Nick Ariondo wears his accordion on his sleeve. The composer-musician’s attitude is understandable. Although the accordion is given reverential status in much of world music, Americans tend to ...

Much like American jazz, blues and country, musette was born of a world of rough and shifty ne Watch any old movie that's set in Paris and the soundtrack is sure to be musette, the charming, accordion ...

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. This ...

French accordionist Daniel Colin will perform a Paris Musette Christmas concert in Tokyo on Dec. 24. Paris Musette is a style of French accordion music that has been integral to downtown Paris for ...

As Musette Explosion Marcus Rojas, Will Holshouser and Matt Munisteri perform a multicultural music that originated in the cultural melting pot of Paris in the 1920s. For more information visit ...

Viseur was born in Lessines, Belgium, on 17 May 1915. His father was a bargeman, so the family moved around a lot until 1920, when they settled in Paris. Viseur was given basic instruction in how to ...

Will Holshouser has played all kinds of music on the accordion, including Cajun, avant garde jazz and indie rock. He joins Fresh Air's Terry Gross in her studio to play features from his new album.

Before Marion Jacobson discovered the accordion, she was a classical music critic for The Washington Post and an academic with a doctorate in ethnomusicology from New York University. But after ...

YEREVAN, JANUARY 31, ARMENPRESS: The National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia and the popular French accordionist Richard Galliano will present a surprise to the Yerevan music lovers. Their joint concert ...