Solo accordionists at Rye Bakery

THE Rye Bakery is hosting solo performances from two extraordinarily gifted and influential European accordion players in one concert next month.

Organisers say, “Anne Niepold is a renowned diatonic accordionist and composer. Having started in the world of traditional music, she developed an interest in improvised music and studied jazz composition and arrangement at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, where she won her Master’s degree as well as the prestigious Toots Thielemans Jazz Award.

“Anne will be debuting material from her new album Vita Brevis.

“Riccardo Tesi is an internationally acclaimed accordion player and composer, and one of the most daring and authoritative musicians on the European world music scene. He has an instantly recognisable style, drawing on ancient and modern musical languages, he has widened the vocabulary and the technique of an instrument that has long been associated with traditional music. For over 35 years he has played with world music artists such as Elena Ledda, Justin Vali, Kepa Junkera, John Kirkpatrick and Patrick Vaillant, jazz musicians Gianluigi Trovesi and Gabriele Mirabassi, and great songwriters such as Ivano Fossati, Fabrizio De Andrè and Gian Maria Testa. Leader of Banditaliana, one of the most renowned Italian groups on the world music international scene, and member of Samurai, all stars quintet of European accordion players, he has played in the most important jazz and folk festivals all over Europe, Australia, Canada and Japan.”

The concert will take place on Monday 7th October at Rye Bakery, Whittox Lane, Frome. BA11 3BY. Doors open 6.30pm, concert starts at 7pm – 9.30pm. Tickets online from www.wegottickets.com/event/476803  or phone 07887 948853 to reserve and pay on the door.