Dallas Vietty will be a featured performer at the 2014 AAA Festival July 9-13 to be held in Tarrytown, New York. He will also present a workshop, “Musette Style’s Development An Intellectual Journey from Emile Vacher through Richard Galliano and Beyond…” This workshop will be an intellectual exploration of the Musette style, with an emphasis on the development of embellishments and the Musette form. By no means a comprehensive or scholarly presentation, but rather I aim to present the styles of the greats together in one timeline. This workshop is for those interested in the history of Musette, ornamentation, Musette form, melodic improvisation and harmony. This workshop is not for those who do not appreciate French Musette style, jazz music, swing music, improvisation or intellectual discussions of theory and harmony.
Dallas Vietty is an American jazz accordionist specializing in the Parisian swing-waltz style of Musette and Gypsy Jazz. He began playing the accordion in 2001, and has studied jazz and arranging at California State University Northridge and accordion performance with Stanley and Joanna Darrow at Acme Accordion School.
As a soloist he performs widely, and won first place in the Free Bass category at the American Accordionist Musicological Society Festival in 2011. As a band leader, his groups have performed at Musikfest 2012, Djangoary Festival 2011 and 2012, Djangofolies Festival 2012, Djangology Festival 2012, TEDxPhilly 2010, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, and many other concerts around the country. As an educator he has taught at the famous Django music camp Django in June, led workshops at the American Accordionist Association Conference 2012, and has a prolific private studio and growing online teaching presence. He is one of a few who have a curriculum and knowledge of Musette and Gypsy Jazz for the piano accordion.
He currently leads Musette Project, a contemporary take on the modernist waltz compositions of the mid-century Parisian accordionists, and Hot Bijouxx, an early 20th century inspired hot swing group.
For further information: ameraccord1938@gmail.com
