Joanna Strand and Jacqui Tate at The Pheasantry – Wednesday 16th November 2016 – Romano Viazzani on accordion

Royal Academy of Music – Accordion Department Open Day and Recital – 1st November 2016. Two events which should be of interest to accordion teachers and students alike. Completely free entry no tickets required.

Guerra e Pace (War and Peace) A free bilingual poetry and prose event with live music – Romano Viazzani on accordion. Saturday 12th November at 8pm
A free bilingual poetry and prose event with live music. Chiesa Italiana di San Pietro / St Peters Italian Church. 136 Clerkenwell Road, London EC1R 5EN

Friday November 4th 2016 at 7 PM – 9 PM. Southern Cone Quintet are performing at School of Oriental & African Studies as part of their concert series. Doors are at 18.30, music at 19.00. With Iñigo Mikeleiz Berrade on accordion.

On Wed 9th November 2016 accordionist and jazz pianist Maurizio Minardi will be playing in the Cafe’ in the Crypt of St. Martin-in-the-Fields featuring tunes from his latest albums and some from his upcoming album together with Nick Pini on Bass and Jason Reeve on Drums
Joined by the wonderful Gabrielle Ducomble in the second set, singing french songs included music by Edith Piaff, Serge Gainsbourg, Charles Trenet and Richard Galliano

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.