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Video: International Accordion Kings

906 Steve Riley [Photo by Michele Goldfarb]

Steve Riley [Photo by Michele Goldfarb]
Steve Riley [Photo by Michele Goldfarb]
Saturday, April 20, 2024 -
8:00pm to 9:30pm

George & Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center

1225 N. Rampart Street
New Orleans, LA 70116
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The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation and Steve Riley Productions present International Accordion Kings on Saturday, April 20, a live concert featuring Steve Riley, Josh Baca, Alex Meixner Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes, Cedric Watson, and Glenn Hartman at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center!

If you can't be there in person, watch the live video stream from WWOZ on Facebook or at wwoz.org/livevideo

The accordion, a well known instrument in south Louisiana, is an important part of many forms of traditional music throughout the world including Cajun & Creole, French Canadian, Jazz, Eastern European, Conjunto, Polka & more. Cajun accordionist virtuoso Steve Riley presents a musical journey through many different accordion styles and cultures featuring some of today’s top accordionists in the world. International Accordion Kings features duo performances, interviews, and intriguing stories that will transport each listener on a musical odyssey to the many parts of the world where the accordion has become a musical mainstay!

Steve Riley, of Mamou Louisiana, is a widely acknowledged master of the Cajun accordion and its singularly powerful sound. Despite the lack of official metrics or quantifying factors, it remains true that most people think Steve is the best there is, and very few would argue the point. His playing is a standard by which timing, phrasing, and ingenuity are measured on the royal instrument of South Louisiana.

Jazz Fest 2024

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Your Cousin Dimitri working the Jazz Fest broadcast. Photo by Olivia Greene.
Thursday, April 25, 2024 -
11:00am to 7:00pm

Fair Grounds Race Course

1751 Gentilly Boulevard
New Orleans, LA 70119
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You can hear us again this year from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival starting Thursday April 25 and running through May 5. If you’re not able to make it this year, or if you can't be there every day, we'll be broadcasting live sets from the WWOZ Jazz Tent, the Blues Tent, Economy Hall, Jazz & Heritage Stage, and the Gospel Tent. Once the broadcast schedule is finalized, we'll update this page. 

Last year's Jazz Fest live broadcast won a Prestige Award from the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters for Best Live On-Site Remote Broadcast.

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