Band

21 years in the US Army Band. Performed with many professionals from Aretha Franklin to the VA symphony. Now living in the Boise area and performing locally at Chandlers with Emily Stanton, High Street and now the Idafunk & The Monster Horns band!!
Loving life!!

This will be Frankie’s fifth year as Director of Bands at Middleton Middle School. Prior to this he taught two years in Colorado and three years in Nebraska. He earned his bachelor's degree at Boise State University where he performed on the Blue Field as clarinet section leader for 4 years while also playing saxophone in Symphonic Winds, The BSU Jazz Band and various jazz combos.

He went on to earn his master's degree in music education with a cognate in Jazz saxophone performance at the University of Colorado Boulder. During his time there, he played saxophone in their Thompson Latin Jazz Ensemble, Jazz band, Symphonic Band, and the Dave Corbus Combo.

Frankie has played in numerous big bands and small ensembles. He currently plays in “Boise Straight Ahead”, “Switch in Time Jazz Orchestra”, “The Idaho Jazz Collective” and the funkiest of them all “IdaFunk & The Monster Horns”.

As the rhythmic heartbeat of IdaFunk and the Monster Horns, Dale Schiro commands the drum kit with unparalleled passion and precision. With a career spanning 45 years in the music industry, Dale has solidified his reputation as a powerhouse percussionist, driving the band's sound to new heights.

Born and raised amidst the vibrant music scene of San Diego, Dale developed an early fascination with rhythm and groove. From pounding on pots and pans as a child to mastering complex polyrhythms as a professional, his journey as a drummer has been marked by dedication and determination.

Throughout his career, Dale has collaborated with an impressive array of artists, both in the studio and on stage. From intimate club gigs to electrifying festival performances, his dynamic drumming style has captivated audiences worldwide. Whether laying down a tight groove or unleashing explosive solos, Dale consistently delivers an electrifying performance that leaves audiences in awe.

In addition to his prowess behind the kit, Dale is also a versatile musician, skilled in various percussion instruments and musical styles. Drawing inspiration from genres as diverse as rock, jazz, funk, and world music, he infuses each performance with a unique blend of influences, creating a signature sound that is unmistakably his own.

Offstage, Dale is known for his humble demeanor and tireless work ethic. Whether mentoring aspiring drummers or collaborating with fellow musicians, he is committed to nurturing the next generation of talent and pushing the boundaries of musical expression.

As IdaFunk continues to evolve and innovate, Dale remains at the forefront, driving the band forward with boundless energy and creativity. With each thunderous beat, he reminds us why the rhythm is the heartbeat of music itself.

Catch Dale Schiro in action with Idafunk at upcoming shows and be prepared to experience the electrifying power of live music like never before.

Born in Lyon, France, David was introduced to the harmonica by his father, an internationally-respected author who gave him his first harmonica when David was twelve. “The diatonic is very technical because half of the notes are missing so the player has to recreate them using two techniques called bends and overblows. It’s very hard to get those right in tune, and right on time,” David explains. “That’s the major handicap of the instrument: Any one can press keys on a piano and get all the notes. On a diatonic harmonica, it can take ten years to get them approximately right!”

Herzhaft taught himself harmonica while simultaneously studying guitar at a jazz school in Lyon, taught by former students from Berklee and the Guitar Institute of Technology. David eventually got enough notes “approximately right” to play alongside his father and uncle as a family band in music festivals throughout Europe and Canada, opening for such blues legends as Koko Taylor, Johnny Heartsman and Junior Wells. Herzhaft’s music took an irreversible turn in the early 1990s, when he met Howard Levy, co-founder of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones and the first musician to play the diatonic harmonica chromatically.

Herzhaft has written numerous educational titles, including Celtic Harmonica Reels, Harmonica Blues, Harmonica Country, and two DVDs, about the harmonica. In 2010, he consolidated his decades of experience in individual and group instruction to launch a web-based Harmonica School in French and English.

David's website

Jeff started playing piano at the age of seven while living in Cape Town, South Africa and it became an immediate and unstoppable passion. Since then he’s played in everything from 18 piece Jazz Big Bands, Rock & Roll , Country , 50's Americana, Funk Bands and small Jazz Trios.  After perfecting the Organ in his keyboard rig and getting his first Hammond B3 & 147 Leslie many years ago, his influences quickly became  Papa John Grows, Ivan Neville, Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff, John Medesky, The Meters, Booker T, Robert Walter, and several other funky players. He carts his Leslie speaker for his organ everywhere he plays as he refuses to settle for inferior sounding retro instruments that don't spin air in all directions. He's shared the stage and played with Leo Nocentelli (founder of The Meters), Melvin Seals (Grateful Dead), Bill Dickins (Stevie Wonder), Bill Gibson (Hewey Lewis), and many other amazing players.

His last band "The Zins" was based in Sonoma County CA, was together for 16 years and featured the founding member/drummer of "It's a Beaytiful Day", Val Fuentes.  IdaFunk is the Idaho dream band he put together in 2023 after a chance meeting at a jam session with Dale & Mikel.

In 2017 Jeff had a massive stroke due to high blood pressure which left him completely paralyzed on his left side.  Luckily his right side is just fine and he puts his left hand in park but still has to pay it the same wage as his right hand.  He could complain but nobody would listen, so he just gets busy playing funky music.

Jeff is a Hammond technician and has worked on and rebuilt a dozens of Hammond B3's & Leslie's and has never met a Hammond B3 he didn't want to own.  He has rented his B3 rigs to some of the most incredible B3 players on the planet including Ivan Neville from DumpstaPhunk, Melvin Seals from the Grateful Dead,  Leo Nocentelli's (The Meters) super group, Jackie Greene (Black Crows) and Papa John Grows of Papa Grows Funk.

His roughly 3,000 lb collection of keyboards include:

1949 Hammond C2/147 Leslie  - converted to a B3 spec with Trek percussion & smooth drawbars.

1961 Hammond B3/Leslie 147 - ridden hard and put away wet, this rig has toured the world. Papa John Grows, Ivan Neville, and several other B3 icons have played & signed the back of it.

1965 Hammond B3/122 Leslie - The crown Jewel of B3's. Smooth as butter. A pristine instrument in my studio.

1965 Hammond A100 Chop/Leslie 46w - Completely removed from the A100 wood case and put into a custom, "portable" road case. I can actually lift one end by myself.

Hammond XK-5/Hammond Leslie - The "live" rig & flagship of the new Hammond clonewheel, multi-touch organs.  Feels & sounds "almost" like the real thing without the 700 lbs.

Nord Stage 3 - The best Nord there is.

Nord Electro 2 Rack mount - the best Rhodes, Clav & Wurly sounds!