Episode 1 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 1; Number 1)

In his first show, Barry Schmaltz talks about an alternate version of The Cat Food Song, cats in general, and introduces us to his world - or should we say, worlds...?

Episode 2 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 1; Number 2)

Apparently, Barry Schmaltz has never seen a melodica before, because he identifies it as a trinket from another world. After briefly discussing his own self-consciousness, he shows off a pair of headphones and talks about his (non-existent?) producer.

Episode 3 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 1; Number 3)

After an amusingly revealing gaff at the beginning, Barry Schmaltz frets over the impending Apocalypse and the rise of the toasters and waffle irons and appliances in general, and things that shoot lasers, for crying out loud!

Episode 4 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 1; Number 4)

In this episode, Barry Schmaltz explains the device that pulls in music from other worlds. He tries out a couple of catch phrases, talks about the subjective nature of taste, and then discovers that he left the wrong item in the shot again and chooses to explain this.

Episode 5 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 1; Number 5)

Barry Schmaltz goes outside the box with this episode, as he explains the symbolism of his pipe, gives a hint about seeming knowledgeable, shares his opinion of music, and sums up the very essence of his show.

Episode 6 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 1; Number 6)

Barry Schmaltz reprises the same song from the episode before, but with a little twist. But first, he asks once more for your love, upon which he credits his own existence.

Episode 7 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 1; Number 7)

Barry Schmaltz seem unaware of any changes as he flaunts his suit that he wore to the prom, baby! He introduces us to a musical group that came through from another world with his crazy aerial there, the Doo-Dow Singers.

Episode 8 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 1; Number 8)

Barry Schmaltz starts this one out by wondering how long he can keep doing the show. After reminding the viewers to love him, Barry Schmaltz, still in the blue ball universe, knowingly chooses to play two flutes at once again.

Episode 9 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 1; Number 9)

Barry Schmaltz starts out with a little review and contextualization of his relationship to the music he plays, talking about the multiverse while simultaneously trying to skirt the subject.

Episode 10 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 1; Number 10)

A somewhat despondent-looking Barry Schmaltz takes his hat off to futility as he wonders if this is the end of the show. He makes a point about how the multiverse is less science fiction and more self-determinism.

Episode 11 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 1; Number 11)

Barry Schmaltz gets really excited about a song he picks up on his crazy aerial. At any rate, the title of the song certainly seems to capture his imagination: "Everybody Wants To Love" - although the actual title is probably "Everybody Wants Some Love" (and this will remain unclear).

Episode 12 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 1; Number 12)

In this, the final episode of the first season of "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz, Barry experiences a transformational insight after awkwardly managing to play three flutes at once.

Episode 13 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 2; Number 1)

A very enthusiastic Barry Schmaltz returns with new insights and inspirations (not to mention a more reasonable aspect ratio) in this, the start of the second season of Many Worlds of Music with Barry Schmaltz.

Episode 14 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 2; Number 2)

With another song from the Doo-Dow Singers playing behind him (the song's title, unmentioned, is "What's Going On Around Town"), Barry Schmaltz reviews recent events from the show while trying to reconcile his memories with what he actually remembers.

Episode 15 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 2; Number 3)

After being distracted enough to warrant starting the show twice, Barry Schmaltz shares perspectives about identity and the ethics of ego-displacement in multiversal shifting. He also makes an insightful and deconstructive point about the necessity for a generalized diversity of beliefs in this or any other world.

Episode 16 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 2; Number 4)

Barry Schmaltz starts to talk about Al Katno - that's right, Albert C. Katno, a great guy and, in another world, a very great songwriter. Of course the multiverse doesn't always enjoy being talked about, so to speak, and we get to see exactly what happens here.

Episode 17 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 2; Number 5)

In this installment of his show, Barry Schmaltz delights in bringing us the music of Space Radus and the MPD Jam Band, and their song "The New Fusion", which is not precisely identified.

Episode 18 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 2; Number 6)

Almost giddy with excitement, Barry Schmaltz introduces us to Pitchy and Shifty, a popular act from another universe. He grooves enthusiastically for awhile, then makes an impassioned appeal in defense of the entertainment value of the music.

Episode 19 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 2; Number 7)

With a relaxed bearing and casual air, Barry Schmaltz enjoys the comaraderie he feels with you, the viewer. He doesn't say anything particularly new or important, but it's a nice vibe for everyone.

Episode 20 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 2; Number 8)

Barry Schmaltz is still focused on his flutes in this episode, and shares his ideas about them, vis a vis the levels within levels of how they function. It's a pretty typical show.

Episode 21 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 2; Number 9)

Still stuck on the same tune from last week, Barry Schmaltz jams out with an unforgettable performance on his flutes...with consequential results.

Episode 22 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 2; Number 10)

Barry Schmaltz wears his clothing backwards in reaction to a discovery he makes with his crazy aerial. Perhaps experiencing a touch of professional jealousy, his whole existential paradigm is called into question.

Episode 23 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 2; Number 11)

Somewhat rattled but concealing it nicely, Barry Schmaltz hears an alternate version of himself performing (butchering?) the Bart Howard song "Fly Me To The Moon".

Episode 24 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 2; Number 12)

Suddenly, it's Season One all over again! But in this universe, Barry Schmaltz lays the musical groundwork for his role as a musical act by airing a lost episode of the show with a song that contextualizes him as a performer (the other singer is not credited).

Episode 25 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 2; Number 13)

Barry Schmaltz returns from the past and introduces us to The Reggae Song...again?

Episode 26 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 2; Number 14)

In this, the finale to Season Two, Barry Schmaltz says so much stuff and gives insight into so many different things that it's just crazy!

Episode 27 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 3; Number 1)

It's the first show of the third season! Barry Schmaltz might be a little confused about when things were recorded in this reality (and it must be hard to keep track of so many conflicting dates in so many different worlds), but apparently he hails from a universe where John Coltrane lived into the early seventies and recorded with Jimi Hendrix!

Episode 28 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 3; Number 2)

It could be this way - it could be that way. That's what Barry Schmaltz says in this amusing ramble to nowhere, as he looks at some notes. Or rather, as he doesn't look at some notes.

Episode 29 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 3; Number 3)

Barry Schmaltz deconstructs the function of music in this episode. He delves deep into the meaning of reality itself, and how things can be as real as we make them.

Episode 30 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 3; Number 4)

Barry Schmaltz takes pictures of himself to prove that he exists. Can he be losing it? The conditional nature of his circumstances may be getting to him.

Episode 31 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 3; Number 5)

Barry Schmaltz's inarticulate nature has overwhelmed his articulate nature, as he so eloquently puts it. He still asks the hardcore questions about the meaning of existence while playing sound effects in lieu of actual music (asking, what IS music?), but the words aren't flowing as glibly as they could.

Episode 32 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 3; Number 6)

The function of music comes full circle, and Barry Schmaltz makes his point accordingly. This time, he looks you straight in the eyes and tells you - YOU - to throw your illusions away.

Episode 33 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 3; Number 7)

Barry Schmaltz gets up close and personal with the camera as his continuing obsession with the nature of reality advances. He continues using sounds to represent music as a way of further demonstrating the conditional relationships of things.

Episode 34 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 3; Number 8)

Barry Schmaltz pursues the Formalist route of disambiguation by dressing fancy and scribbling a bunch of notes. He also throws a lot of paper around. Has he found a new direction for himself?

Episode 35 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 3; Number 9)

Barry Schmaltz really hashes this one out, getting formal and getting down with the questions, as he says, with lots of notes and paper flying all over the place and sound effects...and logic!

Episode 36 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 3; Number 10)

Like the sound effect which underscores this episode (a rowboat moored at a pier), Barry Schmaltz is stuck. He repeats many points he's made before and nothing new happens.

Episode 37 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 3; Number 11)

Barry Schmaltz introduces us to a deeply beautiful, yet sadly nostalgic piece of music by guitarist Vic Juris, off his album "Bleecker Street".

Episode 38 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 3; Number 12)

The unexpected happens, prompting Barry Schmaltz to share with us a practical musical listening technique from his own culture...and by the end of the episode, things have more or less returned to normal.

Episode 39 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 3; Number 13)

With everything restored and nice-looking once again, Barry Schmaltz wonders where he will go from here...when all of a sudden, he's got company! In an unexpected twist, Barry's old friend Joey Cavon spends some time and shares some memories.

Episode 40 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 3; Number 14)

Once again, Joey Cavon is a special guest on the show. We learn that Joey Cavon is a drummer who has already been introduced to us musically, way back in the first season (see Episode 3 - "We Gonna Getcha!"), in the context of fusion.

Episode 41 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 3; Number 15)

With an air of accomplishment and satisfaction, Barry Schmaltz sums up the third season of his show and offers a tantalizing glimpse into the future.

Episode 42 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 4; Number 1)

He's back! Barry Schmaltz introduces the fourth season of "Many Worlds of Music", and it promises to be the most musical season ever!

Episode 43 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 4; Number 2)

It's the first Wisdom Session, and Barry Schmaltz delivers the goods with insights, observations, and musical reflections - all while the music of John Coltrane plays in the background. Barry Schmaltz also makes some substantial existential points before the end of this episode.

Episode 44 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 4; Number 3)

Holy crap, here! Barry Schmaltz shares a talent with us that we've never seen before. With only a few notes of a slick vamp, he's telling us more about his home world than ever!

Episode 45 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 4; Number 4)

It's another Wisdom Session, and boy is it deep! This time, Barry Schmaltz examines how intermediaries work in economy, technology, and the even value of measures of wealth themselves. It's just too much to talk about here.

Episode 46 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 4; Number 5)

With his good friend Joey Cavon joining him on percussion and silly horns, Barry Schmaltz subjects us to his particular brand of piano playing and vocal stylings.

Episode 47 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 4; Number 6)

It's another Wisdom Session from Barry Schmaltz! He tells us all about the essence of wisdom (or at least uses the phrase a bunch of times), discusses the commonalities between jazz and sports, and expresses his love for things, in general.

Episode 48 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 4; Number 7)

Barry Schmaltz takes on a new role as The Jazzbo for this episode. He performs the Gershwin tune, "Our Love Is Here To Stay" in his own unique way, explaining the song as he sings it.

Episode 49 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 4; Number 8)

The idea of booking personalized Wisdom Sessions with Barry Schmaltz seems to tickle our host today, as he gets into a discussion of the metaphysics of jazz.

Episode 50 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 4; Number 9)

With a certain degree of urgency and alarm about who might be freaking out about this, Barry Schmaltz offers a correction to his previous Wisdom Session (Season 4; Number 8): the drummer on the Coltrane album he has been playing is not Elvin Jones, but Rashid Ali.

Episode 51 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 4; Number 10)

Joey Cavon gives us the title to today's episode as he joins Barry Schmaltz in a vamp, just like they used to do in the old days. They reminisce about their musical gigs from the past, and lament that nobody vamps any more today.

Episode 52 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 4; Number 11)

Barry Schmaltz plays Duke Ellington's "Satin Doll" in his own unique style, talking about the song while it's going on and making up most of the words as he goes along.

Episode 53 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 4; Number 12)

"Things in general" is the basis of this Wisdom Session, and Barry Schmaltz covers a lot of territory in this particular talk. In fact, this might be the most informative Wisdom Session of the entire show!

Episode 54 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 4; Number 13)

It's a short one today, with Barry Schmaltz hoping that you are enjoying the season so far.

Episode 55 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 4; Number 14)

Barry Schmaltz and Joey Cavon perform the Duke Ellington classic, "Take The A-Train".

Episode 56 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 4; Number 15)

It's more than a show, it's an experience! This is yet another deep Wisdom Session. Barry Schmaltz contemplates the meaning of the universal languages of music and love while observing that the music he is playing is may be interfering with his discussion.

Episode 57 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 4; Number 16)

Barry Schmaltz performs the Johnny Mercer song "Autumn Leaves", explaining it as he goes along. Then he plays his signature vamp and talks about music some more.

Episode 58 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 4; Number 17)

Joey Cavon is back, and boy is he hungry! Barry Schmaltz plays a vamp, but it's not enough of a palliative. It's a little bit nutty on today's episode, no food pun intended.

Episode 59 - Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 4; Number 18)

With Johann Sebastian Bach's Partita in E major for solo violin playing in the background, Barry Schmaltz embarks on the first of what is really a pair of Wisdom Sessions intended to illustrate a point about the inherent structure of music, a point which will be revealed in the next show.

Episode 60 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 4; Number 19)

The wisdom of the last two shows culminates in a point about musical verity as portrayed by the brilliant example that Barry Schmaltz sets forth in this episode. (See episodes 37 and 38 for another example of the same technique).

Episode 61 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 4; Number 20)

It's another solo musical segment, shot in widescreen. Along the way, Barry Schmaltz plays some fragments from various 20th century musical standards, and reminds us of the significance and importance of these songs.

Episode 62 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 4; Number 21)

Joey Cavon finally gets something to eat, but Barry Schmaltz doesn't care for that at all. They butcher the Sonny Rollins jazz classic "Airegin" and talk about food and Korean weddings and various other favorite things.

Episode 63 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 4; Number 22)

Barry Schmaltz performs Thelonious Monk's composition "'Round Midnight" with a version of the lyrics coming from another universe entirely! This is an intimate and thoughtful musical portrayal, for Barry Schmaltz.

Episode 64 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 4; Number 23)

Barry Schmaltz makes his ultimate fashion statement in this Wisdom Session, and extends the example into a discussion about speculation and discretion and the great rapport he's got going on with you, the viewer.

Episode 65 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 4; Number 24)

Barry Schmaltz and Joey Cavon are feeling very contemporary today, in this hip hop extravaganza...or should we say, "rap-stravaganza"? In any case, it's destined to go viral, video-style!

Episode 66 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 4; Number 25)

Barry Schmaltz plays Cole Porter's "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To" and tells us about various things.

Episode 67 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 4; Number 26)

Barry Schmaltz deconstructs wisdom itself, in his final Wisdom Session of this season of MWoMwBS. (And remember to watch "Barry Schmaltz: Just Vamps!", with new shows every Monday and Wednesday!) http://www.youtube.com/user/JustVamps/feed

Episode 68 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 4; Number 27)

Barry Schmaltz and Joey Cavon indulge in some Italian music, in their own particularly unique way. (Remember to watch "Barry Schmaltz: Just Vamps!", with new shows every Monday and Wednesday!) http://www.youtube.com/user/JustVamps

Episode 69 - "Many Worlds of Music" with Barry Schmaltz (Season 4; Number 28)

It's the end of Season 4 of the show, and Barry Schmaltz takes his hat off to you, the viewer, as he says goodbye. Don't miss "Barry Schmaltz: Just Vamps!" with new shows every Monday and Wednesday!