- All About Jazz: Accordion Three-Fer
All About Jazz reviews three recent jazz accordion releases by Angelo DeBarre/Ludovic Beier (Paroles de Swing), Lola de Valance (Eaux Troublés), and Richard Galliano (If You Love Me (L’Hymne à L’Amour)). - Idi Amin Playing Accordion
After The Last King of Scotland was released, I read how Forest Whitaker learned to play accordion as he prepared for his role as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. But, until now, I’d never actually seen a clip of Amin playing. (Probably not the ideal poster boy for the accordion, though…) - How Being ‘There’ at Right Time Paid Off for State Farm Musicians
The Monkees have nothing on the made-for-TV band Los Felinos de la Noche. Advertising Age tells the story of how they met during the filming of a State Farm commercial and became a successful, touring band.
