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This is a list of all known performances by John Medeski, Billy Martin & Chris Wood. Shows below that have a time listed or a link to a source on db.etree.org were recorded. If you have a copy of any show not included here or a show that's not marked with green in the calendar, please email Tom or fill in the details in the form below.

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In the rightmost column, click on the number links to see the etree source records, s to jump to the show description or t to find recent torrents. Shows that are downloadable from the Live Music Archive have 'LMA' links. At the present time, MMW doesn't allow their shows to be hosted on LMA, but a number of shows where they were part of another band or were a guest for a song or more, are hosted there. For a complete list, go to Solo gigs on Live Music Archive.

Ticket stubs, posters & photos from the shows that confirm the date & venue are included below -- Just click on the thumbnails in the Artist column. 229 ticket stubs, 411 posters, 22 photos added, so far... If you have any that aren't listed here, please email Tom. < tom AT mmwhistory DOT com >

Submit any missing shows, corrections or comments here:
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February 2003 14 15 28
March 2003 8
May 2003 31
June 2003 13 14 18 26
August 2003 12 19
September 2003 5
November 2003 6

2003
Date Artist Venue Setlist Time Links
2/14/2003MMW
Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, COOne Set Only: Pappy Check > Bass Solo > Ten Dollar High > Uninvisible > Nocturnal Transmission (second section) > Improv# > My Funny Valentine#, The Lover > Beeah, Big Time > Drum Solo; Encore: Chubb Sub#; # with DJ Z-Trip; co-bill with Galactic107:1915815 t s
2/15/2003MMWFillmore Auditorium, Denver, COOne Set Only: Improv > Think > Open Improv > Partido Alto > The Dropper > Jelly Belly > Drum Solo > Start/Stop# > Uninvisible# > Fire# > Smoke; # with DJ Z-Trip; * Group 'Moment of Silence' at the end of the show; co-bill with Galactic87:37 15817 t s
2/28/2003MMWUniversity Of Vermont, Patrick Gymnasium, Burlington, VTOne Set Only: Improv Intro > Pappy Check# > Bass Solo, Ten Dollar High#, Macha > Wiggly's Way > The Lover > Felic > Beeah, Jelly Belly > Drum Solo, Start/Stop# > The Dropper#* > Uninvisible#*; Encore: Spy Kiss#; # with DJ Logic; * with Vernon Reid; Yohimbe Brothers opened for MMW111:0821180 t s
3/8/2003MMWLangerado Music Festival, Fort Lauderdale Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, FLOne Set Only: The Dropper, Coconut Boogaloo# > Start/Stop# > Jelly Belly > Drum Solo > Dracula > Bass'n'Drums > Bass Solo > Ten Dollar High#, Bubblehouse > Uninvisible; # with DJ Le Spam83:5518381 t s
5/31/2003MMWThe Stone Pony, Asbury Park, NJOne Set Only: Philly Cheese Blunt > Is There Anybody Here That Love My Jesus > Start/Stop > Bass Solo > Ten Dollar High, The Lover > Sugar Craft > Spy Kiss > Fire > Smoke, Uninvisible; # with DJ Logic for the entire show76:1321161 t s
6/13/2003MMWHigh Falls Festival Site, Rochester, NYOne Set Only: Open Improv> Improv > Improv > Afro Blue > Bass Solo > Ten Dollar High > Start/Stop, Sugar Craft > Nocturnal Transmission > Organ Outro > Night Marchers > Uninvisible > No Ke Ano Ahiahi; Encore: Swamp Road; # with DJ Logic for the entire show105:32 103:2818330 t t 21174 t -18382- s
6/14/2003MMW
Bonnaroo Music Festival, Manchester, TNSet 1: Improv > Macha > Last Chance To Dance Trance (Perhaps) > Pappy Check#, Retirement Song#, Partido Alto#*; Set 2: Sequel > The Dropper#+, Ten Dollar High+, Hey-Hee-Hi-Ho > Felic > Fire > Smoke > I Wanna Ride You, Nocturnal Transmission^ > Where's Sly?^, Netsanet#%^ > Bemsha Swing/Lively Up Yourself^, Uninvisible^; Encore: Moti Mo#^; # with Luther Dickenson; * with Cyro Baptista's Beat The Donkey; + with Cyro Baptista; ^ with Antibalas Horn Section; % cover of a song by Ethiopian keyboardist/composer Mulatu Astatqe, from the album "Liberty" (1974); Antibalas Horn Section Intro before Nocturnal Transmission207:21 207:23 214:5718271 t 95476 t -18270- -18331- -21173- s
6/18/2003MMWFleet Boston Pavilion, Boston, MAOne Set Only: Rise Up > Beeah, Coconut Boogaloo#, Your Name Is Snake Anthony#, Legalize It, Pappy Check > Ten Dollar High*, Seven Deadlies*, Afro Blue*, Uninvisible; Encore: Gonzo; # with John Scofield; * with Brahim Fribgane (percussion)132:50 18272 t s
6/26/2003MMWFestival International de Jazz de Montréal (Montreal Jazz Festival), Métropolis, Montréal, Quebec, CanadaOne Set Only: Open Intro# > Down On Me > Henduck > Nocturnal Transmission#*, Percussion Improv > Improv Intro#* > Worms#* > Drum Solo > Drum Intro+ > Toy Dancing+*, I Wanna Ride You#+, Smoke#+, Uninvisible#*+; Encore: Pappy Check#; # with DJ P Love; * with Russell Gunn (trumpet); + with Foday Musa Suso (joins at Drum Intro > Toy Dancing on a junkuran; I Wanna Ride You on a kora; Smoke on a scaled down violin type instrument; Uninvisible on a kora)111:21 111:2421163 t 128682 t s
8/12/2003John MedeskiRopeadope New Music Seminar; DJ Logic, John Medeski & Stanton Moore, Bowery Ballroom, New York, NYSwamp Road, Improv, Improv#, Improv#, Improv*, Improv*, Improv*, Improv*, Improv*, Improv*, Improv*, Improv*, Improv*, Lady* > Improv* > Stanton Moore Drum Solo; # with Skerik; * with Skerik (saxaphonics), Jessica Lurie (sax), Cheme Gastelum (alto sax), Jordan McLean (trumpet), Adam Deitch (drums*, Joe Russo (drums)115:37LMA s
8/19/2003MMWHumphries by the Bay, San Diego, CAOne Set Only: Down On Me, Afro Blue, Beeah, Olde Wyne > Bass Solo, Bemsha Swing/Lively Up Yourself#, Third Stone From The Sun#, Partido Alto#, Uninvisible; Encore: Moti Mo; # with John Scofields
9/5/2003MMWRed Rocks, Morrison, COOne Set Only: Start/Stop > Pappy Check, Bemsha Swing/Lively Up Yourself, Acht O'Clock Rock > Third Stone From The Sun > Fire, Spy Kiss; # with DJ Logic; Opened for String Cheese Incident72:5419517 s
11/6/2003MMWLupo's Heartbreak Hotel, Providence, RIOne Set Only: Queen Bee#, "Bounce Bitch", Blue Pepper > Improv > Last Chance To Dance Trance (Perhaps), Drum Solo > Whiney Bitches, Fire, Uninvisible; Encore: Bloody Oil > Ten Dollar High; # with Marshall Allen98:10 21168 t -21169- s


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These pages were created and are maintained by Tom Luhrs. I have no affiliation with MMW other than being a huge fan. Thanks again to MMW for allowing their music to be taped and shared by us all. Thanks also to duggy, moniker, Bill Mulvey (mmwarchives) and RLBayers for various setlist corrections. And, additional thanks go to Drew, Mike, Will, Duffy, Scott, Jamie, Robert, Pat, Derek, David, Mark, Jason, Lance, Matt and Jered for the ticket stubs & posters. The information listed here is for personal use only and may not be distributed in any manner without written permission. ©Tom Luhrs, 2007-2021