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Romano Viazzani New Tango Quintet to perform Piazzolla at The London Encounter 11th June 2016

Romano Viazzani and Bass player Yaron Stavi

Romano Viazzani New Tango Quintet to perform at The London Encounter 11th June 2016. ETC venues, 155 Bishopsgate, London. The ensemble will play in the musical part of the cultural event called “Music and the “other” which starts at 19.30. They will be performing the whole of Astor Piazzolla’s Ángel Suite (Milonga del Ángel, Muerte del Ángel, Resurrección del Ángel).

Joanna Strand with Romano Viazzani (accordion) at Pizza Express Jazz Club 2nd June 2016

The wonderful Joanna Strand will be back at the Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, Soho, London W1 on 2nd June 2016 to bring her own personal brand of jazz to this historic jazz club and will be joined by Romano Viazzani on Accordion, John Bailey on Piano, Nick Pini on Double Bass and Jason Reeve on Drums.

Bordel Q – Exciting new tango ensemble – 3rd May 2016 at Jamboree – 7.00 -11.00pm

Bordel Q- Tango Ensemble

Bordel Q – Nuevo Tango Ensemble         Jamboree 566 Cable Street, E1W 3HB London, United Kingdom 19.00-23.00 £5 on the door. Bordel Q is an exciting new quintet based in London, forging links between musical genres, styles and languages founded upon the diverse backgrounds of the ensemble’s members. Their amalgamation of jazz, classical and […]

Maria de Buenos Aires – Piazzolla’s Tango Opera – 6 dates in May and June 2016 – The Vaults, London

Maria de Buenos Aires

Maria de Buenos Aires – Piazzolla’s Tango Opera – 6 dates in May and June 2106 – The Vaults, London. Fans of Astor Piazzolla and Tango will be pleased to hear that his opera is returning to London for 6 dates in May and June. It’s quite rare to see this performed so here’s your chance to see it and even participate in a bit of tango dancing after the show!

Classics at the Villa – Romano Viazzani on accordion – 22nd May 2016

Classics at the Villa

Romano Viazzani is very excited to be playing a variety of music from opera, Neapolitan serenades, tango, Italian and american standards and Jazz on his accordion alongside John Bailey on Piano, Nick Pini on Double Bass, Richard Jones on Violin, Jason Reeve on Drums with the beautiful operatic voice of Anna Greco at this event on May 22nd 2016.

A new Beltrami accordion for Ben de Souza

Ben de Sousa with his new Beltrami CVC5

Currently in his second year at the Royal Academy of Music Ben de Sousa spent his gap year converting from a classical piano accordion to the more compact classical button accordion. He also spent some time in Italy learning how to tune and repair accordions with Beltrami in Stradella. It was then that he decided to design his future instrument and trust its construction to Claudio Beltrami.

Royal Academy of Music Events for May – Accordion Showcase and Masterclass

Accordion close up

Royal Academy of Music Events for May – Accordion Showcase (19th May 2016 and Masterclass 24th May 2016).Always great to keep up with how well the accordion students at the Royal Academy of Music are doing and watching them develop in to fine young artists. It is now 30 years this coming September that the accordion was introduced there.The Academy was the first British conservatoire to introduce teaching for classical accordion as a principal study. Owen Murray has been Head of Accordion since the department was founded in 1986.

CANCELLED – David Vaughan at The Pheasantry with Viazzani on Accordion – 3rd May 2016

David Vaughan - The Pheasantry - 3rd May 2016

Singer-Songwriter David Vaughan is back at The Pheasantry, King’s Road, Chelsea, London on Tuesday 3rd May 2016 at 8.30pm for The London Festival of Cabaret. Vaughan draws inspiration from the European chanson tradition and uses a unique blend of musical instruments to paint a wonderful palette of musical colours which underpin his original songs. Romano Viazzani on accordion, Daniel Broncano on clarinet and bass clarinet, Jason Reeve on drums, Tom Hewins on tuba and double bass and of course Vaughan himself on piano and vocals.