Virtuoso and Professor of Accordion

Chuck is a magician on the MIDI Accordion. You will swear he is accompanied by a 20-piece band on stage.

If you sign up in advance, Joe will thrill you with a 2-hour Master Workshop at 4:30. During the regular meeting itself, you will enjoy the artistry of this Grammy Award winner, accordionist for the world-renowned Three Suns, first-choice Hollywood studio musician, and current conductor of the All-Star Jazz/Band Orchestra.

“The Art of the Jam” Workshop, 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Concert at 7:00 p.m.: Exciting Music for All Tastes: Country-Western, Big Band, Pop, Traditional Accordion

50’s and 60’s folk music, concentrating on harmony – Featuring Maxine Eldridge, Jerry Dunaway, Rick Rhodes, and Dan Stone

Pre-Meeting 4:30 to 6:30 Music Style Circles Meeting Concert: We Dare You to Make the Audience Sing or Dance

Dance band improviser, music teacher extraordinaire, accordion repairman, composer, arranger, and passionate player of acoustic and electronic accordions

Pre-Meeting at 4:30: Jam Circles Meeting Concert: Play the sexiest stuff you can imagine

Hold on to your hats (or whatever they all those things in Germany) because this Oktoberfest is like NOTHING you have ever experienced before

An independent, modern accordionist, pianist, composer, teacher and recording artist who plays pop, rock, zydeco, country, jazz, blues and various ethnic styles on piano and accordion. Has worked with Chuck Berry, Etta James, Merrilee Rush, Theodore Bikel, Peter Duchin, Leslie Gore, The Von Trapp Children, Lee Oskar, OhNo, Underground Resistance, Leroy Bell, Clare Fischer, Todd Simon, and composer David Matthews

We know and love Joe Kino, don’t we!! Enjoy his Christian and Regional Mexican music for the holiday season