La Villini Restaurant of East Northport, NY is sponsoring the next meeting of the Long Island Accordion Alliance (LIAA) on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at 6:PM.. The featured guest artists will be the Zevy Zions – Ken Maltz Duo (an evening of Klezmer Music).
Place: La Villini Restaurant
288 Larkfield Road.
East Northport, NY 11731
631 – 261 – 6344 or lavillini@yahoo.com
Reservations are recommended.
Zevy Zions’s musical background began when he began to peck at the piano at four years of age. When he was about nine years old he was given some basic lessons. Soon after that he switched to accordion, essentially teaching himself while standing in front of a mirror. In 2000 he met the internationally known teacher, Charles Nunzio. He began to take lessons from Nunzio, who emphasized technique, expression and overall musicianship.
Zevy is always practicing and learning new repertoire. He meets regularly with Eddie Monteiro (an early student of Mr. Nunzio who is now an internationally well-known accordion player himself) in order to work on technique and interpretation.
Zevy has released five solo albums to date. The titles are “Olive Blossoms”, “Dizzy Accordion”, “William Tell”, “Bolero Fantasia”, and “Valse Elena”. All of the CDs include a potpourri of “classic” accordion solo pieces from the “Golden Age” of the accordion as well as transcriptions of Classical works, and of course, Klezmer tunes and medleys. Many of the arrangements are original. He has been playing solo and with various ensembles specializing in Hasidic & Klezmer music.
As a founding member of Kapelye, the pioneering klezmer band, clarinetist Ken Maltz has performed in hundreds of appearances on stage, television, radio and film throughout North America, Central America and Europe and is known throughout the world as a leading figure in the klezmer revival.
Such diverse sources as The New York Times, The Times of London and The Berlin Morning Post have spoken of his performances in the most glowing terms. He has appeared in the feature films Over the Brooklyn Bridge and The Chosen, for which he received additional credits as musical arranger. Ever conscious of the importance of both promoting Jewish musical culture and passing it on to future generations, Ken can often be found at festivals, conferences, master classes and workshops; instructing students both young and old in the art of the Klezmer.
Mr. Maltz holds the degrees of B.S. in Music Education, M.A. in Theory and Composition and was awarded a Graduate Fellowship at Yale University where he received a Professional Certificate in Performance. He is a member of the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers (ASCAP); Past President of Local 1665 of the American Federation of Teachers and serves on the Board of Directors of Long Island Traditions.
For further information: kvetcher@oliveblossoms.com
