Tonight, I play my 100th show at Swing 46!  That went fast!   To save time I decided to make the flyer with Chat GBT image thingy.  Kinda wierd and cool.  Just like the big bulky cell phone, we will look back on this and laugh...

My April 13th show at the Maple Leaf Back Bar received a nice write up in New Orleans Magazine. "Being in the presence of those who can make a piano sound like a smile brings sunshine too, even on dark days."

Thank you Errol Laborde!   You can read it here.

I had a blast being back in New Orleans for the 2023 French Quarter Fest.  I hadn't been back since 2019!  Here is a nice write up from Jay Mazza on Sunday's Rory Danger and the Danger Dangers performance.   What a special town! 

https://jaymazza.substack.com/p/rory-danger-and-the-danger-dangers

Hi All, 

 I've been having a great time playing St Mazie Bar & Super Club in Williamsburg. Good food and a gourgeous room.  So I'm uper excited to hold the "Krewe of Wig" Mardi Gras party and wig contest there this year.    Wigs are optional but strongly encouraged.  There will be NOLA flavors and libations on hand along with music by Bill Malchow and the Go Cup All Stars. Hope you can make it out!  We start at 7:30.  Reserve a table HERE. 

Well Part 2 of the previous post on Dr John's Gumbo is I will be performing it all live in New Orleans on Wed May 4 between the jazzfest weekends.   It will take place at a new to me venue/brewery called Zony Mash Beer Project.   A shout out to the owner, Adam, who is very supportive of live music over there and encouaged me to do it up.  The pics of the venue look great and the feedback I’ve gotten from local musicians has been A+.  

This gig started with Will Bernard and I looking to do a “duo gig or something” on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday. Zony Mash expressed some interest and it just snowballed into this.  Once I figured out it was the 50th Anniversary (4/20/92) of it's release I knew I had to ask the original drummer Freddie Staehle to join us.  I'm glad I did. He's 78 and still pulling 8 hour doubles on Bourbon Street without breaking a sweat.  He's super kind and put up with all my super geeky fan type questions.   He was also the drummer on Dr John's grammy winning CD Going Back To New Orleans. That one is from 1992 so even that one is 30 years old!

Joining Will Bernard (guitar) and I will be the highly regarded bassist James Singleton, my old buddy from his Katrina NYC days Simon Lott (drums/percusion),  Lee Allen expert Jason Mingledorf on tenor sax, the coolest cat and old brunch gig mate Joe Cabral on bari sax, and my old first call New Orleans trumpet player and friend Ian Smith.  

I'm tempted to add more folks! But I'm over budget. Buy some tickets and make me change my mind. Ha. Really looking forward to this. I’m glad jazzfest is back!

Here is the event brite ticket link.

Here is the venue page.

Here is the facebook event.

About

Bill Malchow is a pianist and vocalist who plays New Orleans-influenced blues, jazz, funk and R&B at clubs and festivals in New York City and New Orleans, where you might also catch him jamming on the Hammond organ or his Hohner accordion. Whether performing solo or as the Bill Malchow Trio, or with his larger band, the Go Cup All Stars, Bill’s shows are fun. He mixes originals, standards and New Orleans classics with improvisation, great storytelling and a wicked sense of humor, which makes for a good time had by all. “I’m a musician that honors the past while hoping to contribute to its forward progression. I like there to be a bit of honesty, energy and humor in my shows.”

Peter Aaron of Chronogram Magazine probably sums up Bill best: “Bill Malchow divides his time between the Big Apple and the Big Easy—which sounds about right, since his percolating, second-line style bubbles and boils with Fats Waller-style Harlem stride and the steaming New Orleans sounds of Dr. John, James Booker, Allen Toussaint, and Professor Longhair.”

As a young kid in Connecticut, Bill started sounding out pop tunes on the family piano. His mother soon signed him up for classical lessons. His grandfather, an avid swing dancer, was constantly playing Louis Armstrong, Louis Prima and big band records and tapes. Bill made a copy of one of his Louis Armstrong tapes and wore it out, absorbing the songs. Later he was gifted “The Dr. John Anthology” and was hooked. “His cool voice, command of the piano and unique style was super impressive.”

Dr. John was Bill’s gateway into the New Orleans music world, a mixture of traditional jazz, blues and R&B. He dug it so he dug deeper, discovering two other masters of the piano, James Booker and Fats Waller, from New Orleans and New York respectively. “Fats’ music operates at such a high level, the songwriting and virtuosic stride piano, yet he still manages to entertain everyone.”

In New York, you’ll often find Bill Malchow leading bands at Swing 46 Jazz and Supper Club. You can also catch him playing solo or with friends at Sunny’s Bar, Skinny Dennis, Fine and Rare, and Mona’s East Village. Over the years, he has backed up several talented songwriters and bands in the Big Apple—The Milkman and Sons, the Blues Bangers, J Walter Hawkes, The Jack Grace Band, Bubble, Milton, Andrew Vladeck, David Kolker, Johanna Stahley, Jake Walker, Popa Chubby, and David Weinstone—playing everything from electric folk to rock.

Bill has played the most iconic clubs and festivals in New Orleans, including Tipitina’s, Preservation Hall, Maple Leaf Bar, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and French Quarter Fest. As a highly respected sideman he has performed with Rory Danger and the Danger Dangers, Alex McMurray, Aurora Nealand and the Royal Roses, Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes, Tommy Malone of the Subdudes, Shannon McNally, King James and the Special Men, Dave Jordan, Paul Sanchez, and Antoine Diel among others. He even had the honor to work with Dr. John on two occasions, with Dr. John playing piano and Bill playing the organ in the house band.

In 2017, Bill received a Master of Music in Jazz Studies and a second in Classical Composition both from the University of New Orleans.  

Mardi Gras Day!! in NYC??? Yeah it was fun. Mona's Bar in the East Village normally hosts the "Hot Jazz Jam" on Tuesdays. Jared Engel was nice enough to ask me to lead the shenanigans for Mardi Gras. That's me in the organge jacket and purple wig.  Music starts at the 17minute mark.

Danny Jonokuchi - trumpet, Ryan Weisheit - tenor sax, Larry Eagle - drums, Jared Engel - bass. Lots of sitins including Jen Hodge, Steven Pilcher, Marcus Milius, Josh Dunn, David Ostwald and others...

Wow, So thankful to BAM, Silkroad Ensemble, The Brooklyn Navy Yard, and the audience for making my experience performing for the 1:1 Concerts so memorable.   It has been a long frustrating pandemic for all of us and these concerts were really a shot in the arm.  I performed in Building 77 on an unfinished 15th floor.  Bare dusty concrete, exposed mechanicals, and amazing view of the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridge.  After the audience member was seated I would choose something to play on the beautiful upright piano. I mixed up set pieces, original, standards, and pure improvisation.  The BAM production staff made me feel like an all star and even forwarded me some moving thank you notes from the audience.   An amazing experience!

I'm very happy to announce I will be taking part in the Brooklyn Academy of Music's 1:1 Concert series! This event is programmed by the Silkroad Ensemble and will take place at the Brooklyn Navy Yard May 7 - May 16, 2021.  The premisie is one performer will play a 15 minute concert for one audience member at unique sites throughout the Yard.  

My performances will be May 9 and May 15th. For more information visit the event home page HERE.

I am excited to be bringing a trio to the Soapbox Gallery in Brooklyn. NY this Friday January 29! They have a beautiful grand piano! and have played a big part in keeping NYC's music scene alive throughout the pandemic. Thank you!

Joining me will be Paul Socolow  on bass and Diego Voglino drums.  

We will be perform a 1 hour set starting at 8pm diving into some New Orleans and New York inspired material. Tickets are available in a pay what you can afford format. $10-$100. We are all reliant on you generosity in these hard times. There are several ways to purchase tickets if you’re not familiar with any of these services click on the top one.

https://www.soapboxgallery.org/events/bill-malchow-trio

Artitsts don't sustain life, they make it bearable. 

So today Bill Malchow and the Go Cup All Stars make our French Quarter Fest debut! 


Bill Malchow and the Go Cup All Stars 
French Quarter Fest the Jack Daniels Stage  (JAX Brewery)
3:45 - 5:10pm

Come by and cheer me on.  Joining me is 

John Fohl - guitar
Josh Paxton - organ
Jason Mingledorff - sax
Mike Kobrin - trumpet
Eric Vogel - bass
Carlo Nuccio - Drums

Hello,

I return to New Orleans to present my Composition Degree Recital!!  March 2!  7pm in the Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Building at the University of New Orleans.   I'm quite excited to present my string quartet that I have written for my thesis. It will be performed by polymnia string quartet .  Also, vocalist, Antoine Diel. and LPO Percussionist, Jacob Powers, will join members of the quartet in an EE Cummings inspired composition.  There will be some piano too!

For some more information CLICK HERE. 

Good People,
Rachael, Buster and I have moved back to Brooklyn, NY. Our seven years in New Orleans have been a wonderful mix of old and new friends, great music, parades and food. We will miss New Orleans greatly. We plan to visit and perform regularly. (like July 28 at Tipitina's!) We are excited to be back in NYC and reconnect with some old friends and colleagues. Buster and I have been here about a week. He is a bit confused about the lack of grass and I have already scored two parking tickets (one is not my fault). Back to unpacking!

Well its been a while since I posted some news...  I've been studying composition with Yotam Haber at the University of New Orleans for a few years now.   He has written a piece called New Water Music that will be performed Saturday April 8, 2017 at the Seabrook Boat Launch on Lake.   the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra is involved and so is New Orleans Airlift and so are some shrimp boats and barges. It should be interesting.  I'll be joining them on Viola (which is a new for me!).  More Information here: 

https://www.lpomusic.com/online/article/new-water-music-new-orleans

Here is a nice video of Aurora Nealand and the Royal Roses at Preservation Hall in New Orleans during the 2012 French Quarter Festival.   I'm featured around the two minute mark.  

Hi All, As some of you know I've been studying music at the University of New Orleans for the last several years. I'm getting close to a masters degree in jazz studies and will be performing a recital this Tuesday.  I'm excited! Funny I've never done a recital. Not as a kid ever.  So I'm calling it a concert. Anyway I would love to see you if you are free.   It is a free show at the recital hall in the UNO performing arts center.  

Here is the facebook event!

Pianist and UNO graduate student, Bill Malchow, performs with a trio on Tuesday, November 17, 7pm at the Performing Arts Center Recital Hall. Bill will be showcasing original compositions and arrangements written while studying at UNO.   Joining him will be Joel Zobrist on drums and Nathan Lambertson on bass.  http://www.billmalchow.com

Each year in December New Orleans pianist Tom Worrell puts on a James Booker Birthday show at the Maple Leaf Bar in uptown New Orleans, LA.  I've done a bunch of them and its always an honor to be included.

The Age of Exploration. A new record by Rory Danger and the Danger Dangers is about to be released.   I co produced it along with Aurora Nealand, and Andre Bohren.   Here is a first review from Nola.com.

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2014/10/theatrical_rockabilly_band_ror.html#incart_river

I've been working on a Rory Danger record. It's titled "Age of Exploration". That's all I'm allowed to say. 

Stay tuned here:  http://rorydanger.com/

Sunday May 11th. Catch me and the band. Bill Malchow and the Go Cup All Stars right here in New Orleans at D.B.A.

Hi All, 

Proud to be on two new CD releases.  Buy them here from the Louisiana Music Factory Aurora Nealand & The Royal Roses – The Lookback Transmission and  Antoine Diel and the Misfit Power – On The Corner of Hope and New Orleans 

or perhaps you prefer to download: 

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-lookback-transmission/id867639124

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/antoinediel

Where's a great place to escape the August heat of New Orleans! a New York City beach! I'm sitting on the beach in Bell Harbor, NY, there is a construction going on of a new storm wall, but otherwise it looks normal, people enjoying the beach. Trees have had trouble recovering from Sandy let's hope they pull through. 

I'm playing in Beacon, NY and NY, NY thursday and friday. Check the show page for details. 

Here is my jazzfest schedule summary: Best to look on my show's page for specific times.

• Wed 4/24 Lafayette Square with Dave Jordan and the Neighborhood Improvment Association 5pm
• Thu 4/25 - 7:15 Alex Mcmurray Band in City Park Botanical Garden
• Fri 4/26 7pm - Solo Piano at Le Bon Temps Roulez (free oysters)
• Fri 4/26 11pm - With Dave Jordan and the NIB at Le Bon Temps Roulez
• Sat 4/27 11:25am - Alex McMurray Band at Jazz Fest Gentilly Stage
• Sat 4/27 10pmish - Alex McMurray Band at Circle Bar
• Mon 4/29 7pm Nine Lives at the Contemporary Arts Center
• Tue 4/30 10pmish Shannon McNally Record Release/Bobby Charles Tribute with Lil Band of Gold. Rock n Bowl
• Wed 5/1 6:30pm Singing with Valparaiso Men's Chorus - at Chaz Fest
• Thu 5/2 - off or I forgot something...
• Fri 5/3 - 6pm - 9pm Aurora Nealand and the Royal Roses at Three Muses
• Fri 5/3 - 10pm - 1am? Dave Jordan/West Bank Mike - at Old Point Bar
• Sat 5/4 - 11pm Rory Danger and the Danger Dangers - Allways Lounge
• Sun 5/5 - A Day of Rest
• Mon 5/6 - 3pm Alex McMurray Band at Louisiana Music Factory
• Mon 5/6 - 4:30pm Dave Jordan Band at Louisiana Music Factory
• Mon 5/6 - 6pm - 9pm Paul Sanchez and company at D.B.A.

Excited to be leading the Go Cup All Stars into action tonight.  It's truly an all star band. 

Le Bon Temps Roule

Here is something new!  www.digitaltipjar.com. Someone smart is trying to make it easier for New Orleans artists to get tipped.  

Click here to TIP me!

New Orleans pianist Tom Worrell put together a great lineup of musicians to honor James Booker's birthday. This year it was hosted at the Maple Leaf Bar. A fun night indeed. It was an honor to get to play Booker tunes alongside David Torkanowsky, Josh Paxton, Tom McDermott, Ronald Markham, Johnny Vidacovich, Jack Cruz, Tom Worrell, Joe Krown, and Jon Cleary (great surprise guest). I also accompanied Topsy Chapman whose "Please Send Me Someone to Love" gave me the chills.  

Great night Tom W! If you get a chance - check out Lilly Kerber's kickstarter site where she is raising money to finish her Booker documentary.

Happy Thanksgiving!  

I've headed up north for thanksgiving. Might as well play a few shows. I'll be at the Rodeo Bar with a trio Sunday Nov 25, and at the Ear Inn Monday the 26th. 

Would love to see you. 

We are having too much fun to stop.  Our duo series continues into june. Every Tuesday at Chickie Wah Wah.

Happy Jazzfest 2012! Welcome everyone! Here is my schedule!

Fri April 27, 2012: Bill Malchow @ Le Bon Temps Roule 7pm - 9:45pm 
Fri April 27, 2012: Alex McMurray Band @ Chickie Wah Wah 10:30pm 
Sun April 29, 2012: Alex Chilton Tribute @ New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival  GENTILLY STAGE - 12:45pm 
Sun April 29, 2012: Alex McMurray Band @ The Circle Bar 10pm ish 
Mon April 30, 2012: Nine Lives - the Musical @ Contemporary Arts Center 7pm - 9:30pm 
Tue May 01, 2012: Alex McMurray Band @ Threadhead Party 2:00pm - 3:30pm 
Wed May 02, 2012: The Valparaiso Mens Chorus @ Chaz Fest 
CANCELLED - Wed May 02, 2012: Paul Sanchez and the Rolling Road Show @ Tipitina's - French Quarter 9pm - 10pm
Thu May 03, 2012: Debbie Davis @ 3 Muses 6:30pm - 9:30pm  
Fri May 04, 2012: Aurora Nealand and her Royal Roses @ 3 Muses 6:30pm - 9:30pm Fri May 04, 2012: Lynn Drury @ Banks St. Bar 10:30pm 
Sat May 05, 2012: Alex McMurray and Bill Malchow @ The Chophouse 9pm - midnight 
Sun May 06, 2012: Lynn Drury @ New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival  LAGNIAPPE STAGE - 11:20am 
Mon May 07, 2012: Debbie Davis @ Louisiana Music Factory 1pm 
Tue May 08, 2012: Tommy Malone + Bill Malchow @ Chickie Wah Wah 8pm-10pm 

French Quarter 2012 Fest Is Here!  Here is my schedule:

FRIDAY April 13, 2012:

12:45pm - 2:00pm - Alex McMurray Band - Abita Beer Stage - 
4:30pm - 5:40pm - Lynn Drury Absolut Louis-Louis Pavillion Stage 
7pm - 9:45pm - Bill Malchow solo piano Le Bon Temps Roule 4801 Magazine Street

SATURDAY April 14, 2012:

 1pm - 3pm - Aurora Nealand and her Royal Roses - Musical Legends Park / Intercontinental Hotel Stage - 311 Bourbon St
4pm - 5pm - Debbie Davis - Hotel Monteleone Cabaret Stage

I've always wondered why February had the fewest number of days.  I guess they ran out of days: 30,31,30,31, . . . 28 oh shoot, ran out. But it seems to me, when you run out of something, you do so at the end.  If I had 11 oranges and I said divide it into 4 even groups (without cutting) I would gander that most folks would break it up into 3, 3, 3, 2.  Right?   So with that logic, the last month of the year, December, should have 28 days instead of February.  

We can renumber December. OR! We can reinterpret the numbering of the months. Linguistically speaking, the root of October is Oct. or 8. (octogon, octave). The root of November derives from 9. The root of December, Deci, is 10.  When we change it all January becomes the 11th month, and February becomes 12. Now that makes sense.

Let's call March 1 "Malchow's New Year".  

 
There are additional benefits: We can give Christmas some space. New years is now associated with the coming of spring. (much more fitting I think)  Some years there would be no Mardis Gras, and some years there would be two. That spices things up. 

Who is with me?

Jazzfest is here! I'll be playing at the Fairgrounds - Friday May 6 with the Alex McMurray Band. 4:20pm - 5:20 at the always pleasant Lagniappe Stage. Hope to see you!

Other shows of note:  

Thurs April 28, 8pm - Alex Mcmurray Band, and the Paul Sanchez Rolling Roadshow - Threadhead Thursday  at Citipark Botantical Gardens.
Friday April 29, 10:30pm - "Juice" at Le Bon Temps Roule
Thursday May 5, 7pm - The Lynn Drury Band at Louisianna Music Factory.
Thursday May 5, 9pm - Alex McMurray at the Saturn Bar
Friday May 6, 7pm - With Shannon McNally at Preservation Hall
Friday May 6, 10pm - Alex McMurray Band at Le Bon Temps Roule
Saturday May 7, Juice at Banks Street Bar

Happy Fest!

I'm excited to be a part of this celebration of the late James Carol Booker. Dec 17th was his birthday. He would have been 71. Keyboardist Tom Worrell is putting together a great night.  It starts at the Maple Leaf Bar at 7pm with some of the finest current New Orleans piano players.

The lineup so far: Tom McDermot, Joshua Paxton, Joe Krown, Tom Worrell, CR Cruver, and Bill Malchow.    

Tomorrow is Halloween. My first Halloween in New Orleans, I'm told to expect tricker treaters.

I'll be playing with Shannon McNally and Hot Sauce at the WWOZ stage. 11:15am. City Park, New Orleans, LA.

Here are 4 things I'm looking forward to after the move. 

1) Right turn on Red. 
2) Dazzling natives with my parallel parking skills.
3) On those online address forms,  I will be able to select my state with a single keystroke.  "L". Right now I have to hit "N" 7 times.  
4) Louisiana Left -  It seems in New Orleans you can not make a left turn on major intersections.  You have to drive past the road, then make a u-turn in the neutral zone, then make a right hand turn (see no 1).    
OR  
You can make a right turn immediately, then make a u-turn in that road’s neutral zone.

Seems like a pain eh? 

Perhaps I will grow to hate this, but for now, I kinda like it. It seems quicker to me.  Maybe it’s not and I just like being in constant motion.  Maybe I like being reminded that to move forward, at some point I must go in the opposite direction.  Maybe I like it 'cause I thought I invented the term “Louisiana Left”. I’ve since been corrected.

Hey Folks,

Tomorrow I'll be heading down to New Orleans for jazz fest.  If any of you are around... look me up.   I've got a nice show at the Hotel Monteleone on Friday April 30, and I'll be playing with Alex McMurray's band at Le Bon Temps Roulez on May 1. 

http://www.sharkwater.com/ I just watched this on your tube. According to menupages.com there are 35 restaurants in NYC that serve Shark Fin Soup. Lets boycot.

Roots pianist and vocalist Bill Malchow divides his time between the Big Apple and the Big Easy—which sounds about right, since his percolating, second-line style bubbles and boils with Fats Waller-style Harlem stride and the steaming New Orleans sounds of Dr. John, James Booker, Allen Toussaint, and Professor Longhair.

Chronogram Magazine - July '09

Now I have twitter. www.twitter.com/BillMalchow

Today is Fat Tuesday! Happy Mardis Gras! The band and I will perform the classic 1972 album "Dr John's Gumbo" tonight at Sullivan Hall.

My lineup is all set and it has grown a bit. This won't be duplicated for a while (if ever) so please come down and enjoy! We start at 10pm. Funky Fritters are at 8pm.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009, 10pm
Performing Dr John's Gumbo
Bill Malchow and the Go Cup All Stars
Sullivan Hall
214 Sullivan Street
New York, NY

with Bill Malchow - piano/vocals
Brian Seeger - guitar
Casandra Faulconer - bass
Dave Berger - drums
Scott Bourgeois - tenor sax/clarinet
Chuck MacKinnon - trumpet
Elizabeth! ! - trombone/vocals
David Luther - tenor sax/bari sax
Chrissi Poland - vocals
Kierstin Grey - vocals
Matthias Bublath - organ

11 people. Coool right?

About the album:
Dr. John's Gumbo bridged the gap between post-hippie rock and early rock & roll, blues, and R&B, offering a selection of classic New Orleans R&B, including "Tipitina" and "Junko Partner," updated with a gritty, funky beat. There aren't as many psychedelic flourishes as there were on his first two albums, but the ones that are present enhance his sweeping vision of American roots music. And that sly fusion of styles makes Dr. John's Gumbo one of Dr. John's finest albums. (allmusic.com)

Dr. John's Gumbo was ranked number 402 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

We will be performing the record in it's entirety at 10pm.
The Funky Fritters at 8pm

It's been a good week. I had a nice couple of gigs with Shannon McNally last weekend. We did a bunch of Bobby Charles tunes and she really impressed me... especially being 7 months pregnant!

Today I'll be driving to JFK to pick up Earl Poole Ball (Johnny Cash, Gram Parsons, Buck Owens, Byrds) for an upstate gig with the Jack Grace Band. Earl was Johnny Cash's piano player for 20 years so I expect to hear some stories. Maybe some I can share...

This Friday Bill Malchow and the Go Cup All Stars will be on the main stage at B.B. Kings opening for the Funky Meters. Maybe I can steal some licks from Art Neville. Hope to see you there.

• Crabs and beer for lunch in Baltimore, MD.
• A nice hour long nap at Maryland's finest highway rest stop approx 12 miles after the crabs.
• Grits at the waffle house in Newton, North Carolina.
• South Carolina - Cowpens National Battlefield. (thanks to Gretchen the lady in my GPS who pointed out I was near).
• Watching the "yacht rock review" in Atlanta, GA.
• My first ever Rodeo near Meridian, MS.
• My first time shooting a gun with some locals in Meridian, MS.
• 4/20 8pm. Arrival in New Orleans. 90 minutes later I'm at Donna's. Eating catfish and watching a barefoot Joe Ashlar tear up his shiny new Hammond organ...

I'm not a pageant fan but somehow this ticked me off. As I read on I find there weren't enough Brooklyn girls to compete so they had to open it up to the other boroughs. Inside it shows a few of the ladies parading in swim suits and high heels. Hmm, perhaps the Brooklyn girls are too smart for this.

Buckwheat played great. We all know about the accordion but he's also an awesome organ player which I didn't know. I also learned he hated Zydeco as a kid. One day Clifton Chenier (father of Zydeco) had him play organ with him and Buckwheat got hooked.

Buckwheat was a little sick, bronchitis I was told. So I couldn't really smooze with him. But I did like hanging with the band. Little Buck, Olivia, and all the rest of the entourage so nice to meet you...

Howard Fishman is a pretty amazing songwriter and performer.  I worked with him for a few shows '08 and '09 and again in 2013. Howard has great taste in musicians too.   Here is Marika Hughes with a nice cello solo, Roland Barber on the trombone, and I see Mazz Swift is on violin too.   

More from the Malchow's in the news department. Muncie, Indiana. Here is a Malchow (no relation to me) that was fed up with property taxes and to prove a point paid his property taxes in coins and $1 dollar bills. Read all about here.

On piano with the Jack Grace Band in the Brooklyn Country Music Festival. 2009. I love jack's songs and his sense of humor.

with Jack Grace - guitar, Mike Neer- lap steel, Bill Malchow- piano, Chuck Mackinnon- trumpet, J Walter Hawkes- trombone, Daria Grace- Bass, vocals, Russ "The Fuss" Meissner- drums, Jack Grace Guitar, vocals.