Tapology
Tapology is what happens when a jazz drummer and a tap dancer stop rehearsing and start listening. Ramsey Isaacs on a stripped-down kit — kick, snare, hi-hat — and Miles Schmidt dancing on top of it. Nothing scripted. Nothing planned. Just two musicians improvising a conversation with their feet.
The duo started on the streets of Eureka, California — Friday Night Markets, Arts Alive — and built a following by making people stop walking. That's the test. When someone carrying groceries freezes in place to watch, the act works. Tapology passes that test every time.
What makes it work is the chemistry. Ramsey lays down a groove, Miles responds, and the whole thing evolves in real time. It's rhythm as dialogue — visual, physical, and impossible to ignore. No two performances are the same, and that's the point.
On the streets of Eureka — Friday Night Markets and Arts Alive.
The Duo
Book Tapology
Duo
Ramsey and Miles — stripped-down and fully improvised. Perfect for street events, markets, arts festivals, private parties, and any space where you want to stop people in their tracks.
Full Band
Tapology meets After Hours — a jazz trio with a tap dancer. Ramsey on drums, Matt Seno on piano, Lee Phillips on bass, Miles Schmidt tap dancing over all of it. Built for theaters, festivals, corporate events, and stages that want something people haven't seen before. Visually compelling, musically serious, and guaranteed to be the thing people talk about after they leave.