Simultaneous, multiple, mega-sized concerts for three days — that's the agenda at the mighty North Sea Jazz Festival, held every July in a huge convention center in Rotterdam. For every show you catch ...

An energetic recording artist who since 2007 has been averaging three albums a year, accordionist Richard Galliano appears even more prolific because of the quick-fire diversity of contexts in which ...

With his distinctive, continental European flavor, Richard Galliano brings the accordion into jazz’s broad path. In his solo performances can be heard echoes of Django, Stéphane, and hundreds of other ...

As a collector of quotes, I frequently come across one with which I don’t agree, like “A gentleman is a fellow who can play the accordion but doesn’t.” If that weren’t bad enough, Ambrose Bierce ...