Accordionist Richard Galliano

In my explorations of Richard Galliano’s (one of the foremost accordionists today) cannon, I came across his new record entitled “Love Day”. Which I was delighted to see has both Charlie Haden and Gonzalo Rubalcaba as personnel on it. Very exciting considering these are two of my favorite musicians!

Also, I picked up Galliano’s album Passatori. An amazingly lush, and exciting record. It goes right in there with Coral by David Sanchez, Black Dhalia by Bob Belden and Now is the Hour by Charlie Haden. If you love lush string writing with jazz harmonies, pick up Passatori. (Link to a video of Galliano Performing some of the Passatori music live.)

You can check out the youtube short vid of them in the recording studio.

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Published:: March 7, 2009 / 8:19 pm

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Tags:: accordion, charlie haden, dallas vietty, french, italian, jazz, richard galliano, rubalcaba

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Pianist and accordionist Dallas Vietty has been performing professionally since the age of 15. Originally from California, his formal education includes study of arranging, composition and piano performance at California State University Northridge in Los Angeles. His professional experience includes performances with groups large and small at legendary clubs such as The Jazz Bakery and Catalina’s Bar in Los Angeles. He has recorded at Capital Records in Hollywood, and toured Tokyo, Osaka and Fukaoka, Japan with the Blue Note Swing Orchestra. Dallas is the musical director for film and television actress (Airplane, The Love Boat) actress Jill Whelan and has worked with acclaimed musicians The Creek Dippers and Alex Acuna. Dallas has performed at the Zipper Theater, The Daryl Roth Theater, and most recently a three week engagement at the famed Metropolitan Room in New York City. He has contributed compositions to works which have been performed in Montreal, Canada and Edinburgh, Scotland as well as DVD and online works. Dallas keeps a private piano studio and teaches around the country.

Member of the American Accordionists’ Association

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