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Spectacular, Impressive, sensational , virtuoso, and “magnifico” are only a few of the words that Angelo Mazzei uses when asked to describe his friend Cory Pesaturo. Cory Pesaturo is an extraordinarily gifted accordion player, who also plays the piano, clarinet, and...
Alex Meixner forms connections. Having played on over 80 albums, including Grammy nominations and wins, he has amassed a litany of honors in his career. He fronts the hardest working band in polka, playing 180 dates a year. When he isn’t bringing the gospel of polka...
Bakersfield met Cory Pesaturo this week, Sunday March 31 through Thursday April 4. He played at four gigs, several parties, nearly always with different musicians, and always improvising. Bakersfield responded, as many of us do, with awe at his musical genius. These...
by: Matt Powell A packed house of conventioneers and members of the community gathered at the National Accordion Association convention in Lewisville, Texas on Thursday, March 22 to celebrate internationally renowned virtuoso Alex Meixner as he was presented with the...
Valentines Day Story – “I said ‘Yes’ on the Dance Floor”. Valentines day greetings to all of you from The New England Accordion Connection & Museum Co. here in North Canaan, Ct !! With Valentines Day fast approaching, I thought I would share a very touching and...
The Impact of Rob’s Accordion…a story to remember. New Year’s Day 2024 We have many accordions in our collection here in Connecticut at the New England Accordion Connection & Museum Co. (NEACMC.com). Along with the accordions that have come to us, are the...
A few years ago, right around Thanksgiving time, a family of Russian folks came to our accordion museum. They had an accordion that needed repair. Jacob, the patriarch of the family, was 94 at the time and he wanted his old Hohner accordion to be repaired. As his...
Accordion Maestro Lou Jacklich (Cotati Honorary Director 2016 and past Cotati Festival performer) recently celebrated his 95th birthday. Lou is a highly respected and well-known West Coast electronic accordion pioneer, teacher and artist with nearly eight decades to...