Author, accordionist, and ethnomusicologist Dr.Marion Jacobson will present a Lecture/Book Signing on July 12, 2012 at 1 PM at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Marion will discuss and sign copies of her new book, ” Squeeze This! A Cultural History of the Accordion in America”.

Dr. Marion Jacobson is an ethnomusicologist, author, and educator who has written hundreds of reviews and features of live concerts and events of the major world music traditions from Indian ragas to Cajun/Zydeco for The Washington Post, Stereo Review, and dozens of music magazines and blogs. Dr. Jacobson earned her PhD in ethnomusicology from New York University in 2003. She has taught at NYU, SUNY New Paltz, and the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. She began to research American accordion cultures in New York City.

Grants from the American Philosophical Society and the Mellon Foundation gave her the opportunity to research American accordion cultures in the USA including New York, the vibrant accordion centers of Houston, San Antonio, the Twin Cities, and the San Francisco Bay Area, leading to “Squeeze This! A Cultural History of the Accordion in America” , the first comprehensive scholarly book on the piano accordion, published by University of Illinois Press in 2012.

The sponsor is the Benjamin A. Botkin Lecture Series. The lecture/book signing takes place at the Pickford Auditorium on the 3rd floor of the Library of Congress’s Madison Building.

Marion travels throughout the USA presenting workshop/lectures. She will present a “Meet the Arthor” workshop at the AAA Festival in Baltimore on Friday, July 13, 2012 at 1 PM. She will also present a workshop during the ATG Festival July 25-29th.

For further information: msjacobson@verizon.net