Peru Tour, April 2011: Andres Prado, Kevin Washington, Pete Whitman, Peter Schimke, Jeff Bailey.

A Brand New Suit

Peter Schimke, piano on track #10: Tonight I’m Dancin’

This was fun. My assignment was to play the track as though I was drunk, and hadn’t played a lot of piano.

A few recent projects. Visit the Projects page for more.

This Time

Estaire Godinez is a truly unique and amazing artist. Her ability to play so many percussion instruments in any number of different musical styles and do so alongside some of the greatest musicians on the planet is no less remarkable than her ability to gracefully weave her lyrics between Spanish, Portuguese, and English and do this in such an intimate and beautiful way. As a person, she is so open and giving. What you see is truly what you get.

Oh, and by the way, this band is kick-ass…

This Time…

• Estaire Godinez · vocals & all percussion
• Stokely Williams · drums, steel pan, bg vocals
• Peter Schimke · Yamaha Motif, Fender Rhodes, acoustic piano
• Eric Leeds · Sax
• Serge Akou · Bass
• Mike Scott · Guitar
• Enrique Toussaint · Bass (Corcovado)
• Dirk Freymuth · Guitar (Corcovado, Why Should I Care, Besame, All or Nothing At All)
• JD Steele · bg vocals (This Time, You)

Produced by Estaire Godinez

The Morning World

Recorded August 2008 by Brent Sigmeth
at Pachyderm Studio in Cannon Falls, MN

I had such a great time playing on this record!
Chris Morrissey’s music is so fantastic.

Chris Morrissey Quartet

• Chris Morrissey: Bass
• David King: Drums
• Bryan Nichols: Piano, tracks 1, 2, 8
• Michael Lewis: Saxophones
• Peter Schimke: Piano, tracks 3, 4, 5, 6, 9

Visit The Chris Morrissey Quartet’s MySpace page

Irv Williams & Peter Schimke

Making this record was really an amazing experience for me. Almost every cut was a first take… and I was quite pleased with the way it all turned out in the end. Working with Irv in this context allowed for the kind of intimate musical dialogue that I had been wanting to experience since the very first time I ever heard this avatar. I am, of course a fan of many great records made throughout the years in the duo context… particularly work by Steve Lacy and Mal Waldron, and the fairly recent recording by Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter, 1+1. -Peter Schimke

Peter Schimke – Acoustic Piano

Irv Williams – Tenor Saxaphone

Produced by Peter Schimke & Irv Williams

Engineered, mixed, & mastered by Joe Johnson

Studio Assistant Eli Stone

Video Stills by Lee Sandberg & Greg Winter

Photographs by Howard Gitelson

Cover Art: Oil Painting by Ann Schimke Meisch with superimposed photos by Brian Garnell of Charles Eames Butterfly chairs in Robert Schimke & Kathleen McCabe Schimke’s (Mom & Dad) living room.

Graphic Design by Brian Garnell

Recorded at Fur Seal Studio

A recording made possible in part by the Grove Foundation

The Latin Porter

“This is a project that has been on Mark Murphy’s mind for years, not just because of his longstanding love for the songs of Cole Porter, but because, as he notes in his perceptive dialog, many great Latin composers, such as Antonio Carlos Jobim, have been influenced by the sophisticated, devil-may-care compositions of Mr. Porter. So the connection of the two, Latin rhythms and Porter’s compositions, is a natural…”

“… the contributions of pianist Peter Schimke can not be overstated, not only through his wonderful solos and musical conception, but through the band that he assembled from his own deep connections to the Latin music community. In many ways, this project couldn’t have happened without him.” – Ben Sidran

santander / minneapolis

This record results from the gathering of various artists who travelled 8000 kilometers across the world to find a language in common: music.

Peter Schimke: Piano

Marcos Casal: Vocals

Billy Peterson: Bass

Daniel Garcia: Drums

Produced by Gonzalo Lasheras

All songs written by Marcos Casal

Music direction & arrangements by Peter Schimke

Recorded, mixed & mastered by Gonzalo Lasheras at Track Studios and Serendipity Studios, Madrid, February, 2007

Peter Schimke: Session Work

Enrique Toussaint: Comunidad

Peter Schimke: Piano on track 6: Para Pops (Para Papa) (David Iwataki)

Enrique Toussaint: bass

Shai Hayo: percussion

Stokely Williams: Drums

Peter Schimke: Piano

David Iwataki: synthezisers

Arranged by Davis Iwataki & Enrique Toussaint

Produced by Enrique Toussaint

Recorded live at The Carriage House by Rob Genadek and David Iwataki’s Studio, 2006