Paul Betken - Jazz Accordion - American Standards.

[Tom]

Have we seen this guy, Paul Betken?

I came across him for the first time today. Apparently he’s been around for a while, had a duet with Jerry Cigler. I like his understated manner. Here’s his Autumn Leaves. He also has a tutorial on this one. Hope you like it!

 

[Tom]

In fact, here they are doing Bye Bye Blackbird. Paul has to throw in a couple rapid flourishes to show he can do it, but generally speaking they avoid the histrionics required to prove your jazz manhood.

 

[Ignacchitti]

Thank you for sharing, @Tom!

I am a fan of Paul Betken's. First heard him play when youtube randomly suggested a video of his to me, where he plays a pop song on accordion instead of playing the jazz classics. It was him playing Billy Joel's Just the Way You Are, and I loved it:



Also:

they avoid the histrionics required to prove your jazz manhood.

I loved that you said that
Those histrionics are usually as annoying as classical pianists throwing their arms around up in the air every other note to prove that they are intense. I am on the Chopin team, he hated it and called it "catching pigeons"

 

[Tom]

Thank you for sharing, @Tom!

I am a fan of Paul Betken's. First heard him play when youtube randomly suggested a video of his to me, where he plays a pop song on accordion instead of playing the jazz classics. It was him playing Billy Joel's Just the Way You Are, and I loved it:



Also:

I loved that you said that
Those histrionics are usually as annoying as classical pianists throwing their arms around up in the air every other note to prove that they are intense. I am on the Chopin team, he hated it and called it "catching pigeons"

Thanks Ignachitti! I’m definitely in the “less is more” camp.

 

[losthobos]

I loved that you said that
Those histrionics are usually as annoying as classical pianists throwing their arms around up in the air every other note to prove that they are intense. I am on the Chopin team, he hated it and called it "catching pigeons"

Brilliant....if you have to make a fuss and noise about it yourself to prove how great it is then it was probably shite all along ...
Less is more....if it's wrong then play it strong...