ZZ Music Newsletter - January-February 2026

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	Monthly Accordion News Happy New Year from ZZ Music and may it be a musical one! We kick off with a festival of Mesopotamian music which includes accordion in the shape of Sawsan Al-Rawe in January. Sevenoaks Three Arts Festival, the accordion-friendly festival have announced their syllabus for June 2026 and Eddie Hession will be the adjudicator this year. The No1 Ladies Accordion Orchestra are back in action too this spring! The Romano Viazzani Ensemble have announced their participation (with dancers) at Newbury Spring Festival so save the 19th May date until tickets go on sale. If you're new year's resolution was to get into the accordion then do check out our website for accordions, books recordings and sheet music. See you next month!

Sevenoaks 3 Arts Festival 2026 Syllabus

The No1 Ladies Accordion Orchestra 2026 Concerts

The No1 Ladies Accordion Orchestra 2026 Concerts – The members of the No.1 Ladies Accordion Orchestra come from all over the UK

Rivers of Culture for Modern Mesopotamia- with Sawsan Al-Rawe on Accordion - Saturday January 31st 2026

Rivers of Culture for Modern Mesopotamia- with Sawsan Al-Rawe on Accordion – Saturday January 31st 2026 – A celebration of modern Mesopotamia

Ben De Souza concerts for 2026 featuring Rossini and Palmieri

Ben De Souza concerts for 2026 featuring Rossini and Palmieri – More concerts to be announced in the New Year

Save the Date - The Romano Viazzani Ensemble - Newbury Spring Festival Tuesday 19th May 2026 at 19.30

Save the Date – The Romano Viazzani Ensemble – Newbury Spring Festival Tuesday 19th May 2026 at 19.30 – After 2024’s success at the festival The Romano Viazzani Ensemble return to Newbury – one of the UK’s top music festivals

Celtic Music for Free Bass Accordion - by Rune Cygan Barslund - (Hardback)

Celtic Music for Free Bass Accordion – by Rune Cygan Barslund – (Hardback) – A fabulous new approach to playing Celtic Music on Free Bass Accordion

New jazz accordion tutor by world-renowned jazz accordionist Renzo Ruggieri translated by Romano Viazzani

New jazz accordion tutor by world-renowned jazz accordionist Renzo Ruggieri translated by Romano Viazzani. ZZ Music present The Elements of Jazz.

GET RID OF YOUR STAGE FRIGHT AND PERFORMANCE ANXIETY - Inger Murray

The long-awaited translation of Inger Murray’s book that will be invaluable for musicians and other people in the performing arts as well as those who suffer from nervousness and other exposed situations. Psychologist Inger Murray has worked with many professional musicians with her Mental Training for Musician workshops. Paperback 164 pages.

Beltuna Leader V Dual Face- 41key/120 Bass Piano Accordion- 5-Voice with amplisound (Used) £8500

Exclusive - 41key/132 Bass Piano Accordion - (Used) £3250

Guerrini - 37key/96 Bass Piano Accordion - with C System Free bass convertor £2995

Hohner Polyphonic- 41 key/120 Bass/42 Free Bass (C-griff) Piano Accordion - (Used) £1600 reduced to £1100

Bruno Allodi by Fantini - 37key/96 Bass Piano Accordion with single cassotto £2200 with mics

Alvari - 41key/120 Bass Piano Accordion - (Used) £300 as is OR £695 fully repaired/retuned -

Hohnica - 41key/120 Bass Piano Accordion - (Used) £300 as is OR £695 fully repaired/retuned

Excelsior - 34key/80 Bass Piano Accordion - (Used) £795

Teknofisa - 37key/96 Bass Special "Monk" Model Cassotto JAZZ Piano Accordion - 3/5-voice £4495 (Used)

Vostok - 52 button keys/100 Bass B-Griff Accordion

Firotti "Eroica"- 47key/120bass B-Griff Accordion (Used) £600

Paolo Picchio - The Classical Accordion and its Repertoire - Translated by Romano Viazzani

Paolo Picchio – The Classical Accordion and its Repertoire – Translated by Romano Viazzani. A new book published by ZZ Music in conjunction with UKAAT (United Kingdom Association of Accordion Teachers). The long-awaited translation of Paolo Picchio’s book that will be invaluable for composers wishing to write seriously for the accordion and for accordion teachers and students wishing to deepen their understanding of the kind of repertoire that is taught in conservatoires all over the world. 342 – pages – softback

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Toralf Tollefsen- World Artist. By Jon Faukstad

‘Toralf Tollefsen World Artist’ is a fascinating and very readable book about the life, career and achievements of Toralf Tollefsen (1914-94), a much loved and internationally renowned accordionist from Norway, a man who truly became a legend in his lifetime.

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