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23-Jun-2017
‘Accordions Around the World’, Bryant Park, New York – USAby Rob Howard |
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 ‘Accordions Around the World’ is a four-week series of free public events held in Bryant Park, Manhattan, New York, involving over 100 accordionists, bandoneon, concertina, harmonium, and other players of free reed instruments, representing different musical genres. This all happens from June 28th to July 21st. There will be ‘Accordion Picnics’ each Wednesday between June 28th and July 19th, 6pm to 8pm, spotlighting 24 musicians at each performance, and the series culminates on Friday July 21st, 5pm to 10pm, with an ‘Accordion Festival’ hosted by New York-based accordionist Rachelle Garniez, and featuring the Bil Afrah Project, Zlatni Balkan Zvuk, Osnelda (Brazil), Gregorio Uribe (Colombia), and more. Performers for the ‘Accordion Picnics’ include Lena and Charlie Giordano (of Bruce Springsteen fame), Rob Curto, Mario Tacca and Lila Downs, George Saenz, Smörgåsbandet (Norway), Yuri Lemeshev, bandoneon maestro Tito Castro, Gregory Grene (from the Irish band The Prodigals), and Will Holshouser. For further information email: james@greenhousepublicity.com |