Press Excerpts

 

ACCORDEON & ACCORDEONISTES

« Toucas melodies are rooted in the Portuguese, sentimental and melancholic heritage. He amazes as he explores all the fronts of his instruments with astonishing agility …»
Françoise Jallot, Accordéon et Accordionistes

« With him, the jazz accordion version latin triumphes »
Pascal Anquetil, Accordéon et Accordéonnistes

JAZZ MAN

« … an acoustic music, delicate, calmed, quite unclassificable, kind of personnal sound landscape, as film musics… He is able to but he doesn’t play a milliard of notes, his accordion sings ans poetizes ; He is a climat and atmosphere creator in the right way…»
Franck Bergerot, Jazzman

HIFI VIDEO

<<...…a fantastically interesting CD…an explosion of colors and intelligence. >>

ETUDES TZIGANES

" …a delicate acoustic music, alleviated, rather unclassable, kind of personal sound landscape very music of film… If it is capable of beautiful flights, Toucas is not caught for the new Sight; it does not make a billion notes but its accordion sings and poetizes; creator of climates or environments, in the good direction of the term…"
FrancisCouvreux, www.etudestziganes.asso/musiques/disques

RICHARD GALLIANO

« I 've known Toucas for years. He has always had a great sense of rhythm and swing. … . He has all my esteem and respect »
Richard Galliano

VLADIMIR COSMA

« ...This positive encounter led me to discover a gifted and sensitive artist, Toucas and his brilliant, original and charming music»
Vladimir Cosma