Posts Tagged ‘philadelphia’
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..
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..
Did a session recently
On Thursday I had the pleasure to put some accordion on the new alternative folk record for The Orphan Trains. The were recording at Rodney Whittenberg’s studio just outside of Philadelphia, PA.
Ben Perowsky Quartet
On Friday 8th, January 2010: Another great show from Ars Nova Workshop in Philadelphia. An exciting show with an extremely musical group. Led by Ben Perowsky on the drums, like a chain-link fence with bass player Trevor Dunn. Ted Reichman on accordion stirring the rhythmic pot and Chris Speed, who I’ve admired since I pickedRead more..
Edith Piaf
She has in her voice that truth and honesty, an unrelenting torrent of emotions. She lived with her Grandmother in a whore house. She sang on the street with her street-acrobat father. She stood 4’8″. L’Accordioniste tells the story of a prostitute who is in love with an accordionist, because of the way his musicRead more..
October Thrills
My friend Melissa Forgone is in the Haunted Poe show running this month, in Philly.
Sartorialist and literatarian Lord Whimsy has a write up of his preview of the show.
Chamamé – The Other Argentinian Accordion Music
When most people think Argentinian music they think of that passionate music from the seedy milongas of Buenos Aires. But there is another iconic music from the north of Argentina, it is called Chamamé. Chamamé is a rich cultural mix of indigenous and immigrant peoples to Argentina’s northern region. Not urban like the tango, butRead more..