Medeski Martin & Wood
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2005
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Vernon Social Center - Trinity College
Hartford
CT
One Set Only: Improv > Open Improv > End Of The World Party > Open Improv > Bass'n'Drums > Drum Solo > Afro Blue, Bass Solo, Reflector (w/Drum Solo), Who The Fuck?, Curtis > Open Improv > Moti Mo
Encore: Paris
Vernon Social Center - Trinity College [Workshop]
Hartford
CT
ONE SET ONLY: Open Improv > Syeeda's Song Flute, 'MMW Talk About Music & Influences/Q&A Session', Improv
This is the workshop set that took place from 4:30pm - 6:00pm, before the actual show on this date.
Shea Center for the Performing Arts
Wayne
NJ
ONE SET ONLY: Improv > Curtis > Lonely Avenue, Bass Solo/Open Improv > Reflector (w/ Drum Solo) > Pocket Knife, Sasa, Hey Joe, Queen Bee
Encore: The Letter
FULL VENUE NAME:
William Patterson University's Shea Center for the Performing Arts
Avalon
Boston
MA
ONE SET ONLY: Open Improv > Improv > Open Improv > Reflector (w/Drum Solo), Who The Fuck?, Curtis, Whiney Bitches > Open Improv > Anonymous Skulls > Bass Solo (w/Percussion) > Sasa, Paris, End Of The World Party
Encore: Queen Bee
One set - late show.
WERS 88.9, Emerson College (early show)
Boston
MA
One Set Only: 'Radio Host Intro', Sasa, 'Interview Part 1', The Letter, 'Interview Part 2', Mami Gato, 'Radio Host', Queen Bee, 'Radio Host Outro'
"Jazz Oasis" show, in-studio performance ~Noon-12:30 PM
Hart Theatre at The Egg
Albany
NY
One Set Only: Improv > Improv > Open Improv > Improv > Mami Gato > Piano Solo > Shine It > Open Improv > Sasa, Reflector > Drum Solo, The Letter, Queen Bee
Encore: Olde Wyne
Higher Ground
Burlington
VT
One Set Only: Improv > Open Improv > Improv > Improv, End Of The World Party, Bass Solo > Bass'n'Drums Intro > Sasa > Think > Drums'n'Piano > Paris, The Letter > Who The Fuck?, Gonzo
no encore was played
Tonic
New York
NY
Early Set: Improv > Open Improv > Improv > Improv > Open Improv > Improv > Improv > Bass'n'Drums > Improv > Improv > Improv > Open Improv > Hegaz*, Curtis
Late Set: Improv > Improv > Open Improv > Improv > Open Improv > Hegaz, Bass Solo/Open Improv > Improv, Queen Bee
Encore: Swamp Road
whole show w/ DJ Logic and Brahim Fribgane
* 1st known performance; Club d'Elf song (written by Brahim?)
This show was played as Early/Late sets, as opposed to a 2 set single show.
House Of Blues
Lake Buena Vista
FL
Curtis > Improv > Bass Solo, Sasa > Legalize It, Olde Wyne, The Letter
Whiney Bitches > Open Improv > Improv > End Of The World Party, Paris, Piano Intro > Mami Gato, Open Improv > New Planet, Improv > Lonely Avenue
Encore: Crosstown Traffic
Sunset Stage, Langerado Music Festival
Sunrise
FL
One Set Only: Open Improv > The Lover > The Letter, Bass Solo > Shine It > Reflector (w/Drum Solo), Paris, Curtis > Open Improv > Partido Alto > Queen Bee
Jannus Landing
St. Petersburg
FL
Improv > End Of The World Party > Open Improv > Mami Gato, Open Intro > Sasa > Think > Drum Solo
The Letter, Curtis > Open Improv > Reflector > Drum Solo > Lonely Avenue*, Paris, New Planet > Toy Dancing, Who The Fuck?
Encore: Bubblehouse
* w/ Everyday People teases
Michigan Theater
Ann Arbor
MI
One Set Only: Improv > Improv > Improv > Improv, Curtis, Paris, Pocket Knife > Open Improv > Sasa > Lonely Avenue* > Drum Solo > Partido Alto
Encore: Bass Solo > Swamp Road
* fire alarm went off for about 30 seconds
Bogart's
Cincinnati
OH
Improv > Improv > Improv > Open Improv > Improv > Open Improv > Improv > Who The Fuck?, New Planet > Drum Solo > Open Improv > End of the World Party
The Letter > Whiney Bitches > Improv > Improv, Shine It > Paris, Legalize It > Chubb Sub
Encore: Queen Bee
House of Blues
Cleveland
OH
One Set Only: Moanin' > Olde Wyne > Caravan > Piano Intro > Brigas Nunca Mais > Improv > Improv > Bass Solo* > New Planet, Open Intro > Sasa > Lonely Avenue > Drum Solo > Improv > Improv > The Letter
Encore: End Of The World Party, Paris
* Billy & John join in during last minute or so
Newport Music Hall
Columbus
OH
Improv > Improv > Lonely Avenue > Piano Outro > Nostalgia In Times Square# > Angel Race (I'll Wait For You)# > Drum Solo > Drums'n'Organ > Improv > Improv > Improv > Who The Fuck?
Bass Intro > Reflector (w/ Drum Solo) > Coconut Boogaloo > Shuck It Up > Coconut Boogaloo, Hegaz~ > Open Intro > Sasa > Open Improv > Fire > Smoke, End Of The World Party, Queen Bee
Encore: Uninvisible
# not the usual medley; very loose and unfinished
~ Club d'Elf tune
Byham Theater
Pittsburgh
PA
Improv > Bloody Oil > The Lover > Bass Solo > Reflector > Open Improv > Improv > Drum Solo > New Planet, The Letter, Curtis > Lonely Avenue, Paris, Brigas Nunca Mais > Crosstown Traffic
Encore: Sasa
One Set Only
Tarantula opened
Tucker Theater, MTSU
Murfreesboro
TN
Open Improv > Improv > Improv > Bass Improv > Whiney Bitches, Bass Solo > Shine It > Mami Gato, Who The Fuck?, New Planet
Curtis > The Letter, Brigas Nunca Mais > Lonely Avenue > Third Stone From the Sun Improv > Partido Alto, Open Improv > End Of the World Party
Encore: Uninvisible
The Vogue
Indianapolis
IN
Improv > Open Improv > Improv > End Of The World Party, Sasa > Is There Anybody Here That Love My Jesus > What'd I Say Improv# > Paris
Moanin' > Tubby > The Lover > Open Intro > New Planet > Improv Intro > Curtis > Drum Solo > Pocket Knife > Reflector^ (w/ Drum Solo) > Bubblehouse
Encore: Olde Wyne
# John is not really playing the melody, but the structure of this is *exactly* the same -- See
4/16/2005 for another example, albeit quite different
^ audience clapping carries into the band starting Bubblehouse
Vic Theatre
Chicago
IL
Open Improv > Improv > Improv, New Planet, Moanin' > Lonely Avenue > Bass'n'Drums > Drum Solo, Seven Deadlies
Sasa > Rowboat* > Improv > Reflector (w/ Drum Solo) > Coconut Boogaloo > Hegaz > Who The Fuck?, End Of The World Party
Encore: Queen Bee
*1st known performance of this Beck tune (Chris played it with The Wood Bros. in March '05)
Barrymore Theatre
Madison
WI
Improv > Improv > Improv > Improv > Gospel Improv > Open Improv > Pocket Knife > Paris, New Planet, The Letter
Curtis > Improv > What'd I Say Improv^ > Open Improv* > Who The Fuck?*, Is There Anybody Here That Love My Jesus > Bass Solo > Shine It > Reflector (w/ Drum Solo) > Lonely Avenue
Encore: Chanting#, Bubblehouse
^ John is not really playing the melody, but the structure of this is *exactly* the same -- See
4/14/2005 for another example, albeit quite different
* w/ Dominic Placo on trumpet
# w/ John Thundercloud & Bros.; Billy joins in part way
First Avenue
Minneapolis
MN
Improv > Improv > Improv > Sasa > Reflector (w/ Drum Solo) > New Planet, Nostalgia In Times Square/Angel Race (I'll Wait For You)
The Letter, Lonely Avenue > Moanin', Curtis > Partido Alto, Legalize It > Organ Intro > Who The Fuck? > Bass Outro > Uninvisible, Moti Mo
Encore: Bass Solo > Queen Bee
Liberty Hall
Lawrence
KS
Open Improv > Improv > Open Improv > Improv, Bass Solo > Bass'n'Drums > Hegaz, Curtis > Is There Anybody Here That Love My Jesus
End Of The World Party > Reflector (w/ Drum Solo) > New Planet > The Lover > Bass Improv Outro > Sasa > Everyday People > Queen Bee > Whiney Bitches
Encore: Who The Fuck?
Lakewood Theater
Dallas
TX
Improv, Improv, [unknown or new song], End of the World Party, Mami Gato, Lonely Avenue, We're So Happy
Who The Fuck, Paris, New Planet, Legalize It, Reflector > Drum Solo > Reflector, Curtis, Uninvisible, E: The Letter
set 1: 65 min; set 2: 81 min
Stubb's BBQ
Austin
TX
Improv > Improv > End of the World Party, He Prayed, Nostalgia in Times Square/Angel Race (I'll Wait For You), The Letter
Sasa, Zephim > New Planet, Afro Blue, Who The Fuck, Ride > [unknown or new song] > Drum Solo > Coconut Boogaloo > Legalize It, Whiney Bitches, E: Queen Bee
Jammys - The Theater at Madison Square Garden
New York
NY
Marcus Garvey, Door Peep, Jah No Dead*, He Prayed, Lively Up Yourself$, Crosstown Traffic$
--Medeski Martin Wood with Antibalas Horns, Burning Spear, Sinead O'Conner--
* Burning Spear and Sinead O'conner vocal solo
$ with too many performers to list
Hilton Ballroom (6th and 53rd)
New York
NY
Improv> The Letter, Curtis, Sasa, End of World Party, Paris, Reflector> Monk/Jelly Roll Morton tune> New Planet, Queen Bee, E: Who the Fuck
Gund Commons - Kenyon College
Gambier
OH
Electric Factory
Philadelphia
PA
Open Improv > Improv > Improv > Open Improv > Improv > Improv > Drum Solo > Improv > New Planet, Piano Intro > Moanin' > Bass Solo > Sasa
Drums# > Open Improv# > Improv#, Paris, Reflector > Drum Solo, The Letter, Lonely Avenue, Crosstown Traffic*
Encore: Queen Bee
# with Calvin Weston on drums
* with Questlove on drums
Starland Ballroom
Sayreville
NJ
Curtis, He Prayed > Nocturnal Transmission > Note Bleu > Reflector > Drums > Reflector "reprise"
EOTWP, New Planet, Shine It, Whiney Bitches, Toy Dancing > Drums > Sasa, Queen Bee, E: Who the Fuck?
Rams Head Tavern
Baltimore
MD
Improv > Improv > Improv > New Planet > Shine It > The Letter
Curtis, Paris, Sasa > The Lover > Mami Gato > End Of The World Party; Encore 1: Uninvisible; Encore 2: Queen Bee
Mountain Jam
Hunter
NY
Curtis > Reflector, The Letter, Partido Alto, Lonely Avenue > Bass Solo > Sasa, Queen Bee
Artvoice Street Festival
Buffalo
NY
End Of The World Party, Jam? > New Planet, The Letter, Sasa, Shine It > Reflector > Drum Solo, Brigas Nunca Mais, Queen Bee
Toronto Jazz Festival
Toronto
ON
Curtis, Jam?, Who the Fuck?, Note Bleu, The Lover, Paris, Lonely Avenue; Encores: New Planet, The Letter, Queen Bee, EOTWP
Festival Int'l de Jazz de Montréal, Métropolis
Montréal
QC
Improv, Shine It, What'd I Say > Bloody Oil > Improv* > New Planet*$ > Drums$ > Improv*$ > The Letter*$, Bass Solo > Sasa, Paris, Lonely Avenue* > Reflector* > Queen Bee*
Encore: Who The Fuck*$
* w/ Marc Ribot on guitar
$ w/ G. Calvin Weston on drums/percussion (enters near end of New Planet)
Montreux Jazz Festival
Montreux
Switzerland
Improv, The Lover, Think, Lonely Avenue, New Planet, Bass Solo, Shine It, Drum Solo, Paris, The Letter, Queen Bee; Encore: I Wanna Ride You
Théâtre Antique
Vienne
France
Curtis >
Reflector >
Down On Me
End Of The World Party
Netsanet*
Bemsha Swing* >
Lively Up Yourself*
E: Who The Fuck?
"Jazz à Vienne"
John Medeski - Keyboards
Billy Martin - Drums, Percussion
Chris Wood - Double Bass, Electric Basses
* - w/ Antibalas Afrobeat
unknown
San Sabastain
Spain
Aldia Donostia Jazz Festival
San Sebastian
Spain
July 22-27 ,2005
Festival Pier
Philadelphia
PA
Improv > Improv > EOTWP, The Letter > New Planet > What'd I Say > Who The Fuck
Newport Jazz Festival
Newport
RI
Gathering of the Vibes
Mariaville
NY
Intro > Sasa, I Got A Woman, Reflector, A Go Go, Afro Blue, What'd I Say, New Planet, Hottentot; E: Let's Work Together
entire show with John Scofield
Britt Festival
Jacksonville
OR
Improv > improv > Where's Sly > Improv > Improv > Lonely Avenue
unknown
Humboldt State University, Van Duzer Theatre
Arcata
CA
Improv, Improv, Improv, Friday Afternoon in the Universe, The Lover, Improv, Worms
Organ solo, Curtis, Whiney Bitches, Shine It, What'd I Say, Drum solo, Felic, New Planet, Uninvisible; E: Moti Mo
Villa Montalvo Garden Theater
Saratoga
CA
Improv >
Shine It >
Reflector >
Nostalgia In Times Square >
Angel Race >
Mami Gato
Paris*
The Letter >
Improv >
New Planet >
Drum Solo >
Sasa >
End Of The World Party
Encore:
Chubb Sub
Hey Joe
► The Performers ◄
John Medeski - keyboards
Billy Martin - drums, percussion, vocals*
Chris Wood - bass
Moe Down 6 - Snow Ridge Ski Mountain
Turin
NY
Improv > Olde Wyne > End of the World Party > Improv > Reflector > Who The Fuck > Drum Solo > New Planet
[unknown or new blues song]*, Third Stone From The Sun, Uninvisible
*Luther & Cody Dickenson from North Mississippi Allstars sit in
Jazz Cafe
London
England
Improv > Improv > Improv > Improv > Improv > Improv > Lonely Avenue > Tubby > Improv > Drum Solo > Afro Blue > End of the World Party, E: The Lover > I Wanna Ride You
Jazz Cafe
London
England
Improv > Improv > Improv > Can't Get What You Want > Open > What'd I Say > Drum Solo, Improv > Improv > Everyday People > New Planet, Bass Solo, Chubb Sub, E: Queen Bee
Xingolati - Aboard Carnival Cruise Liner
N/A
Oceania
One Set Only: The Dropper > Improv > Shacklyn Knights > Is There Anybody Here That Love My Jesus, Sugar Craft > We're So Happy, Macha > Drum Solo > Start/Stop > Church Of Logic > No Ke Ano Ahiahi
w/ DJ Logic from Sugar Craft to end of set
Morning Becomes Eclectic (early show)
Santa Monica
CA
<b>One Set Only: </b>After The Onsen, Improv > Tubby, The Letter, End Of The World Party, Shine It
The Coach House (late show)
San Juan Capistrano
CA
Improv > Acht O'Clock Rock > Sasa, Macha > Open Improv > Is There Anybody Here That Love My Jesus, Coconut Boogaloo(w/Drum Solo)
What'd I Say > Bass Solo > Improv > Reflector > Drum Solo, Curtis > New Planet, Open Improv > The Lover > Queen Bee
E: Moti Mo
The Avalon
West Hollywood
CA
Improv > Improv > Open Improv > Improv > Improv > Night Marchers > After the Onsen
Improv > Bass Solo > Reflector(w/Drum Solo) > Paris, What'd I Say > Bass Solo > Sasa > New Planet
E: Queen Bee
Marquee Theatre
Tempe
AZ
Improv > Mami Gato > Improv > Shine It, Open > Improv, [unknown or new song]
End of the World Party, New Planet, Is There Anybody Here That Loves My Jesus, The Letter, Syeeda's Song Flute > Improv > Sasa > Hey Joe, Blue Pepper, E: Pappy Check
Rialto Theatre
Tucson
AZ
Open Improv > Improv > Open Improv > Piano Improv > What'd I Say > Drums'n'Bass > Drum Intro > Toy Dancing > Improv > Improv*
Shackman > Sugar Craft > Shine It, Sasa > End Of The World Party, Nocturne > Who The Fuck?, Bass Intro > Queen Bee
Encore: Olde Wyne+
* perhaps a loosely-structured early version of Miles Behind(?)
+ w/ acoustic outro
Hammerstein Ballroom
New York
NY
One Set: Open Improv > Improv > Improv > Tootie Ma Is A Big Fine Thing, Egbe Mi O (Carry Me I Want To Die)*, New New Orleans, Afrique, What'd I Say > Drums Outro, Nocturne, Shackman, Partido Alto > Drum/Percussion Improv > Organ Solo > Bass Solo > Bubblehouse
Encore: Improv+, End Of The World Party
One Set
Entire show w/ Cyro Baptista
* 1st known performance
+ w/ SLAM (50+ piece band fronted by Kenny Wolleson & Jonathon Haffner)
Toad's Place
New Haven
CT
Set One
Set Two and brief encore
Lupos Heartbreak Hotel
Providence
RI
Open Improv > Basso Profondo > Piano Solo > What'd I Say? > Open Improv > Improv > Improv, New New Orleans
Pappy Check, After The Onsen, Whiney Bitches > Mami Gato, Tootie Ma Is A Big Fine Thing > Bass Solo > Chubb Sub
Encore: Tubby
Pearl Street Night Club
Northampton
MA
Improv>
Improv
Improv>
illyB
new/unknown (same as 11-04-05, Set II, song after Mami)
Rowboat> Night Marchers
bass solo>
Shacklyn Nights>
Improv> Basso Profundo>
new/unknown??
new/unknown
New Tune (KCRW/11-04 Set II, song II)> Nocturne
What I'd Say
Encore :
Curtis
Starr Hill Music Hall
Charlottesville
VA
Improv
Egde Mi O >
drum solo
Tuttie Ma >
Rowboat
Note Bleu > bass solo >
Shine It > New New Orleans
Encore:
What'd I Say
Recher Theater
Towson
MD
Improv > Improv > Improv > Improv > Improv > What'd I Say > Nocturne, New New Orleans
Bloody Oil > Open Improv > Improv, Tootie Ma Is A Big Fine Thing > Shine It, Curtis > Drum Solo > Egbe Mi O (Carry Me I Want to Die), Rowboat
ENCORE
After The Onsen
Chameleon Club
Lancaster
PA
Improv > Whiney Bitches
Improv? >
Improv > drum solo >
Hey-Hee-Hi-Ho
"wurlitzer shuffle"
Intro
"KCRW"
Sugarcraft > Improv > The Letter (PJ Harvey)
Bass solo > Reflector > Drum Solo >
Whirling Dervish
Curtis >
Queen Bee
Encore:
Moti Mo
Blue Cats
Knoxville
TN
Improv > Improv > Tuttie Ma > New New Orleans, Macha > Improv > New Planet
Shack Theme > Lonely Avenue > The Lover > Nocturne > Improv w/Partido Alto tease > New Song (same as d2t4 for Nashville show) > The Letter, What'd I Say, Paris, Queen Bee, EOTWP
Variety Playhouse
Atlanta
GA
Improv > Tootie Ma > Improv > illyB > Nocturne , New New Orleans
Syeeda's > Basso Profundo > Shine It, "Bluesy/Orleans tune?"*, Wiggly's Way* > bass solo, Legalize It* > Lonely Ave*, New Planet*
Hey Joe*
* with Oliver Wood on Guitar
Cannery Ballroom
Nashville
TN
Lincoln Theatre
Raleigh
NC
Improv >
New/Unknown Song
Tuttie Ma
The Lover
Reflector
New New Orleans > New/Unknown Song
Nocturne >
Hey-Hee-Hi-Ho
Egde Mi O >
Afro Blue > Bass Solo
Shine It
Queen Bee
-Encore-
New Planet
The Neighborhood Theater
Charlotte
NC
improv >
bass intro/improv > bass solo
improv >
improv >
unknown song >
The Lover >
Tuttie Ma >
Wiggly's Way
unknown song > improv >
Whiney Bitches
New New Orleans
Afrique
piano intro > The Letter
Egbe Mi O
Queen Bee
E: End of the World Party
The Orange Peel
Asheville
NC
Bayside Jenny
Osaka
Japan
Open Improv > Improv > Improv > Open Improv > Improv > Bass Solo / Bass Improv > What'd I Say > The Lover
Night Marchers > Tootie Ma Is A Big Fine Thing, New New Orleans > Improv > Shackman, Who The Fuck?, Paris, Bass Solo > Sasa > End Of The World Party
Encore 1: Rowboat
Encore 2: No Ke Ano Ahiahi
Differ Ariake
Tokyo
Japan
One Set: Improv > Exploration*#+ > Tootie Ma Is A Big Fine Thing#, Nocturne^, End Of The World Party, Organ Solo > Shackman, Egbe Mi O (Carry Me I Want To Die) > Drum Solo > Partido Alto$, New New Orleans, Paris#, Wiggly's Way#, Bubblehouse#+
Encore: Gonzo#!
One Set Only
* w/ New Year's Eve countdown
# w/ Steven Bernstein
+ w/ DJ Olive
^ w/ Noh performer (Japanese traditional masked dance/drama)
$ w/ Flamenco dancers
! w/ acoustic outro (Bernstein joins here)
Note: There was a documentary movie about the band shown just before the show began.
Differ Ariake
Tokyo
Japan