It was my dearest wish: to give a fair place to this instrument, unjustly qualified as the “poor man’s piano” whereas my accordion has always been a Steinway with braces. I was determined to restore the image of my instrument, so I left my native village and “went up to Paris” like many others. There I had the chance to meet artists who quickly put their trust in me, among whom the among which the accordionists like Joss Baselli, André Astier, the singers like Claude Nougaro, Serge Reggiani, Barbara, jazzmen like Chet Baker, Charlie Haden, Ron Carter and Michel Portal…
Then, in the early 80’s, there was the collaboration and the birth of a friendship with Astor Piazzolla, and a close collaboration on several creations ” Famille d’Artistes “, ” A Midsummer Night’s Dream “, “Three Preludes for Concert Accordion”, “Ballet Tango for four accordions”.
