Aurélie Verrier and Francis Varis meet during concerts with the group Potluck. They decide to play cello/accordion duo. Aurélie Verrier invites Francis Varis to join her in studio for recording her album « Painting on Olive »
FRANCIS VARIS
« It is one of the most eclectic and talented accordionists on the French scene!
He has always liked to confront the most diverse musical worlds: jazz with Lee Konitz or Tal Farlow, musette with Paris Musette (Grand Prix de l'Académie Charles Cros), jazz-musette with BoloVaris, French song with Georges Moustaki, Brazilian music with Nazaré Péreira or Mediterranean and oriental music with Titi Robin whom he has been accompanying for more than 20 years.
His new trio, ChamaméMusette, which brings together Raul Barboza and Zé Luis Nascimento, was awarded the Gus Viseur Prize and the Grand Prix of the Charles Cros Academy. » LSouth Arles
« Classical, jazz, song, world music, nothing stops his desire to understand, to meet, to interpret, to live music with a different instrument. Francis Varis' work with, among others, Titi Robin is unique and remarkable. Philippe Krümm, editorial of Accordion and accordionists
The piano accordionist is without borders. For him music is an art at the service of feelings. What's more beautiful? »
« French accordionist Francis Varis knows how to play everything. Oriental (with Titi Robin for 20 years), jazz, Bach's cello suites, and the musette with which he revives the colors and swing. » Patrick LabesseThe World