Rob Curto and John La Barbera

Imagine yourself somewhere in Italy, taking your evening passagiatta (stroll) through a moonlit piazza, listening to music being played nearby. This evening, go there with Italian- American musicians Rob Curto (accordion) and John La Barbera (guitar, mandolin) — along with La Barbera's quartet—as they perform traditional Italian music. Drawing on the accordion's role in world music, Curto has earned the instrument many new fans. La Barbera is recognized as one of the first transcribers of Southern Italian folk music in America.