The accordion, an instrument of world/global status, captures musical styles from classical to world-ethnic and everything in between.

In this video, accompanied by Russian guitarist Sergey Taranov, accordionist/arranger Nick Ariondo demonstrates his diverse/unique style, performing music of Eastern European Romanian origins.

The camera angle close-ups of the right-hand keyboard, bellows and left-hand buttons captures the essence of the accordion’s endless possibilities ~ from driving rhythms and chords, to a variety of single note passages, to complex bellows technique.