My Movies
I carry a camera with me and have been known to take videos of things I see, music I hear and my friends doing stupid things.
Music Videos
Hey Good Looking - 01, 2006
I played with the New Jack Ramblers at a Hank Williams tribute in Manhattan. Watch us bastardize a great Hank song after we had been drinking for hours waiting to play.
The Night the Lights Went Out - 02, 2006
In February, 2006 I played bass with Alex Battles at the Johnny Cash Birthday Bash. In the middle of the set all the power went out in the club.
Strip Club Hava Nagila - 08, 2003
Filed in the 'Strange World' category: In the foyer of a Bucharest strip club, these gypsy musicians played for tips and their biggest hit was Hava Nagila. I swear.
Bosco Stompers on CBS - 02, 2006
For Mardi Gras in 2006 the Bosco Stompers played live at 6am at the Delta Grill for the local news. Why you'd want to watch this is beyond me, but here it is.
Ina Sings - 01, 2004
I threw a new years party at my house in 2004. Tons of musicians showed up and I took a short video of my friend Ina Barmash singing. If you like her voice you should check out her band Romashka.
Ilan plays a song - 06, 2003
Yeah, this video is too dark but if you have infrared glasses you can see my friend Ilan playing an old yiddish song on the streets of DUMBO.
Turkish Concert in Paris - 03, 2003
Not much to say; just an amazing Turkish violinist playing in a Paris cafe.
Travel Videos
Swing of Sahara - 08, 2003
My friend Andreas' band Swing of Sahara filmed in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Romanian Pan Piper 08, 2003
Outside a government building in Bucharest I found this amazing musician who can do more with some a few hollow reeds than most people can do with a ten keyboards.
Fest Noz Parade - 08, 2004
Traveling through Brittany with the Strung Out String Band we stumbled into a great music festival. One rainy night hundreds of bombard players marched down the streets of Vannes.
Marius Borcoi Lesson - 08, 2003
I traveled to Iasi, Romania to take lessons with Marius Borcoi, a great gypsy fiddle player. He taught me this Moldovan hora which I still can't play nearly this well.
Drunk Romanian Musicians - 08, 2003
This video is the result of my first attempt at ethnomusicology. We found this old man and his young accordion playing friend drunk out of their minds at around 2pm in a small Romanian town.
Videos of Friends
Donovan's Dance - 07, 2003
Outside Pedro's in DUMBO one summer evening, after drinking approximately 1000 shots of tequila my friend Donovan became possessed by the devil.
Mermaid Parade Practice - 06, 2003
For a few years a group of us performed and caused mayhem at the annual mermaid parade in Coney Island. Every year we would write a song which fit our theme. In 2003 our theme was the Fiddler on the Reef.
Interpretive Dance in France - 08, 2003
What happens when you mix 3 bottles of whiskey, 8 people who don't speak the same language and a soft car radio playing African music at 5am? Um, it's not pretty.