Videos from the recent South Pacific Accordion Festival in New Zealand:
Video 1: Guest artist Cory Pesaturo (USA) performing Fly Me To The Moon, Doo Ops
Video 2: Cory Pesaturo performing Klezmer Medley
Daily Reports including results, photos and video are online at: 2019SouthPac
Cory Pesaturo is a very busy accordionist, always traveling the world, and bringing his love of the accordion to people of all ages. Here is a list of his activities from May to July 2019. Versatile is a good word to describe Cory.
May 1-5: Speaker at the famous EG Conference in Carmel, California
May 9 / 10 / 11: Concerts with Jazz Legend Ralphe Armstrong, doing the music of Gregg Hill in Lansing and Detroit, Michigan
May 11: Masterclass and Concert at a Community Center in Lansing, Michigan
May 12: Mother’s Day Event in Detroit with Joe Recchia
May 13: Einstein High School Concert / Workshop in Detroit
May 13: Kalamazoo College Masterclass, and then Concert with Elden Kelly
May 14: Masterclass at the only High School in the country with an Accordion Program, in Cleveland. Then fly to San Francisco.
May 15: Private Concert in San Francisco
May 16: Different Private Concert in San Francisco
May 17: Another Separate Private Concert in San Francisco
May 18: Go to a Warriors Playoff Game
May 19: San Francisco Accordion Club Concert and Masterclass
May 20: Accordion Club of the Redwoods Concert
May 21: Fly to Chicago
May 22: Concert for the Italian Club of Chicago
May 23: Public Concert outside of Chicago
May 24-26: 2 Performances and Pit Pass to the Indy 500 in Indianapolis
May 27: Picture Day at the Indy 500 with the Winner, Teams, and Manufacturers
May 28: Fly to New Zealand
May 31: Masterclass for the South Pacific Accordion Championships put on by the NZAA
June 1: Concert for the South Pacific Accordion Championships put on by the NZAA
June 3: Mini-Concert put on by New Zealand Music Legend and Accordion Friend Gary Deverne
June 9: Performance at the Paris Cat Jazz Club in Melbourne, Australia
June 11: Auckland Jazz Club Concert, in Auckland, New Zealand
June 12: Hawaii
June 20: House Concert in Boston, MA
June 22: Recording Session
June 23: Jazz Concert in Newport, RI with Tony Bennett’s Pianist and RI Legend Mike Renzi
June 27: Performance with Ezekiel’s Wheel’s at the famed Regattabar in Boston, AM
July 7-15: Concerts in Iceland
July 17-21: Festa Italiana in Milwaukee, WI, the Biggest Italian Festival in the Country
July 23: Jazz Concert at Dazzle Jazz Club in Denver, CO
July 24; Jazz Performance with Jeff Nathanson at the ATG Festival in Denver, CO
July 25: Concert at the ATG Festival
July 26: Concert in Gran Junction, CO, put on by the family of the Fastest Female Racecar Driver in the US who is currently in the W Series in Europe
July 27: Test Drive a Profesisonal level DD2 Go-Kart at Grand Junction Speedway with the Blue Angels Air Show right above.
For further information: cory,pesaturo@gmail.com
