Ep 482- Musician Nathan Koci Talks His New Album, The Accordian, & Broadway!

We love an accordian! My mom plays accordian! We love a Music Director! So we have the perfect guest! Nathan Koci is here! Combining Jewish spiritual and Klezmer music with post-minimalism classical, jazz, and tinges of American folk, clarinetist Sam Sadigursky and accordionist/multi-instrumentalist Nathan Koci have set the release of the next two volumes of The Solomon Diaries (Adhyaropa Records), a quintet of evocative albums reflecting on the Borscht Belt region—the primary Jewish resort community that helped shape 20th-century American culture—and also exploring contemporary immigrant and Jewish experiences. The albums will be released on April 11th. Both a compelling musical remembrance of a bygone era and a look to the future, The Solomon Diaries: Vol. IV & V combines the Sadigursky-Koci Duo with notable multi-genre guest artists: pianist Timo Andres (Tony Award nominee for Illinoise), mandolinist Joe Brent (founder of Adhyraropa Records), kaval/alto saxophonist Matt Darriau (The Klezmatics), pianist Danny Fox (Nefesh Mountain), and violinist Meg Okura (Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble). Developed during their 2022-23 monthly residency at Barbés in Brooklyn, New York, the 21 original songs comprising Vol. IV & V, penned by both Sadigursky and Koci, are often more joyful follow-ups to the debut Vol. I-III set (Adhyaropa Records, 2022). Many of the songs are dedicated to prominent figures in their respective musical and personal lives, including Sadigursky's late father Isaac (a prominent clarinetist and accordionist himself), accordion legend Guy Klucevsek (Koci's mentor and teacher), violist/composer Ljova, clarinet/mandolin legend Andy Statman, and others. The album is out! You have to listen! It is perfection! ____________________________________________________________________ Check out "The Roundtable with Robert Bannon" here on BPN on the daily, on YouTube, Broadway World, and on social media! Like, comment, share, & subscribe! For more info on Robert- www.RobertBannon.com Follow Him on IG- @RobertMBannon TikTok-@RobertMBannon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices