Eric Stern, Operatic Tenor and Accordion,
Robin Jackson, Tenor Saxophone and Vocals,
Leslie Kernochan, Operatic Soprano and Alto Saxophone,
Jason Flores, Standup Bass,
Mark Burdon Percussion,
Skip Von Kuske Cello
Influences
Duke Ellington, Frank Zappa, Marlene Dietrich, Balkan Gypsy wedding music, Danny Elfman, Tom Waits, Yiddish Theater, Vaudville, Burlesque,Comedy,slapstick,Languages other than English.
Sounds Like
Kurt Weil,Duke Ellington,Astor Piazolla ,Ivo Papazov, Yiddish theater, Django Reindhart, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Tom Waits,Balkan Wedding Music, Bellydance music,Circus music,Danny Elfman, The Mothers of invention with Accordions and Cello instead of Guitars!
European Cabaret! Vintage Americana! Balkan Belly Dance! Neo-Classical Opera! Old World Yiddish Theater! Welcome to the six-piece, Portland, Oregon-based Vagabond Opera. Based in the Pacific Northwest, yet encompassing the world, Vagabond Opera delivers passionate offerings of Bohemian cabaret. Paris hot Jazz, gut bucket swing, Tangos, Ukrainian folk-punk ballads, Klezmer and vigorous originals meet a world of riverboat gambling queens, Turkish belly dancers, and the enigmatic Marlene Dietrich. Weaving elements of Kurt Weil, Duke Ellington and Edith Piaf with absurdist flair, theatrics and an old world mood, Vagabond Opera presents the new wave of opera--lusty (trained) voices singing in 11 languages and presenting a cabaret of rich musical phrasing, sparkling lyrics and indomitable stage presence, all played with exuberance, skill and a gritty Vagabond edge. This is Opera liberated and reinvented for everyone.
The band's lineup features trained operatic tenor and soprano vocals, accordion, tenor and alto saxophones, cello, stand-up bass, drums, and, when the mood is right, a burlesque hoola-hooping fire performer.
"The Port of Amsterdam" Live in Portugal, 2008!
.. VIDEO By LUCASO and LADY QI Thanks ! To view video, please click play. Accordion Apocalypse repair Shop, Sat Oct 14th This profile was edited with Thomas' myspace editor™ V2.5
Vagabond Opera on the Silver Screen! Footage by Daflew.com Edited by Robin Jackson, 2008
Amigos vamos estar no Arraial Popular Chafariz do Vinho- Mãe d'Àgua em Lisboa, nos dias 7, 21 e 28 de Junho para dar musica à malta, animar a malta e comer e beber com a malta.
'Twas tres bien to meet at last the fantastique Vagabondians. I relish with great gusto the two CD's I purchased from vous @ The LA Accordion Festival. Perhaps someday if Fate is kind, we might share a stage on the same evening.
Thanks for helping to make the First Annual Los Angeles Accordion Festival a big success. Los Angeles loves you! Be sure and let us know when you're back in town so we can get all your new fans out to your show. Best wishes, Pat
thanks for the add. i was fortunate enough to catch your show last night at molly malones.wow..what a show! i especially enjoyed the chaplin bit. hope you guys come through again soon. ~
I think you are so cool i could just die?? Eze tov!! (Yes, that was Hebrew not Yiddish, but the sentiment is the same I suppose!) Gosh your Goodnight Moon song is possibly the best song ever written? And sung so beautifully!!! x
Looking forward to seeing you at the Los Angleles Accordion Festival on the 30th. Are you playing Molly Malone's that night too? Whew!
I hope you'll be able to come back to the festival on the Sunday (June 1st) when I'll be playing at 4pm. My new band members, Annabelle on violin & Quentin on percussion, will be playing with me.
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