December 15th: Accordion Circle - Holiday Edition!
Please bring your accordion and be ready to join the festivities in a holiday Accordion Circle meeting at the Chetcuti Community Room. Sheet music with our favorite holiday tunes will be provided to play and enjoy as a group.
Accordionists of all skill levels are welcome - from very beginner, to somone dusting off that accordion in the closet after raising a family or pursuing a career, to the seasoned expert. If you don't play the accordion - come anyway and sing along - tis the season, and there will be plenty of Carols and holiday songs.
If you have a piece you would like to perform for the Circle, no reservation is necessary but time is limited. You can reserve a spot by contacting Ken Schwartz at info@sfaccordionclub.com to be added to the playlist.
January 26th, 2025: Adrian Jost, Bandoneón!
(Live from Chetcuti Community Center)
Adrian Jost began his musical studies on accordion in Switzerland. At the age of 11, he began studying the Bayan with Fritz Tschannen and Stephane Chapuis. His formal collegiate studies were actually in the Sciences, earning a Bachelor’s of Science degree.
In 1996, with a grant from the global, electro-technology firm Landis & Gyr, Adrian pursued a Master’s degree from Northwestern University, just outside of Chicago. It was here in the US Midwest that Adrian discovered Tango and began applying his musical talents to learning the instrument that epitomizes the sound of this latin dance form - the bandoneón. In 2001, he co-founded Trio Garufa, a popular San Francisco based tango group that has enthralled audiences throughout the West Coast, Argentina, Colombia and Europe.
Adrian brings authentic emotional authority to tango music and is currently in collaboration with Argentinian pianist Pablo Estigarribia of Buenos Aires. Find out more by visiting: Adrian's Website.