Clarinet-Accordion Duo SAM SADIGURSKY and NATHAN KOCI Announce April 11th Release of The Solomon Diaries: Volumes IV & V

Album Release Concert at Barbés in Brooklyn, April 12, 2025

“Such poignance that your heart may be buoyed rather than broken” - PopMatters

“remarkable...an immensely entertaining listen” – Music Web International

“an intensely emotional experience that intertwines previous splendor with present despair” – NYC Jazz Record

Developed during their 2022-23 monthly residency at Barbés in Brooklyn, New York, the 21 original songs comprising Vol. IV & V, penned by both Sadigursky and Koci, are often more joyful follow-ups to the debut Vol. I-III set (Adhyaropa Records, 2022). Many of the songs are dedicated to prominent figures in their respective musical and personal lives, including Sadigursky's late father Isaac (a prominent clarinetist and accordionist himself), accordion legend Guy Klucevsek (Koci's mentor and teacher), violist/composer Ljova, clarinet/mandolin legend Andy Statman, and others.

This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of The Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by CREATE Council on the Arts