Accordion Affairs - Le Petit Oiseau (2021)

Accordion Affairs - from Bach to Beatles: a jazz trio of bass, drums and accordion / piano plays summery songs full of joie de vivre with casual virtuosity. The name of the band speaks for itself - the accordion is the focus.

For their second album Peter Baumgärtner (drums) Jörg Siebenhaar (accordion, piano) and bassist Konstantin Wienstroer chose favourite pieces from Bach to Sting. Classics of tango by Carlos Gardel and Paolo Fresu, pop by the Beatles, border-crossing by Carla Bley. World Music" in the best sense, highly sensitive, warm music that does not hide its closeness to pop, classical, tango and jazz and never serves just one genre. Siebenhaar, who went blind at an early age, plays the accordion with his right hand - and the piano with his left at the same time

The studied accordionist, shows in the final title, a wonderfully lyrical, reduced to the essence improvisation on Bach's Prelude in E minor. Accordion Affairs - a well-rehearsed team of good friends, light-hearted and summery songs that are best listened to at an open window with a balmy breeze.