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French musician
- accordion, bandoneon
- Gypsy jazz, jazz, tango
- France
- composer, jazz musician
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2021-01-24 20:43:25
In celebration of the Astor PIazzolla centenary, classical accordionist Jovica Ivanović and the Ukrainian Chamber Orchestra have released a whole album of two of the rarest pieces in the symphonic repertoire: the accordion concerto. Titled Piazzolla and Galliano, it features majestic works by the iconic Argentine bandoneonist and also by the great Richard Galliano and […]
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2019-01-21 06:41:24
Recent Listening: Jazz Is Of The World
Paolo Fresu, Richard Galliano, Jan Lundgren, Mare Nostrum III (ACT) This third outing by Mare Nostrum continues the international trio’s close collaboration in a series of albums.
2019-01-13 08:00:11
(ACT) Ever since the 1920s, composers have tried combining jazz and classical music. At best, their efforts met with only moderate success. Then, suddenly and spontaneously, about 15 years ago, a new form of European jazz appeared, and there it was. Mare Nostrum is a perfect example of this new genre: music which is entirely European in sensibility, but could only be played by musicians intimate with the jazz idiom. There are three of them: Sardinian trumpeter Paolo Fresu, French accordionist Richard Galliano and Swedish pianist Jan Lundgren. They all have a flair for melody and a similar lightness of touch, which makes their combined sound both delicate and irresistible. They compose most of their repertoire. Each piece is quite short, usually featuring individual solos and some superb interplay. Listen to Lundgren’s
2018-09-27 09:00:00
Six of the best... pieces for the accordion
Rating: 0 The accordion is one of the most versatile instruments to write for, appearing most prevalently in South American music, but also cropping up in jazz and more traditional forms of classical music. We have rounded up a varied selection of pieces in which the accordion is at its very best. Six of the best... bagpipe tunes Galliano’s Opale Concerto The virtuoso accordionist Richard Galliano was born in Cannes, France in 1950 and began playing the instrument at the age of four. He went on […]
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