Posts Tagged ‘accordeon’
BBC Accordion Flic, Afri-Jazz Accord, Western Accordion Ballad
Buried lead in this Scotland Herald news story is that Phil Cunningham is working with BBC on a documentary about the “way the accordion moved around the world.” Listen to Tente Midj on Carmen Souza’s myspace. João Frade plays some great accordion over this track on a very cool African inspired jazz record. Really freshRead more..
Long Accordion Gig Weekend 6/24-6/27
It was an epic weekend from Thursday to Monday. I played four shows (photos below), three with The New Impressionists and one with The Hot Club of Philadelphia. They were all great gigs and it was fun to play with The New Impressionists again, as we haven’t played in a while. And a bunch ofRead more..
Accordion Apocalypse, Dallas Performances Squeeze Blog
1. I’m playing today in Lambertville, NJ, Monday in Lumberville, PA and Wednesday in Germantown, PA. 2. Listen to this great San Francisco Public Radio Story about Skyler Fell and learning to repair accordions from her mentor at her shop Accordion Apocalypse. And apparently, the accordion is the official instrument of San Francisco. 3. IRead more..
Galliano in SF, Weird Al 6/18, Accordion Day Beats Soccer
Richard Galliano is part of the SF Jazz festival this year. With George Mraz and Clarence Penn! October 17th, 7p. (So wish I could make it). Weird Al is doing a benefit concert at the Rehoboth Convention Center this Friday, June 18th Rehoboth, DE. And you have to see this fake trailer for Weird AlRead more..
Get Out and Hear Some Accordion!
Here are some more shows coming up in the next couple weeks (June and July 2010.)
2 Kinds of Beauty: John Gart, Amsterdam Girls Band
1. This past Thursday I was a guest performer at the Acme Accordion School’s awards ceremony/performance.
Richard Galliano and Kurt Elling at Lincoln Center NYC
Richard Galliano performed this weekend (May 14 & 15, 2010) with Kurt Elling at Jazz at Lincoln Center. I had been anxiously awaiting this show since I heard about it back in December.
Today is World Accordion Day!
1. I will be celebrating world accordion day by playing my accordion to the desert plants and sand and cactus at the familial home here in the Mojave Desert of California. How are you going to celebrate it? 2. Europeans award pork spending to accordionists. 3. Behind the Bellows documentary showing, plus the band ofRead more..