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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 ...
read moreMusette Explosion!
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 ...
read moreMusette Explosion: Introducing Musette Explosion
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 ...
read moreWill Holshouser Trio with Bernardo Sassetti: Palace Ghosts and Drunken Hymns
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 ...
read moreWill Holshouser: Singing To A Bee
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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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 ...
read moreWill Holshouser Trio: Reed Song
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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