Rob Reich Quintet: “Shadowbox” CD Release

Accordion player and pianist Rob Reich is quintessentially what makes the San Francisco music scene a vibrant and vital mecca for independent music; he’s become one of its stalwart underground artists. Shadowbox, the musician’s debut album, marks a fully realized collection of original compositions. The music branches off from the musician’s work with revered Bay Area ensemble Tin Hat Trio, mixing improvisational romps with refined and melodic ensemble arrangements. Doses of wry humor and elements of spontaneous revelation keep the music characteristically Reich, whose idiosyncratic accordion prowess helps propel the instrument’s modern renaissance.

Rob Reich Quintet is:
Rob Reich – accordion & piano
Ben Goldberg – clarinets
Ila Cantor – guitar
John Wiitala – bass
Eric Garland – drums

“Rob‘s music is just like he is: guileless, thoughtful, playful and charming. His music wears a bowler hat and a pair of Chuck Taylors. Imagine finding out that your grandpa is an amazing ballroom dancer… and is inexplicably in his thirties again. That’s Rob Reich.” – Carla Kihlstedt, Tin Hat Trio

“Whatever context he’s in, Reich transforms it into a creative hothouse where thousands of musical flowers bloom.” – Andy Gilbert, East Bay Express

Learn more about Rob here and get a taste of some of his music here.

Admission: $10-20. Doors at 7:00pm. Show at 7:30pm. All ages welcome.
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