Accordionist Guy Klucevsek, a very versatile musician and composer presents several unique concerts this fall. Excerpts from Guy’s website: “ Guy Klucevsek is one of the world’s most versatile ‘and highly-respected accordionists. He has performed and/or recorded with Laurie Anderson, Bang On a Can, Brave Combo, Anthony Braxton, Anthony Coleman, Dave Douglas, Bill Frisell, Rahim al Haj, Robin Holcomb, Kepa Junkera, the Kronos Quartet, Natalie Merchant, Present Music, Relâche, Zeitgeist, and John Zorn. Klucevsek has redefined the status of the accordion in new music.
As a “rebel with an accordion,” he “combines poker-faced wit and imagination with command of his instrument, forcing you to re-think the accordion’s limitations” (Downbeat). He is “a remarkable performer on a remarkable instrument” (Village Voice), and the uninitiated must “forget everything you thought you knew about the accordion” (The Seattle Weekly). Performances include the Ten Days on the Island Festival (Tasmania), the Adelaide Festival (Australia), the Berlin Jazz Festival, Lincoln Center, Spoleto Festival/USA, BAM Next Wave Festival, Vienna International Accordion Festival, and the children’s television show “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood.”
In 1996, he founded composer/accordionist ensemble Accordion Tribe. They toured internationally from 1996-2009, are the subjects of Stefan Schwietert’s award-winning documentary film, “Accordion Tribe: Music Travels,” and released three CDs on the Intuition label. He has premiered over 50 solo accordion pieces, including his own, as well as those he has commissioned from Mary Ellen Childs, William Duckworth, Fred Frith, Aaron Jay Kernis, Jerome Kitzke, Stephen Montague, Somei Satoh, Lois V Vierk, and John Zorn.
Klucevsek has released over 20 recordings as soloist/leader on Tzadik, Winter & Winter, Innova, Starkland, Review, Intuition, CRI, and XI. He can also be heard on John Williams’s orchestral scores for the Steven Spielberg films, “The Terminal,” “Munich,” “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” and “The Adventures of Tin-Tin,” and on A. R. Rahman’s score for “People Like Us.”
On Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016 at 8 PM, Guy will perform a solo set at the First New York International Jazz Accordion Festival at Terraza 7, Queens, NY. This concert will feature the New York City premiere of Guy’s composition, “Three Tributes”, commissioned by the American Accordionists Association. The individual pieces are dedicated to Evan Harlan, Faithe Deffner, and Walter Kuehr.
On Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016 at 6:PM: “Hard Coal Concert,” Bucknell University, Lewisburg PA. The concert takes place at the Weis Center Atrium Lobby. The concert is free. Tickets are not required.The Concert will feature the sometimes folksy, sometimes haunting, always beautiful music that Guy Klucevsek composed for the play HARD COAL: LIFE IN THE REGION along with singer/performers from the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble.
On Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016 at 9:PM: Concert celebrating the Starkland CD release of “Teetering on the Verge of Normalcy”, Guy’s 23rd recording as soloist/leader/co-leader, featuring Guy’s compositions. The performers will be: Todd Reynolds, violin, Phillip Bush, piano, Kamala Sankaram, voice, and Guy, accordion. The location of the concert is at Spectrum NYC, 121 Ludlow Street, NYC.
“Friendship and tributes bind this album together,” Sarah Cahill writes. “Compared to his previous work, this heartfelt album has an especially elegiac quality.” The CD abounds in tributes, both to composers who have inspired him along the way, such as Astor Piazzolla, Erik Satie, Nino Rota, and Kurt Weill, as well as to personal friends of his who have passed away in recent years, including composer William Duckworth, arts advocate Bob Flath, and his Accordion Tribe colleague, composer/accordionist Lars Hollmer. The CD will be available on September 30, 2016. Contact: info@starkland.com
For further information on Guy Klucevsek: gklucevsek@mac.com
