Rob Reich performs Chopin’s “Mazurka Op.7 No1

There are many young accordionists today who are busy pursuing a musical career with the accordion playing a major part. Rob Reich is among them.

Rob Reich grew up in Long Island, New York, studying piano from age three.  After graduating with a degree in Music Composition from Oberlin Conservatory of Music, he moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, where he discovered the accordion, now his primary instrument.

Reich’s music defies genre. Whether it’s composing art songs based on the poetry of E E Cummings with Tin Hat, writing circus music for Circus Bella, or composing jazz repertoire for accordion with the Rob Reich Trio, his music combines strong melodic ideas, rhythmic drive, and a spirit of irreverence and experimentation.

Recently he was commissioned to compose and produce a score for “The Stranger: Part 1”, a full length modern dance piece by David Herrera Performance Company. In 2011, he receieved a commission from Yerba Buena Gardens Festival to compose “Sidewalks and Alleys” for a seven piece chamber ensemble.  His accompaniment skills have found him performing live soundtrack to silent films, including Buster Keaton’s “The Playhouse” and Dave Fleischer’s “Bimbo’s Initiation”.

Rob plays in the acclaimed jazz groups Gaucho, Nice Guy Trio, and Prez Kids, and has performed at venues including the Monterey Jazz Festival, Yoshi’s, SFJAZZ, Yerba Buena Gardens, Symphony Space, and Joe’s Pub.

Upcoming January performances include:
upcoming performances for January:
1/1 with Rob Reich Trio at The Page, San Francisco
1/1 with Gaucho at Amnesia, San Francisco
1/5 with Gaucho at Brenda’s French Soul Food, San Francisco
1/5 with Kally Price at Amnesia, San Francisco
1/7 with Kally Price at Blush Wine Bar, San Francisco
1/8 with Gaucho at Amnesia, San Francisco
1/9 with Gaucho at Yoshi’s, Oakland
1/11 with Gaucho at El Rio, San Francisco
1/12 with Gaucho at Brenda’s French Soul Food, San Francisco
1/14 with Kally Price at Blush Wine Bar, San Francisco
1/15 with Gaucho at Amnesia, San Francisco
1/18 with Rob Reich Trio at Divino Osteria, Sausalito
1/19 with Rob Reich Trio at Bird & Beckett, San Francisco
1/21 with Kally Price at Blush Wine Bar, San Francisco
1/22 with Gaucho at Amnesia, San Francisco
1/23 with Gaucho at Yoshi’s, Oakland
1/26 with Gaucho at Brenda’s French Soul Food, San Francisco
1/28 with Kally Price at Blush Wine Bar, San Francisco
1/29 with Gaucho at Amnesia, San Francisco

For further information: robbyreichmusic@gmail.com