London’s top cabaret venues often play host to this marvellous cabaret double act but now Joanna Strand and Jacqui Tate will perform together in New York on 16th September 2015 at 54 Below. Ms Strand has played New York as a soloist many times before of course and she will be backed by musicians Romano Viazzani on accordion, John Bailey on Piano, Jason Reeve on Drums and Steve Doyle on Double Bass.
ango Siempre Septet are joined by Ann Liebeck, David and Kim Benitez and Nuno Silva in Concert on Sunday September 6th 2015 at the Purcell Room. Julian Rowlands plays bandoneon with this amazing tango ensemble. Angelic or demonic? Discover the passionate tango masterworks of Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla.
Karen Street is a musician who always commands the greatest of respect. She is an immensely able and talented accordionist, always tasteful and imaginative and whose music is always relevant to life. She is one of the few accordionists who predominately use free bass in jazz.
Following their South Bank CD launch last month ZZ Music are pleased to make ENCUENTRO this superb CD available to ZZ Music customers. Featuring Bartosz Glowacki on Accordion with a top notch group of musicians that make up the Deco Ensemble you will hear Tango interpreted at its very best in this their debut album.
Toral Tollefsen, World Artist is a new publication we now have in stock featuring one of the first truly global accordionists of the concert platform. The book tracks the life of this pioneer of the concert accordion through interviews and articles contributed by the editor Jon Faukstad, Mogens Ellegaard, Ola Kai Ledang and others.
Karen Tweed must be one of the busiest accordionists in the UK. She is ever-popular with her music drawing inspiration from World Music particularly from Scandinavia and Ireland. Her CDs always feature collaborations with fabulous musicians. You will find many of them in our CD section on this site. She’s also always busy teaching at workshops all over the UK. Catch her at a venue near you this summer:
Accordion-lovers should not miss the Deco Ensemble’s concert on the 9th of July at 8pm at the Purcell Room (Southbank Centre) in London with accordionist Bartosz Glowacki. Glowacki, who is studying at The Royal Academy of Music has just finished his undergraduate course and has been very busy working both with the Deco Ensemble and as a soloist.
Professor Owen Murray and one of his students at the Royal Academy of Music, Iosif Purits, along with Guitarist Chris Waddington present an evening of classical music for Accordion, Guitar and String Orchestra in the stunning surroundings of Giggleswick School Chapel. Performances will include the Gordon Jacob Accordion Concerto, the Concerto for Bandoneon and Guitar (Hommage à Liége) by Astor Piazzolla and other works by Scarlatti, Mussorgsky and Vivaldi.
19th June will be a very special club night at Guildford Accordion Club at Ripley Village Hall featuring guest accordionist Eddie Hession and Friends. Eddie is one of the UK’s finest musicians – a world tour with the Three Tenors – accompanist of choice to Pavarotti – member of ZUM – currently about to start a three week tour of Scotland with the Budapest Café Orchestra.
Toral Tollefsen, World Artist is a new publication we now have in stock featuring one of the first truly global accordionists of the concert platform. The book tracks the life of this pioneer of the concert accordion through interviews and articles contributed by the editor Jon Faukstad, Mogens Ellegaard, Ola Kai Ledang and others.