joaquin diaz

world accordion Joaquin Diaz’s repertoire is a mixture of traditional and original tunes that is characterized by its exhilarating syncopated rhythms. His new fans discover a different aspect of the diatonic accordion and his music also showcases his great vocals. Joaquin Diaz is one of the best of a new breed of traditional merengue artist. He and his talented new band have delighted European and North American audiences.

accordéon merengue Son style unique et sa virtuosité font de Joaquin Diaz l’ambassadeur d’un riche folklore. Toujours à la conquête de nouveaux publics, Diaz nous amène à découvrir un autre aspect de l’accordéon diatonique avec lequel il est passé maître, y compris dans l’improvisation, et ce, avec une dextérité incomparable. Diaz reste fidèle à sa mission qui est celle de promouvoir la musique traditionnelle de son pays natal la République Dominicaine. http://www.joaquindiaz.com

“Crowds who hear him literally spring to their feet dancing and clamouring for more of this exciting music” Arhoolie Records

concerts

2009

29-30 août, Carrefour de l’accordéon, Montmagny, QC
11-13 juillet, Festival d’Été de Québec
20 avril, Int’l Festival, Houston, TX
19-21 avril, Festival International de Louisiane, Lafayette, LA

bourassa_tanguay_derome

creative jazz_jazz imaginative “mysterious, off-kilter” Burlington Free Press, http://www.francoisbourassa.com

dom minasi

free jazz_jazz libre A guitar prodigy. Prodige de la guitare. “unreservedly recommended” http://www.domminasi.com24 juin Ottawa Jazz Festival, ON

paul bley

jazz giant_monstre sacré “In the final reckoning, the pianist Paul Bley’s influence over the last 50 years of jazz – and it continues – will be enormous” New York Times, http://www.improvart.com/bley