Posts Tagged ‘Accordionists’
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..
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..
Efforts to Celebrate World Accordion Day
If World Accordion Day is May 6th, why is it being celebrated in: Austria on May 2nd, 7th and 6th, Canada May 16th, Finland May 8th, 5th and 6th. Lithuania on the 3rd, 5th and 6th, Ireland on the 8th, US 2nd, 5th, 6th, 8th, and 23rd?!?!?!
In the recording studio, Galliano drama, In the art studio, PT Barnum
1. Began the recording a duo project with Dan Trent. Here are some photos. 2. Thanks to everyone I saw at John Murdoch’s studio this weekend. 3. Advice to the artist and the entrepreneur from PT Barnum on the Ballycast. 4. Accordion drama over Galliano’s Bach recording. Not favorable review here is challenged by ourRead more..
My accordion has a mic!
1. My accordion has a mic now. Put in lovingly by Acme Accordion School of Westmont, NJ. 2. I will be playing this Today, 24th and Tomorrow 25th, at John Murdoch’s studio. Solo accordion from 12-4. Should be good accoustics and good art. You need tickets, $10 per group of people. 5113 Anderson Road (rearRead more..