Carmen Carrozza talks
The great classical accordionist Carmen Carrozza (who premiered many original compositions for the instrument) died on June 17, 2013. Here he talks about the lack of accordion teaching books when he was young as well as techniques to create more interesting chords on the standard bass (Carmen never learned the "free bass" models). The American Accordionist Association formed to promote the accordion as a legitimate classical instrument and commissioned many original pieces from major composers. Carrozza was often their chosen performer for these pieces. The AAA is still around today and has monthly meetings in the New York area. This is an excerpt from the DVD of "Behind the Bellows: A Documentary About the Accordion" by Steve Mobia.