Billy Martin Performance History
    solo gigs & guest appearances

Last updated April 23, 2021  07:35 EDT

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:

Date: Venue: Comments: Your email address (optional):

1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021

January 2013	4	16	17	18	26	27	29	30
February 2013	1	2	3	5	6
May 2013	1	8	25	26	27	29	30	31
June 2013	1	7	8	22
October 2013	3	4	5	6	7	25
November 2013	29
December 2013	4	7	10	12

2013
Date	Artist	Venue	Setlist	Time	Links
1/4/2013	Billy Martin	Wicked Knee, Internationales Jazzfestival Münster 2013, Münster, Germany	Partial show: I'm Blue, Ghumba, Percussion Solo > Rendezvous, El Ritmo, Yasusa Bambuta, Bottom To Bottom	33:56	126816 t s
1/16/2013	Billy Martin	Billy Martin & Wil Blades Duo, Club Helsinki, Hudson, NY			s
1/17/2013	Billy Martin	Billy Martin & Wil Blades Duo, StageOne, Fairfield, CT			s
1/18/2013	Billy Martin	Billy Martin & Wil Blades Duo, Underground Arts, Philadelphia, PA			s
1/26/2013	Billy Martin	Wicked Knee, Jazzbina Pula 2013, Circolo Pula, Pula, Croatia			s
1/27/2013	Billy Martin	Wicked Knee, Alter Schlachthof Wels, Wels, Austria			s
1/29/2013	Billy Martin	Wicked Knee, Panorama Restaurant Baumgarten "Jäzzspätzle", Bezau, Austria			s
1/30/2013	Billy Martin	Wicked Knee, Moods, Zurich, Switzerland			s
2/1/2013	Billy Martin	Wicked Knee, Jazzit: Musikclub, Salzburg, Austria			s
2/2/2013	Billy Martin	Wicked Knee, Porgy & Bess, Wien, Austria			s
2/3/2013	Billy Martin	Wicked Knee, Jazz Dock, Prague, Czech Republic	Radio Set: Manic Depression, Sugar Foot Stomp, Ghumba Zumba, Yasisa Bambuta, Muffuletta; Encore: Unknown	69:07	t
2/5/2013	Billy Martin	Wicked Knee, Espace Jean Villar, Arceuil, France	No Setlist Available	88:25	126836 t s
2/6/2013	Billy Martin	Wicked Knee, Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Set 1: Congo March, Criss Cross / Theme 1, Baby Gongs, Gumba Zumb, Button To Button, Yassisa Bambuta, Sugarfood Stomp, El Ritmo; Set 2: Bemsha Swing, Remmington, Drum Ting, Manic Depression, I'm Blue, When The Saints Go Marching In	96:43	126839 t s
5/1/2013	Billy Martin	Black Lamp: Cyro Baptista & Billy Martin, The Stone, New York, NY	No Setlist Available	56:12	127110 t s
5/8/2013	Billy Martin	The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, New York, NY			s
5/25/2013	Billy Martin	Billy Martin & Wil Blades Duo, Goodfoot Lounge, Portland, OR	Set 1: Unknown, Unknown, Les And Eddie, Light My Fire, Unknown, Mean Greens, Unknown; Set 2: Pick Pocket, Deep In A Fried Pickle, Unknown, Little Shimmy, Toe Thumb; Encore: Unknown	131:41	127111 t s
5/26/2013	Billy Martin	Billy Martin & Wil Blades Duo, Goodfoot Lounge, Portland, OR	Set 1: Unknown, Brother Bru, Light My Fire, Mean Greens, Unknown, Unknown; Set 2: Pick Pocket, Deep In A Fried Pickle, Unknown > Down By The Riverside, Give, Little Shimmy; Encore: Unknown	113:52 114:10	127112 t 127113 t s
5/27/2013	Billy Martin	Billy Martin & Wil Blades Duo, Royal Room, Seattle, WA			s
5/29/2013	Billy Martin	Billy Martin & Wil Blades Duo, Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley, CA			s
5/30/2013	Billy Martin	Billy Martin & Wil Blades Duo, Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA			s
5/31/2013	Billy Martin	Billy Martin & Wil Blades Duo, Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA			s
6/1/2013	Billy Martin	Billy Martin & Wil Blades Duo, The Mint, Los Angeles, CA			s
6/7/2013	Billy Martin	Wicked Knee, The Falcon, Marlboro, NY			s
6/8/2013	Billy Martin	Wicked Knee, ShapeShifter Lab, Brooklyn, NY			s
6/22/2013	Billy Martin	Wicked Knee, Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT			s
10/3/2013	Billy Martin	Florian Weber, Bob van Luijt & Billy Martin Trio, Blue Note, Osnabruk, Germany			s
10/4/2013	Billy Martin	Florian Weber, Bob van Luijt & Billy Martin Trio, Paradox, Tilburg, Netherlands			s
10/5/2013	Billy Martin	Bob van Luijt Trio, Bosch, Arnhem, Netherlands			s
10/6/2013	Billy Martin	Bob van Luijt Trio, Theater de Roode Bioscoop, Amsterdam, Netherlands	One Set Only: Improvisation No. 1, Tale Of The Road, Improvisation No. 2, Steps; Florian Weber (piano, Fender Rhodes), Bob van Luijt (bass) & Billy Martin (drums)	79:14	t s
10/7/2013	Billy Martin	Florian Weber, Bob van Luijt & Billy Martin Trio, Vortex Jazz Club, London, England			s
10/25/2013	John Medeski & Billy Martin	Roulette, Brooklyn, NY	Billy Martin Birthday Celebration - A Collaborative Concert		s
11/29/2013	Billy Martin	Wicked Knee, The Press Room, Portsmouth, NH			s
12/4/2013	Billy Martin	Wicked Knee, The Iridium, New York, NY			s
12/7/2013	Billy Martin	Wicked Knee, Elk Creek Cafe, Millheim, PA			s
12/10/2013	Billy Martin	Beat Makers, ShapeShifter Lab, Brooklyn, NY	Cyro Baptista, Billy Martin & Amir Ziv; 2 shows		s
12/12/2013	Billy Martin	Wicked Knee, Artisphere, Arlington, VA			s

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2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021

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