Jazz accordionist, Frédéric Viale has a sense of swing and melody.
His music is the fruit of multiple influences and a great musical culture.
Biography
The accordion is a magical instrument. It's the only instrument that can glide so effortlessly from slapstick to elegance, from sensuality to candor, from joy to sadness. When Frédéric Viale chose to learn the accordion, he was not yet a magician. At the age of 8, he may also have been fulfilling a fatherly dream: before arriving in France, no one in his family of Piedmontese origin had had the means to learn music.
More contemplative than studious at school, Frédéric did, however, diligently follow the lessons of Lucien Galliano (Richard's father). A gifted pupil - and a passionate one at that - he soon began entering competitions.
Projects
Roccassera Quartet
The Roccassera Quartet offers refined instrumental music and danceable, popular and unclassifiable. It seduces and makes you travel from the Mediterranean to Latin America.
Paris swing
The time of a dream... The time of a journey... Of a journey through time...
PARIS SWING is a journey that begins in 1920 and crosses all eras
Milap
A unique project, a journey into the depths of feeling between the sound of the bansuri flute, percussion and accordion.
Nomad project
Nomad Project quartet revisits the great standards of master Django Reinhardt and many others.
Formidable! Aznavour, l'histoire d'une légende
Created in 2016, Formidable! The Tribute to Charles Aznavour takes us back to the streets of Paris at the time of "La Bohème", to recount the incredible career of Charles Aznavour through his great songs that are part of the universal and world-renowned musical heritage.
The Roccassera Quartet offers refined instrumental music and danceable, popular and unclassifiable. It seduces and makes you travel from the Mediterranean to Latin America.
Paris swing
The time of a dream... The time of a journey... Of a journey through time...
PARIS SWING is a journey that begins in 1920 and crosses all eras
Milap
A unique project, a journey into the depths of feeling between the sound of the bansuri flute, percussion and accordion.
Nomad project
Nomad Project quartet revisits the great standards of master Django Reinhardt and many others.
Formidable! Aznavour, l'histoire d'une légende
Created in 2016, Formidable! The Tribute to Charles Aznavour takes us back to the streets of Paris at the time of "La Bohème", to recount the incredible career of Charles Aznavour through his great songs that are part of the universal and world-renowned musical heritage.
Simply Toots
New Album!
Frédéric pays a vibrant tribute to Toots Thielemans, performing compositions by the genius harmonica player and standards he was particularly fond of. The album features the melowtone, a brand-new instrument halfway between the accordion and the harmonica. For his 7th album, Frédéric is joined by Andrea Pozza on piano, Aldo Zunino on double bass, Adam Pache on drums and Emanuele Cisi on saxophone.
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