Paul Stein plays his accordion — not to be great — but to make people happy.

"That’s sort of my niche. There are people who are virtuoso accordionists. I’m not a virtuoso, I’m not bad, but my role has been to play to lift people’s spirits to bring them together," he told NY1.

Stein’s been heading out onto his Sunset Park stoop when the weather is good to play for neighbors and passersbys, always reminding them to stay resilient and socially distant.

"What makes them special is, I feel I am lifting people’s spirits. Any kind of instrument can lift people’s spirits but the accordion is especially good at that and in the tragic times we’re in now, it’s important to lift spirits," he told us via zoom.

Stein, a retiree who worked at the NY State Public Employees Federation, has been playing the accordion since he was young, and for decades played at community events. Not wanting to attract a big crowd for these concerts, he’s not announcing his performances ahead of time but posts videos on Facebook so more people can enjoy from the safety of their home.

From his balcony in Chelsea, NY Philharmonic Trumpet player Ethan Bensdorf is doing nightly performances with appreciative fans applauding from blocks away. And Philharmonic Flutist Mindy Kaufman gave a mini concert in her Upper West Side stairwell weeks ago six weeks ago, and found the sound and the reception was surprisingly good.

"And they wanted to me play again the night after and the night after that, so I was playing every night and it gives me such pleasure to be able to share music under these circumstances," she told us.

Bensdorf says he didn't how far the sound would carry or what the reception would be. He plays every night after the 7 p.m. Clap. He says as a trumpet player in NYC, you never know what the reaction will be when playing, but the applause from blocks away lets him know that his beautiful music is welcome.