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Eric Vloeimans & Will Holshouser: Two For The Road-

Read "Two For The Road-" reviewed by Pierre Giroux


The trumpet and the accordion may seem like an incompatible musical combination, and perhaps that may be so, except in the hands of Dutch trumpeter Eric Vloeimans and American accordionist Will Holshouser. Their dynamic and demonstrative interaction is on full display in this live concert recorded during a tour of the Netherlands in 2021 and is appropriately entitled Two For The Road. In this twelve track concert, nine of the compositions come from the pen of ...

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Musette Explosion!

Read "Musette Explosion!" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Musette Explosion is a trio featuring Will Holshouser (accordion), Matt Munisteri (guitar) and Marcus Rojas (tuba) which gives a very New York twist to a quintessentially Parisian art-form like Musette music. Together they bring this genre to new places through virtuosic improvisation and original pieces, sonic surprises and adventurous playing, shot through with a sense of fun and an emotional depth. Happy listening! Will Holshouser, Matt Munisteri “Mysterieuse" Musette Explosions (Self-produced) 00:00:00 Musette Explosion ...

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Musette Explosion: Introducing Musette Explosion

Read "Introducing Musette Explosion" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Will Holshouser, Matt Munisteri e Marcus Rojas scrivono una nuova pagina nella lunga relazione che lega il jazz alla musette e, innanzi tutto, hanno il merito di non riproporre le varie tipologie dello stile manouche (a partire dalla matrice storica di Django Reinhardt e Stéphane Grappelli) scegliendo semmai di seguire un percorso analogo a quello di New Musette, l'incisione del 1991 di Richard Galliano, in quartetto con Philippe Catherine, Pierre Michelot e Aldo Romano. L'assetto strumentale del ...

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Will Holshouser Trio with Bernardo Sassetti: Palace Ghosts and Drunken Hymns

Read "Palace Ghosts and Drunken Hymns" reviewed by Mark Corroto


Inspired by the sights, sounds, and people of Lisbon, Portugal, American accordionist Will Holshouser collaborates with Portuguese pianist Bernardo Sassetti on a recording that is equal parts jazz (European and American), folk (again European and American--both North and South American), and chamber music. While it may take an ethnomusicologist to sort out all the roots and influences, it can easily be described as “grinning Portuguese music."

Holshouser's trio consists of two fine musicians that are unheralded, trumpeter Ron Horton (Andrew ...

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Will Holshouser: Singing To A Bee

Read "Singing To A Bee" reviewed by Budd Kopman


The first thing one notices about Singing To A Bee is the intricate packaging of folded cardboard with a magnetic catch (!) to hold the assembly together. Having never seen anything quite like this before (the winner in packaging originality thus far was Gebhard Ullmann's 1993 recording Ta Lam, released by 99 Records), I was more than a little intrigued as to what music was lurking inside. Singing To A Bee is a live recording of a ...

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Album Review

Will Holshouser Trio: Singing to a Bee

Read "Singing to a Bee" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Se nel jazz europeo [e italiano in particolare] la fisarmonica ha trovato ormai una sua collocazione stabile, una dimensione di ponte tra le tradizioni popolari e le possibilità dell'improvvisazione, questo ruolo non è stato ancora completamente esplorato nella scena statunitense, anche in quella più incline a incorporare sonorità “altre" nel corpo della musica. Certo negli States la musica improvvisata degli ultimi decenni ha avuto l'apporto di strumentisti di grande personalità come ad esempio Guy Klucesvsek, Ted Reichman o la più ...

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Will Holshouser Trio: Reed Song

Read "Reed Song" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza


The accordion has been used very little in jazz. This is understandable, given its apparent limitations as an instrument for improvisation despite its rich sonority. It is not surprising, then, that Will Holshauser concentrates on the melody and coaxes it as far as it will go without falling in to a chasm. Improvisation, however, is the zen for trumpeter Ron Horton and bassist David Phillips, whose dynamics are laudable indeed, and for the redoubtable drummer Kevin Norton whose intuition for ...


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