Date of concert: Wednesday, February 25, 2026 | 8:PM: FREE with RSVP
Doors open at 7:PM | Livestream available at 8:PM
Physical Address: 509 Atlantic Avenue
(Entrance on the Corner of Third Avenue; Accessible Entrance on Atlantic Ave)
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Subway: Train lines 2, 3, 4, 5, D, N, R, B & Q and the LIRR arrive at Atlantic Avenue-Barclay’s Center; G train to Fulton Street. A, C, Trains to Hoyt-Schermehorn
Car: Roulette can be easily accessed via the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges, as well as the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway to the intersection of Flatbush Avenues and Atlantic Avenue.
Admission is free with RSVP: Click here:
https://ci.ovationtix.com/36368/performance/11722599?performanceId=11722599
Guy Klucevsek, a master accordionist, composer, collaborator, and fearless punster, passed away on May 22, 2025. To honor Guy’s legacy, a group of close friends—led by his wife, Jan Klucevsek—have organized a memorial concert, “Comin’ On Home’, to celebrate his life and music, featuring works for ensembles, solo accordion, dance, and theater, performed by artists who knew him well, often as collaborators.
1. “Evan-Essence” for Evan Harlan
2. “Ballad of Faithe” for Faithe Deffner
3. “Sir Walter’s Main Squeeze Rag” for Walter Kuehr
Performed at American Accordionists’ Association (AAA)
Buffalo SqueezeFest – July 6-10, 2016, Buffalo NY
Video courtesy of Dan Grauman
February 25, 2026 Concert participants include:
Bachtopus Accordion Ensemble: (Robert Duncan, Peter Flint, Mayumi Miyaoka, Jeanne Velonis)
Alan Bern, piano (via video)
Pete Donovan, bass
Joseph Franklin. speaker
Erik Friedlander, cello
Volker Goetze, trumpet
Dave Hofstra, bass
Will Holshouser, accordion
Jeff Hudgins, saxophone, voice
Phillip Johnston, soprano saxophone
John King, electric guitar
Jerome Kitzke, speaker
Nathan Koci, accordion
Joe Kubera, piano
Jenny Lin, piano
Laurie McCants, speaker
Alex Meixner, accordion
Relâche Ensemble
Todd Reynolds, violin
Bill Ruyle, drums
Kamala Sankaram, voice
Abby Swidler, violin and voice
Andie Tanning, violin
Dallas Vietty, accordion
Doug Wieselman, clarinets
“Klucevsek is a trailblazing virtuoso.” –The Wall Street Journal
“A rebel with an accordion…Klucevsek combines poker-faced wit and imagination with command of his instrument, forcing you to re-think the accordion’s limitations.” –Downbeat
“Forget everything you thought you knew about the accordion.” –The Seattle Weekly
“A remarkable performer on a remarkable instrument. Klucevsek writes the world’s most abnormal ‘normal’ music, like the Godzilla of accordions. No other composer on the scene is so untouched by fashion.” –Village Voice
“The omnipresent oompah that makes a polka a polka was displayed, stretched, bent, twisted, mocked, abstracted and exalted.” –New York Times
Livestream will be available at 8:PM and archived for future viewing.
About Guy Klucevsek:
Guy Klucevsek (1947–2025) was a visionary accordionist and composer whose work
blurred boundaries between classical, jazz, and folk traditions. Over a career spanning five decades, he collaborated with artists such as The Relâche Ensemble, Laurie Anderson, and the Kronos Quartet. Known for his humor and inventiveness, Klucevsek redefined the accordion as a modern instrument of limitless possibility.
Join us as we celebrate the wit, humanity, and brilliance of a true pioneer of new music.
A livestream will be available free of charge at 8:PM on the day of the performance and archived for future viewing.
For further information: laurelwyckoff@comcast.net
Photo 1 by Tom Steenland
Photo 2 by Eleonora Alberto
Photo 3 by Jeanne Velonis
