Why not accordion ?

Flaco is mexican harmonica folk player. I like more sophisticated and skilled performances of jazz improvisation or classical music played by accordionist.

My picks for jazz players:

Ludovic Beier -- France (Gypsy Manuche jazz)
Richard Galliano -- France (Jazz)
Pietro Adragna -- Italy(Young jazz musician super fast and artistic and classically trained)
Art Van Damme -- USA (Space Jazz)

Classical:

Yuri Shishkin -- Russia (One of the greatest professors and instructor of classical accordion)
Alexander Hrustevich -- Ukraine (Young and talented with combined jazz and classical repertoire)

Rock:

Kimmo Pohjonen -- KTU band leader -- progressive experimental rock.

I value clean and artistic performance on this instrument. Classically trained accordionists do get my preference. The ones I listed are classically trained.

Accordion… Skilled….Sophisticated…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iviDqbCL8aM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8d8i271VgU

Well, two out of 3 isn't bad. :)

Rcprince, I happen to be playing in a musical production in which the
accordion is used very effectively in lieu of various other instruments
(mainly strings) due to reduced orchestrations/adaptations of the standard
large scale orchestrations of these works. The subject of this thread came
up in conversation with the accordionist in this production and it turns out
that he attended the concert with the Colonial Symphony that you mention.
The soloist was the well known bandoneonist from Uruguay (living in NY)
Raul Jaurena; the work was Astor Piazzola's "Concerto For
Bandoneon".

v=Vdrqg7tZYNw>https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdrqg7tZYNw

The master himself playing his concerto:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hgEkGs71OIE