Victor Prieto

• Victor Prieto - accordion
• Jorge Roeder - bass
• Eric Doob - drums
• Hector Alvaro - guitar
• Jon Melony - violin

"The favorite accordionist of Fox News
Channel's morning show "Fox & Friends"

"Yo-Yo Ma's first call"

Styles: Italian (all classics) Tango, Brazilian, Spanish, Tuna with the amazing costumes (on last photo) Mexican, French, Celtic, Jazz Standards and Klezmer music.

I can provide you, accordion solo, duo (with guitar, bass, violin, singer), Trio (bass and drums plus singer) also I can also offer you a duo with bagpipe.

Tuna: A University Tuna is a musical group in Spain, made up of university students that perform spanish music (boleros, rumba, flamenco..etc) The costumes are always the center of attention at any party.

Tuna options:
3 people - accordion, guitar-singer and violin, OR
2 people - accordion, guitar-singer

You will hire not any accordionist but one of the best accordionists in the international and New York music scene. Please find me on the web.

Victor Prieto is a native of Galicia, Spain born in the town of Orense in 1975. At the age of nine Victor was encouraged by his mother to study the accordion-an instrument deeply ingrained in Galician folklore. While studying classical accordion at the Orense Conservatory Victor understood the immense musical potential of his instrument and branched out from the classical education by concurrently taking harmony, arrangement and improvisation classes at Estudio Escola de Musica (Santiago de Compostela, Spain). In 1998 Victor received a scholarship from Berklee College of Music where he majored in performance under the direction of Joanne Brackeen. Berklee, where Victor was the only one to date to specialize in accordion, did not offer any classes focusing on accordion. Uninhibited by these circumstances Victor created his own study program applying the expertise offered by educators at Berklee to the accordion.

Today Victor Prieto is revolutionizing the way that the accordion is played by creating new sounds and techniques for this instrument. His music embraces Jazz, Tango, Classical and Celtic Roots enriched with new rhythms and colors. He is the creator of a new technique for the accordion called "chord approach on both hands", which creates rich and elaborate harmonies.

In 2002 Victor moved to New York where he quickly established himself as one of the most prolific and versatile accordionists on the music and Jazz scenes. As a leader Victor has performed at many prestigious venues and events such as Berklee Performance Center, Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center, Blue Note NY, New Jersey Performance Art Center, Three Rivers Musical Festival, Williamsburg Jazz Festival, Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts Center.

Victor has performed and recorded with Yo-Yo Ma (Songs of Joy and Peace, Sony BMG Masterworks. "2010 Grammy Winning Album"), Arturo O'Farrill Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Billy Hart, Chris Cheek, Paquito D'Rivera, Matt Wilson, Donny McCaslin, Lionel Louke among others and is involved in projects such as The Maria Schneider Orchestra and Emilio Solla's Jazz Tango conspiracy.

He teaches Master Classes in Spain, Italy, Portugal, USA and has headed the jazz accordion studies at the Brooklyn Conservatory (2003 – 2004). He is a recipient of numerous awards and prizes for excellence in accordion performance and composition, among them are: the Creative Performer award from the Spanish Association of Artists and Performers, and the first prize at CMZK's Concourse of Composition (Argentina).

Victor now lives in New York City dividing his time between performing, teaching and recording. He has recently introduced his third recording, "Chris Cheek and V. Prieto. Rollo-Coaster.", Cheekus Music.

Anniversaries, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Children's Birthday Parties, Celebrations, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Dinner Dances, Events, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Restaurants, Sweet 16 Parties, Weddings, Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Cocktail Hours, Wedding Receptions...and more.

• Very talented, professional, and an overall excellent performer. My family and I were extremely pleased with how everything turned out. I would also recommend this website. What a great idea; and so user friendly. -- Nicole P, Mount Vernon, NY, 11/6/2011
• It was a pleasure to have Victor play at our luncheon. The music was enjoyed by all, and it certainly added to the success of the gathering. He was very accommodating, and the songs we requested brought delightful memories to the older woman present. It was great fun having Victor entertain our guests. -- Carol O, Brookville, NY, 6/26/2011
• Victor was great -- he added so much to our holiday party! We had a "Christmas in Paris" theme, and Victor's music definitely helped build the ambiance. He was organized, punctual and very talented, to boot! I would definitely work with him again, and I'd recommend him to anyone. -- Kat S, New York City, NY, 12/16/2011
• We had Victor for a birthday party last night and he was so great. He was pleasant, he played all the songs and genres we requested and was a delight to have at the party. I would highly recommend Victor to play for anyone - he is extremely talented. -- Sally N, New York City, NY, 1/17/2012
• We held our annual April in Paris event. Victor came and played for our cocktail hour and then moved to our dining room to continue his performance. He was absolutely fabulous. Our residents loved the atmosphere he created. I would recommend Victor to anyone looking for a world class musician. -- Joshua M, Worcester, PA, 4/25/2012
• Victor was terrific. Super professional, talented, accommodating and a joy to work with. I would highly recommend him and would love to work with him again. "I saw him on Fox News Channel"..Wow! -- Rodrigo L, New York, NY, 5/22/2012
• Victor was the perfect compliment to our wedding anniversary. Very talented and very professional. I wouldn't hesitate to hire him for our next event in NJ. He played everything that we asked for, He brought us back to Italy with his music..Thanks Victor!!! -- Rodrigo L, Jersey City, NJ, 6/1/2012
• Victor is an extremely talented musician and we highly recommend him for any event. He played my father-in-laws 80th birthday party and drive from NYC to Cherry Hill, NJ. He played our songlist as requested and was very professional. Check out the photo with him and Yo-yo Ma on his website. Wow! -- Susie M, Cherry Hill, NJ, 6/18/2011

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