Accordionist Benjamin Ickies presents the second Accordion Night School on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 7 PM at Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleeker Street, New York, NY. The evening features Dr. William Schimmel and Corn Mo with special appearance by John Presnell.

The topic of the evening will be “The One Man Band”. As the accordion gallops back into the mainstream, more bands from all genres are using it to give their music that special “edge”. When the drummer and bassist cannot rehearse or the guitarist has another gig, the modern accordionist is independent, able to stand on his own.

The panel discussion and demonstrations will delve into the world of accompaniment without the band. The evening will cover important topics including self-accompaniment, backing up a singer or soloist, the different techniques involved,etc. There will be performances and a time for Q&A with Dr. William Schimmel, Corn Mo, and Benjamin Ickies.

Bay Area native Benjamin Ickies moved to New York to study accordion with William Schimmel in lieu of college. As a result of Dr. Schimmel’s tutelage in rock, tango and cabaret, Ickies now directs several music ensembles in NYC and performs in many more. As a bandleader, he conducts the Symphonic Rock and, This Ambitious Orchestra, co-produces the quarterly glam rock series Oh! You Pretty Things and on Tuesdays can be seen at the Griffin running the band for the cabaret Cafe Panache.

Admission is $15 advance/$20 at the door. Doors open at 6:30 PM. The event begins at 7 PM. Following will be Guitar Night School at 8 PM with John Campilongo and Spencer Katzman.

For more information: Benjamin@Ickies.com