

(though it's arguable whether they matter THAT much in guitar world either.) that said, i do have three.ġ) the first one i had was my dad's, a red 72-bass Hohner Concerto II (accordion size is denoted by the number of bass buttons). "brands matter far less in the accordion world than they do in guitar world. Piano, Keyboards, Accordion, Guitar, Mandolin, Harmonica, the Saw, Mandola, Banjolin, Spoons, Organ, Moog, and lead/background Vocals While at NYU, he studied primarily with Marc-Antonio Consoli, as well as Justin Dello Joio, Robert Rowe, Dafna Naphtali, Frank Kimbrough, Ted Nash, Ben Allison, Ron McClure, and others.

In 1994, Nicolay attended the Berklee Summer Performance Program for jazz piano, and in 1995 entered the New York University jazz composition program, from which he graduated with honors in 1999.
Franz nicolay professional#
is a professional photographer and professor, and his sister Megan founded a DIY empire in what is now called Generation-T and as far as Fred knows, Franz was a stupid performer who would eat anything you put in front of him, including fingernails. Creativity also runs in the family, as Franz Nicolay Sr.

He began playing the accordion when he joined the World/Inferno Friendship Society in 2001. He had an exceptionally supportive violin teacher, who let him play a piece of his own at his first violin recital in Concord at age five, thus launching his career, such as it is, as a composer. Franz Nicolay was born and grew up in New Hampshire, where he began playing violin at age four and piano a year later.
