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

January 2018 13 14 31
February 2018 1 6 9 16
March 2018 3 9 24
April 2018 27 29 30
May 2018 1 2 3 4
July 2018 13 15 18 19
August 2018 11
September 2018 15
October 2018 5
November 2018 3 5 6 7 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18

2018
Date Artist Venue Setlist Time Links
1/13/2018John MedeskiFoundation Of Funk, Sunshine Music Festival, Vinoy Park, St. Petersburg, FLOne Set Only: Look Ka Py Py, Hey Pockey Way, Pungee > Cissy Strut, Cabbage Alley, I Need More Time, Ain't No Use > Smokestack Lightning > Ain't No Use; Foundation Of Funk: Zigaboo Modeliste, George Porter, Jr., Eric Krasno & John Medeski59:17t
1/14/2018John MedeskiFoundation Of Funk, Sunshine Music Festival, Boca Raton, FL
1/31/2018Chris Wood & John MedeskiWood Brothers, Irving Plaza, New York, NYwith John Medeski
2/1/2018Chris Wood & John MedeskiWood Brothers, Irving Plaza, New York, NYOne Set Only: Sing About It, Atlas, Mary Anna, Fall Too Fast, Tried And Tempted, Snake Eyes, Chocolate On My Tongue, Neon Tombstone, Laughin' Or Crying, The Muse, Chevrolet, Down By The Riverside, Happiness Jones, You Wreck Me, Where My Baby Might Be, Honey Jar; Encore: Luckiest Man, One More Day; not verified * with John Medeski
2/6/2018John Medeski & Billy MartinBenefit For Creative Music Studio, (le) poisson rouge, New York, NYwith John Medeski, Nels Cline, Bill Frisell, Billy Martin, John Scofield, Steven Bernstein, Peter Apfelbaum and Tony Sherr
2/9/2018John MedeskiClub d'Elf, Lizard Lounge, Cambridge, MA20th Anniversary Show - Special guests: Duke Levine and John Medeski; 2 shows
2/16/2018John MedeskiClub d'Elf, The Falcon, Marlboro, NY20th Anniversary Show - Special guest: John Medeski
3/3/2018John MedeskiBobby Previte's Rhapsody, Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PAOne Set Only: Casting Off, All The World, The Lost, When I Land, The Timekeeper > Coming About, All Hands, Last Stand/Final Approach, I Arrive79:27t
3/9/2018John MedeskiSteven Bernstein's Sexmob, Jazz Standard, New York, NY
3/24/2018John MedeskiBig Ears Festival, Knoxville, TNOne Set Only: Improvisation > Outer Spaceways Incorporated > Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child > Hours After, His Eye Is On The Sparrow, Unknown58:39t
4/27/2018John MedeskiBlue Plate Special, The Maison, New Orleans, LA
4/27/2018John Medeski & Chris WoodThe Maple Leaf, New Orleans, LAwith Johnny Vidacovich, Chris Wood & Skerik
4/29/2018John MedeskiWorship My Organ, One Eyed Jack's, New Orleans, LA
4/30/2018John Medeskid.b.a., New Orleans, LAwith Johnny Vidacovich
4/30/2018John MedeskiNeon-Medeski, One Eyed Jack's, New Orleans, LAOne Set Only: Improv > Improv > Improv > A Change Is Gonna Come* > Improv+ > Improv+ > Night Of The Thumpasorus Peoples > Improv^%$ > If You Get Lonely^$! > Do That Stuff^$@ > She's Always In My Hair$&, Improv > Improv > Improv* > Dynamite > Improv%; * with Jermaine Holmes (vocals); + with Maurice Brown (trumpet); ^ with Deshawn "D'Vibes" Alexander (keyboards); % with Borahm Lee (keyboards); $ with Marcus Machado (guitar); ! with Charles "Redd" Middleton (vocals); @ with ??? (saxophone); & with Jermaine Holmes (vocals); Neon-Medeski: John Medeski (keyboards), MonoNeon (bass), Daru Jones (drums), Skerik (saxophone), Robert Walter (keyboards) & DJ Logic (turntables)153:47t
5/1/2018John Medeski & Chris WoodFiya Bomb, One Eyed Jack's, New Orleans, LASet 1: Improv > Satellites Are Spinning (including The Golden Lady coda) > Improv, Improv?, Unknown; Set 2: The Girl From Ipanama Tease > Let Me Find Out > Is There Anybody Here That Love My Jesus? > Unknown, Improv?, Improv*; * with Jason Cressey (trombone); Fiya Bomb: John Medeski (keyboards & vocals), Chris Wood (basses & vocals), Nikki Glaspie (drums & vocals) & Skerik (saxophone & vocals)119:34 118:06t u u
5/1/2018John MedeskiJohnny Vidacovich Trio, Cafe Istanbul, New Orleans, LAOne Set Only: Unknown, Mojet, Improv > Improv? > Improv > Tubby, Softly As In A Morning Sunrise, Is It Nature's Rock N' Roll?; Johnny Vidacovich, John Medeski & Will Bernard74:06 73:30t u u
5/2/2018John MedeskiNCF Southern Soul Revue, NOLA Crawfish Festival, New Orleans, LA
5/2/2018John MedeskiOne Eyed Jack's, New Orleans, LA
5/2/2018John MedeskiMad Skillet, The Maison, New Orleans, LA
5/3/2018John MedeskiThe M & M's, One Eyed Jack's, New Orleans, LA
5/3/2018John MedeskiCol. Bruce Tribute, The Maple Leaf, New Orleans, LA
5/4/2018John MedeskiWorship My Organ, The Maison, New Orleans, LA
7/13/2018John MedeskiHudson, Estival Jazz, Piazza Della Riforma, Lugano, SwitzerlandOne Set Only: Wait Until Tomorrow, Hudson, El Swing, Castles Made Of Sand, Dirty Ground, Tony Then Jack, Woodstock79:23 82:11t t u
7/15/2018John MedeskiHudson, North Sea Jazz Festival, Ahoy, Rotterdam, NetherlandsOne Set Only: Wait Until Tomorrow, El Swing, Castles Made Of Sand > Bass Intro > Dirty Ground, Tony Then Jack, Woodstock72:59t
7/18/2018John MedeskiHudson, 42 Festival de Jazz de Vitoria-Gasteiz, Polideportivo de Mendizorrotza, Vitoria, Alava, SpainOne Set Only: Wait Until Tomorrow, Hudson, El Swing, Castles Made Of Sand, Dirty Ground, Tony Then Jack68:02t
7/19/2018John MedeskiHudson, Marseille, FranceOne Set Only: Wait Until Tomorrow, Hudson, El Swing, Castles Made Of Sand, Bass Solo > Dirty Ground, Tony Then Jack, Woodstock83:36t
8/11/2018John MedeskiJohn Zorn & Simulacrum, Reggie's Rock Club, Chicago, ILOne Set Only: Improvisation #1 (John Zorn Solo), Improvisation #2 (John Zorn Solo), Improvisation #3 (John Zorn & Kenny Grohowski), Improvisation #4 (John Zorn, Kenny Grohowski & John Medeski), Zorn Exits - Simulacrum Enters: Blasphemy, Ghost Sonata, The Divine Comedy, Dark Pageant, Pariah, Snakes And Ladders, Marmarath, Plague, The Gordian Knot; Encore: Angelic Voices; John Zorn (alto saxophone), Simulacrum: John Medeski (organ), Matt Hollenberg (guitar) & Kenny Grohowski (drums)89:11t
9/15/2018John MedeskiChris Lightcap's Superette (Record Release Party), (le) poisson rouge, New York, NYOne Set Only: Selector, Unknown, Unknown*, Faraway Planet*+, Calling On Cars*+, Unknown*+, Light Trails*+, All Come To Meet Her, Frozen Bread, Unknown*+, Unknown*+; * with John Medeski; + with Nels Cline; The Band: Curtis Hasselbring (guitar), Jonathan Goldberger (guitar), Dan Rieser (drums) & Chris Lightcap (bass) and special guests John Medeski (organ) & Nels Cline (guitar)86:30t
10/5/2018John MedeskiOne Night Only featuring Warren Haynes, John Medeski, George Porter Jr. & Joe Russo, Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NYSet 1: Jam > King Solomon's Marbles > Roadrunner > Brickyard Blues > Jam > Ain't No Use, Heaven On Earth*, I'd Rather Go Blind*, Talkin' Loud And Sayin' Nothin'*; Set 2: Tough Mama > Hottentot*, Sailin' Shoes > Organ Solo > Hey Joe* > Jam* > Freeway Jam > Rockin' Horse, I Walk On Guilded Splinters; Encore: Soulshine* > Night Time Is The Right Time*; * with Skerik on saxophone171:06 171:09 177:35 171:40 171:09t t t t t
11/3/2018John Medeski
John Medeski's Mad Skillet, UTOPIAfest, Burnet, TX
11/5/2018John MedeskiJohn Medeski's Mad Skillet, Elevation At The Intersection, Grand Rapids, MI
11/6/2018John MedeskiJohn Medeski's Mad Skillet, Ignition Garage, Goshen, IN
11/7/2018John MedeskiJohn Medeski's Mad Skillet, Space, Evanston, IL2 shows
11/9/2018John MedeskiJohn Medeski's Mad Skillet, Ludlow Garage, Cincinnati, OHSet 1: Inside Straight, Man About Town > Invincible Bubble, Adele, The Golden Lady, Dead Dog In The Street; Set 2: Tuna In A Can, Baby Goats, Winin' Boy Blues > Piri Piri, Psychedelic Rhino > Wiggly's Way, Who Took The Happiness Out?121:56t
11/10/2018John MedeskiJohn Medeski's Mad Skillet, Kent Stage, Kent, OH
11/11/2018John MedeskiJohn Medeski's Mad Skillet, Buffalo Iron Works, Buffalo, NY
11/13/2018John MedeskiJohn Medeski's Mad Skillet, Brighton Music Hall, Allston, MASet 1: Invincible Bubble, Man About Town, Dead Dog In The Street, The Golden Lady, Inside Straight > Winin' Boy Blues > Who Took The Happiness Out?; Set 2: Baby Goats, Tuna In A Can > Improv > Blister > Adele, The Heart Of Soul, Little Miss Piggy, Sheik Of Araby > Piri Piri141:02t
11/14/2018John MedeskiJohn Medeski's Mad Skillet, Cohoes Music Hall, Cohoes, NYSet 1: The Heart Of Soul > Tuna In A Can, Man About Town > Adele, Invincible Bubble > Dead Dog In The Street; Set 2: Baby Goats, Blister, Inside Straight, Little Miss Piggy, Winin' Boy Blues > Piri Piri, Wiggly's Way, Who Took The Happiness Out?; Encore: The Golden Lady148:20t
11/15/2018John MedeskiJohn Medeski's Mad Skillet, Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY
11/16/2018John MedeskiJohn Medeski's Mad Skillet, Ardmore Music Hall, Ardmore, PA
11/17/2018John MedeskiJohn Medeski's Mad Skillet, The Hamilton, Washington, DC
11/18/2018John MedeskiJohn Medeski's Mad Skillet, Asbury Lanes, Asbury Park, NJ

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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