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Patrick Farrell
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Patrick Farrell is a Brooklyn, NY based accordionist, brass fanatic, composer and bandleader. Described as a “wizard” by Feast of Music and “supersonically fast” by Lucid Culture, he is among the foremost practitioners of his generation of new American accordionists. An open-eared approach and consistent curiosity about music have led him to study and perform in an ever-expanding variety of musical fields, as well as to collaborations in theater, dance and spoken word. Upon moving to Brooklyn from New Orleans in the spring of 2007, Farrell quickly integrated into the NYC music world. He leads his own band, the circus/new-music/comedy group Stagger Back Brass Band, inspired by a love of brass bands he first discovered on the streets of New Orleans
Ljova and the Kontaband at Cinema Arts Centre (Huntington, NY) on April 3rd
Ljova and the Kontraband is new music, i.e. chamber-jam music for the remix generation. As if by alchemy, Eastern-European and Gypsy melodies, Latin rhythms, Jazz-inspired improvisations, and deeply rooted Classical forms are given new meanings in original compositions that fearlessly forge a new direction, with a nostalgic gaze towards the past. Since making its debut in ...
