Songs From the Heart Cafe Accordion Orchestra with Diane Jarvi

Diane Jarvi joins Cafe Accordion Orchestra for an evening of heart-felt songs and tunes. Diane will sing passionate songs in French, Finnish, Spanish and English while the band provides Latin rhythms, cool swing and a Parisian flair.

Diane Jarvi: Vocals

Dan Newton: Accordion and Vocals

Eric Mohring: Mandolin, Fiddle and Vocals

Mike Cramer: Guitar

Erik Lillestol: Bass

Joe Steinger: Percussion

Diane Jarvi‘s recordings Foreign Winds, Revontuli, Flying Into Blue, Paper Heart, Wild Gardens, Bittersweet and This Ordinary Day are heard on radio throughout Europe, Australia, Canada as well as around the U.S. She has been the subject of two film documentaries, Muistot and Kaipuu, by the award-winning filmmaker Erkki Määtänen.

She has been the recipient of artistic grants and awards including a McKnight MacPhail performing fellowship as well as a recipient of a Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. She has performed across Finland, in France with the great Occitan musician Patric, in concert for Hawaii Public Radio, at colleges and Universities in the United States and Canada.

Dan Newton’s Cafe Accordion Orchestra (CAO) performs an eclectic mix full of French flare, Latin heat and Bohemian attitude. The heart of the CAO repertoire is the passionate sound of the French valse-musette. The group complements the musettes with swing, ballads, tangos, cha chas, rumbas, and cumbias to create a wonderfully varied show. They inject their music with good humor and expressive abandon. Their high level of musicianship and passion for performance makes them an entertaining concert act as well as a great dance band.