He elevated his instrument’s often-maligned reputation with deft musicianship, and by writing and commissioning a wide range ...

And then around 1900, there was a wave of Italian immigrants who brought the accordion and a lot of their music to Paris. And they kind of took over the dance halls. The accordion became the lead ...

The accordion also appears in unrabbinical evocations of Frenchiness, such as in Woody Allen’s film Midnight in Paris and Darren ... at every stage of klezmer music in both the Old and New ...

One year later he began taking lessons in classical music for clarinet and accordion ... first place in the competition for classical accordion at the "Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique" in ...

Elsie Parker and her band the Poor People of Paris. Multi-instrumentalist ... and complexity of French popular music. Lenihan will also play the accordion that evening, adding an authentic ...

Close your eyes, and picture someone playing the accordion. If the first image that pops into your head is an old man in a beret playing beautiful folk music in the corner of a French café, you ...

[Photo provided to China Daily] A series of Chinese folk events have been held in Paris ... accordion instrument holds a unique position in the musical culture of Wuxi and within the traditional ...

NEW YORK -- If you've heard music with an accordion, chances are you've heard Bill Schimmel playing it. Schimmel is a virtuoso accordionist and composer who's called New York home since attending ...

Holshouser turned to accordion when a college pal gave him one as a gift. Martin Johnson reviews his latest album, then Terry Gross hosts Holshouser in the studio for conversation and some music.