This page
is a clearinghouse for some amateur recordings of my musical adventures.
I 've
been fooling around on piano, organ, guitar, trumpet, melodica, and accordion.
And
recently recording what's happening.
Here are
some recordings:
Chega
de Saudade (No More Blues)
And, for
the kid who made me uncle, to encourage him to play his guitar:
Mary
Had A Little Lamb (B Major)
To hear
me live, come to Palo Alto's vegetarian
dinner some monday, catch me playing before a film at World Centric's film series, or join me
at the GOMF Macrobiotic
Summer Camp in July.
Here is The
Chicken, courtesy
of the Schfinkman, Kent and the MOJO House.
My father
always told me, "Son, the best thing you can do in life is choose good parents. And you have chosen well."
This page
is part of his site, a dedication to my grandfather, Francis Matthias Schmitt,
who passed away a few years ago.
Before he
died, my grandpa asked me to play "Taps" on the trumpet at his funeral.
When I'd
visit him in Garden
City, Michigan, I'd bring my trumpet and practice in the basement of his house.
He'd call
down from the first floor: "I want to hear you play 'Taps'. Play it now, while I can hear it!"
I did
play trumpet at his funeral, and I caught a lot of grief for that, as well as
some appreciation.
This page
was created August 2009.