Carol Schmidt
Adjunct Professor of Piano
Carol Schmidt is a graduate of Webster University, having completed the MM in Jazz
Studies/Piano Performance and the BM in Theory/Composition. At Webster University,
she teaches jazz and classical piano and other music related courses, and maintains
a very active life as a professional performer and educator in St. Louis. Schmidt
has served as director of the Webster Jazz Singers and as a faculty member for the
International Summer Jazz Academy in Krakow, Poland. She is particularly interested
in the music of Thelonious Monk and has transcribed many of Monk’s compositions and
solos. For many years, she was a performer/composer and co-leader of the award winning
nationally touring jazz group, “Jasmine.” In St. Louis, she performs with her group
and with Webster Faculty Jazz Ensemble.
