Accordions Around the World
On each day of Accordions Around the World, 15 different artists demonstrate the range of an often overlooked instrument. Wander the park and explore different musical stylings, or set up a picnic and enjoy rotating artists.
Find accordionists at each of the event's five stations
Station 1: Nathan & Jessie, Swinging jazzy folk
Station 2: Christina Crowder, Klezmer + Moldovian music
Station 3: Sasha Papernik, Original Americana
Station 4: Jody Kruskal, Concertina: Old Americana
Station 5: Shoko Nagai with Satoshi Takeishi, Silk Road: Music from Japan to the Middle East
Station 1: David Hodges with Diana Lopez, Bandoneón: Argentine tango
Station 2: Mattias Kaufmann, Klezmer, Eastern European, and original music
Station 3: Maestro Tito Castro, Bandoneón: Argentine tango
Station 4: Bob Goldberg, Modern + multicultural music
Station 5: Natasha Bergman, French + Italian tunes
Station 1: The Balloonatics, Bread and circus and accordions!
Station 2: Eléonore Weill, Klezmer, Occitane, Yiddish, and French music
Station 3: Alan Morrow, Waltzes + blues
Station 4: Smörgåsbandet, Scandinavian music
Station 5: Seagda Coyle, Traditional Irish music