Accordionist Rob Reich is looking forward to playing a solo set of accordion and electronics at the De Young Museum, part of their “One Love” Valentine’s Day event. His location will be near the “Textiles and Minimalism” gallery on February 11, 2017 from 1:30-2:PM at De Young Museum, SF
In February, his swing band “Rob Reich Quintet Swings Left” will be in residence every Monday for SF’s coolest new dance event “Shimmytown”.
Feb 6, 13, 20, and 27
9:PM until midnight at the Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa St, SF
In March he will be playing an intimate concert of original music with his quartet at an exquisite venue, the Maybeck Studio in Berkeley.
March 12
2:30PM doors, 3:PM show
$10-20 sliding scale
Rob Reich – accordion & piano
Ben Goldberg – clarinets
Ila Cantor – guitar
Schuyler Karr – bass
1537 Euclid Ave, Berkeley
Excerpts from his website: Rob Reich grew up in Long Island, New York, studying piano from age three. After graduating with a degree in Music Composition from Oberlin Conservatory of Music, he moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, where he discovered the accordion, now his primary instrument.
Reich’s music defies genre. His music combines strong melodic ideas, rhythmic drive, and a spirit of irreverence and experimentation. He has written songs for Tin Hat based on the poetry of e.e. cummings, music for contortionists and trapeze artists with Circus Bella, as well as new repertoire for his own ensembles, the Rob Reich Trio and the Rob Reich Quintet.
His accompaniment skills often finds him performing live soundtrack to silent films. In 2013, he was commissioned to compose and produce a score for “The Stranger: Part 1”, a full length modern dance piece by David Herrera Performance Company. In 2011, he was commissioned by Yerba Buena Gardens Festival to compose “Sidewalks and Alleys” for a seven piece chamber ensemble.
Reich performs with the acclaimed groups Tin Hat, Todd Sickafoose’s Tiny Resistors, Ben Goldberg School, Gaucho, Nice Guy Trio, and Prez Kids, and has performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival, Tampare Jazz Festival, SFJAZZ Festival, Portland Jazz Festival, Switchboard Festival; and at San Francisco venues including Herbst Theater, Yoshi’s, Yerba Buena Gardens, and the Red Poppy; and at NYC venues including Symphony Space, Joe’s Pub, Le Poisson Rouge, and Barbes.
inspired by an idea from Bandcamp and his friend Lisa Mezzacappa, for the month of February I’m donating 100% of the money I make from sales of my recordings to the ACLU.
Rob’s albums Shadowbox and Circus Bella All Star Band send him some money (paypal is fine) and he will send you a CD in the mail or send you a digital version and donate the proceeds to the ACLU.
Contact Rob for more info: rob@robreich.com
