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Hello, Hello...it's ME!

Welcome to 2020. Things continue. Music persists. Time is the essence of wanting to know. Love is all there is. You are what time it is. 

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The Future

The future is now. You are what time it is. And for the musical equivalent of Vogon poetry, nothing compares to the instrumental offerings at the Barry Shuffle page. What fun! Go there now and listen and hear and feel…

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Gaku.

It is with an indescribably heavy heart that I tell now of the passing of bassist Gaku Takanashi. 

As this website reflects, Gaku was more than just a part of an ensemble - his warmth and humor, along with his…Read more
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New From Triosphere: Hidden Energies

With all the energy of the New Year ahead of us, how better to start it all off with than a collection of original first takes and improvised creations from Triosphere, featuring John Romagnoli on drums (and vocals, but don't…Read more
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Vindaloo Two

Go to Barry Schmaltz Dot Com!, at barryschmaltz.com, and hear the alternate take of Vindaloo, that happy hit that's sweeping the nation!  It's the very last track, but stay and listen to the entirety of Soggy Chicken Vindaloo, Guy…Read more
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Making This Site More Coherent

.....is a challenge!  It is so free-associative and rambling.  Nevertheless, changes are coming!  New music, old music, this, that, the whole thing!  A little more attention to detail, and a whole new perspective.  All that stuff.  Coming soon.  Really.
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Many Albums of Barry Schmaltz!

If you go here, to

http://www.barryschmaltz.com

you will discover many, many audio recordings of Barry Schmaltz and his friends.  Free-associating philosophers and poets, imbued with madcap civility and a broad perspective on many subjects, Barry Schmaltz, Guy Tromboni, Downbeat, and…

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Major Updates!

If you go to The Wonderful World of Barry Schmaltz, you will discover a vast collection of hitherto unreleased albums, and a whole different website concept that I have been developing, "Transpersonal Recordings".  Please do check this out!