Various Artist - Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic IV: Accordion Night (Live) '2015

Tracks list

	Tracklist
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01. Tango Loco (Live)
02. South Africa (Live)
03. Love (Live)
04. Horgalaten (Live)
05. Oriental Hoedown (Live)
06. Egyptian Fantasy (Live)
07. Song of Medina-Casbah (Live)
08. 3 Temps Pour Michel' P (Live)
09. Libertango (Live)

The programme is the star at “Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic”. The aim of the
concert series, curated and produced by Siggi Loch, is to bring together
different musicians in a way that has never been seen or heard before, with one
thematic focus. On 13 February 2015, the eighth edition at the sold out
Kammermusiksaal saw the spotlight focus on the accordion: From Musette in Paris
to Schrammelmusik in Vienna, the Sinti and Roma music from the Balkans and the
tango in Buenos Aires, the accordion is best loved in popular music, and a
welcome companion in house and folk music: the 'common man's orchestra'. In the
classical and jazz genres, however, it is all too often misunderstood and still
an outsider in classical and jazz music, despite pioneering talents such as
Astor Piazzolla and Richard Galliano. 

Vincent Peirani, one of the stars of the evening who “expertly modernises”
the instrument (3sat Kulturzeit), initially underestimated the scope of sounds
and opportunities for musical development that the accordion offers: “As a boy
I always wanted to learn the drums. The accordion was an instrument for
grandparents, but my father made me learn it [...]. Not until I had learned to
play Mendelssohn and Bach on it did I realise how versatile an instrument it is,
and then I adopted it - or it me ...” 

The classically trained accordionist Klaus Paier is an adventurous sonic
explorer, who creates an intoxicating mix of jazz, classical, Musette and world
music, alongside cellist Asja Valcic – in a nutshell: “Eurojazz at its
best” (Der Spiegel). 

Connecting the unexpected: Surprising, unusual artistic encounters can produce
magical moments, and for this evening, Siggi Loch initiated two duos that had
never played together before. Firstly, Régis Gizavo, an autodidact accordionist
who learned his trade on the streets and in the bars of Madagascar, From his
local folk music to Portuguese and South African styles, mostly heard on the
radio channels he could receive from neighbouring Mozambique, Gizavo snapped up
everything he could get his ears on. At “Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic”. He
teams up with guitarist Nguyên Lê, a musician renowned for his fusion of world
music and jazz. Secondly, Stian Carstensen, well known for his pioneering
multi-style band “Farmers Market”, joins forces with the Polish violin
wizard Adam Bałdych. 

Vincent Peirani was voted “The Discovery of the Year 2014” in France
(Victoire du Jazz), is considered by Fono Forum as a “one in a century
talent”, and the FAZ newspaper recently wrote that “Peirani can do almost
anything on an accordion”. Alongside the saxophonist Emile Parisien he forms a
dream team that was awarded the ECHO Jazz 2015 as best international ensemble
performance (2014’s “Belle Époque”). 

Astor Piazzolla's “Libertango” tops off the “Accordion Night”.
Interpreted by all of the artists together, this is a rendition of the eternal
classic that has definitely never been heard in this way before. And so it is
that another memorable and celebrated “Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic” is
brought to a magnificent conclusion. 




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