accordion

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The dynamic singer delivered every lyric with his whole body as he frenetically tapped the buttons of his brightly colored accordion, doing his best to make the squeezebox sound like an electric guitar.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Rocco Commisso didn’t speak English when he arrived in the U.S., but he did play the accordion, a skill that he parlayed into an education.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

He continued to play the accordion until he was 75.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Musical offerings ranged from traditional klezmer performances on violin and accordion evoking the Central Europe of old to more modern shows, including psychedelic Yiddish rock.

From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025

I wiggled the gill flap with one hand and ran my finger over the feathery sections of the accordion.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen