately, customizing lessons for each individual student, depending on their learning goals. She also has served as a mentor with Free Arts of Arizona to bring art and music to abused and neglected children. In 2023 Mollie founded Helping Everywhere with Art (HEART), a company dedicated to improving the lives of youth through the arts, especially fundraising to help youth in war torn areas of the globe as well as local at-risk youth.

    Her latest project is helping create healing soundbath/guided meditation interactive art events. To Mollie, the whole point is playing music from the heart with the purpose of bringing joy and uplifting the Spirit.