She Loves Me – Menier Chocolate Factory – 25 November 2016 till March 4th 2017. A wonderful musical set in a Perfumery in Hungary and written by the authors of Fiddler on the Roof, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick.

Joanna Strand and Jacqui Tate Christmas Cabaret Show -The Pheasantry – Sunday 18th December 2016 Show starts 20.00 Doors open 18.00. John Bailey on Piano, Yaron Stavi on Double Bass, Jason Reeve on Drums and Romano Viazzani on accordion.

Southern Cone Quintet Lunchtime Concert – St James’s Church, Piccadilly, London W1J 0. Friday December 16th 13.10 – 14-00. Southern Cone Quintet perform their last concert of 2016 at the prestigious St James Piccadilly as part of the popular lunchtime concerts series. The Ensemble will be premiering new arrangements and compositions. Entry is free and open to all. With Iñigo Mikeleiz Berrade on accordion.

Divine Comedy 2017 Tour -British accordionist Ian Watson has been playing accordion with unique band Divine Comedy since the tour kicked off in October 2016. However, the tour continues in the new year. ZZ Music has had reports that its a fabulous concert and from an accordion viewpoint its great to see the accordion featuring in so much music of all descriptions the world of pop being no exception.

Many performers find they can play perfectly well when they practise but then in performance they lose focus, or show outward signs of nervousness which prevent them from giving a performance they are worthy of. This book will help conquer this all to common problem with professionals, students and amateurs alike. It will help one to understand why it happens and how to counteract it. It is the next best thing to having a one to one or group session with this great lady herself.

New – Beltrami – Le Bijou III C system Button accordion – £2995 C system, 62 keys, 37 notes – 72 bass 3 treble sets of reeds and 4 bass sets of reeds. info@zzmusic.uk

The accordion has been used in modern music over half a century ago. Arne Nordheim is probably one of the best known exponents of combining accordion with electronics in his piece Dinosaurs from 1971. It takes a brave accordionist to release a CD of this type rather than going for the more commercial option or even going down the classical transcription route. Perfectionist Luc is the perfect person to carry out such an endeavour. His perfectionism and extraordinary ability combine to create a perfect symbiosis between his instrument and the sounds generated on the computer.