An accordion is equal parts math and magic, a glistening and gorgeous instrument on the outside, airtight and busy on the inside. Morethan 1,000 pieces are required ...

Nick Ariondo’s repertoire seems standard concert fare – classics such as Bach and Debussy, as well as Ariondo’s original ethnic-inspired compositions. The twist? Ariondo plays it all on accordion. A ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (InvestigateTV) — Nathan Longo is rarely without “Sparkles,” his Italian accordion from the early 1960s, which he plays most often. The 74-year-old Vermont man has found his passion ...

HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Amedeo "Al" Iorio, a mechanical engineer from Cresskill, N.J., hailed from a family of accordion makers. Little wonder that he engineered a better accordion. Iorio, who died Monday ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - As kids, Bruce Pastorius and Ken Mahler made an odd pair: Mahler, the quiet kid who dutifully practiced his accordion 45 minutes every day as his excitable friend from parochial ...