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John Medeski
Jazz band from Louisville, KY · formed 1965
- Shows on record
- 31
- Rooms played
- 21
- Cities
- 10
- Releases
- 30
- Last show
- Mar 12, 2026Brooklyn Bowl
About
John Medeski is a band from Louisville, KY, formed in 1965, tagged avant-garde jazz, contemporary classical, electronic by its sources. Shows on record run from 2011 to 2026, across 21 rooms in 10 cities.
- John Medeski formed in 1965 — MusicBrainz
- John Medeski is based in Louisville — MusicBrainz
- Medeski, Martin & Wood: member — MusicBrainz
- The Word: member — MusicBrainz
- Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood: member — MusicBrainz
- The Million Dollar Bashers: member — MusicBrainz
- Spectrum Road: member — MusicBrainz
- DRKWAV: keyboard — MusicBrainz
- Krakauer’s Ancestral Groove: member — MusicBrainz
- Emergency: member — MusicBrainz
- Hudson: Hammond organ — MusicBrainz
- Saudade: keyboard — MusicBrainz
- John Medeski Trio: member — MusicBrainz
- Simulacrum: member — MusicBrainz
- John Medeski has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1994–2024 — MusicBrainz
- John Medeski plays Jazz — Wikipedia
- John Medeski plays funk — Wikipedia
- John Medeski has 17164 listeners on Last.fm — John Medeski on Last.fm
- John Medeski has released 10 recordings between 2015 and 2024 — John Medeski on Discogs
- Twitter/X handle (per Genius): @MMWBand — John Medeski on Genius
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
31 on record · SongkickNo upcoming shows on record.Know of one? Tell us
Shows per year
- 20111 show
- 20122 shows
- 20131 show
- 20142 shows
- 20155 shows
- 20161 show
- 20176 shows
- 20184 shows
- 20195 shows
- 20221 show
- 20231 show
- 20241 show
- 20261 show
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2026 | Brooklyn Bowl · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Stanton Moore, Nels Cline, Skerik | Headliner | Stanton Moore, Nels Cline, Skerik |
| Aug 28, 2024 | Sultan Room · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Joe Russo, Lee Ranaldo | Headliner | Joe Russo, Lee Ranaldo |
| May 6, 2023 | The Howlin' Wolf · New OrleansSupportwith Adam Deitch, Wil Blades, Skerik, +1 | Support | Adam Deitch, Wil Blades, Skerik, +1 |
| May 3, 2022 | One Eyed Jacks · New OrleansSupportwith Adam Deitch, Skerik, Maurice Brown, +4 | Support | Adam Deitch, Skerik, Maurice Brown, +4 |
| Oct 19, 2019 | Capitol Theatre · Port ChesterSupportwith Warren Haynes, George Porter Jr., Joe Russo | Support | Warren Haynes, George Porter Jr., Joe Russo |
| May 4, 2019 | The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino · Las VegasSupportwith Phil Lesh & Friends, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Luther Dickinson, +2 | Support | Phil Lesh & Friends, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Luther Dickinson, +2 |
| Apr 29, 2019 | The Howlin' Wolf · New OrleansHeadlinerwith Skerik, Combsy | Headliner | Skerik, Combsy |
| Apr 27, 2019 | The Maison · New OrleansSupportwith DJ Logic, Will Bernard, Stanton Moore, +2 | Support | DJ Logic, Will Bernard, Stanton Moore, +2 |
| Apr 27, 2019 | House of Blues - New Orleans · New OrleansSupportwith Eric Krasno, George Porter Jr., Zigaboo Modeliste, +1 | Support | Eric Krasno, George Porter Jr., Zigaboo Modeliste, +1 |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Capitol Theatre · Port ChesterSupportwith Warren Haynes, George Porter Jr., Joe Russo | Support | Warren Haynes, George Porter Jr., Joe Russo |
| May 4, 2018 | The Maison · New OrleansSupportwith DJ Logic, Marco Benevento, Robert Walter, +2 | Support | DJ Logic, Marco Benevento, Robert Walter, +2 |
| May 1, 2018 | The Maison · New OrleansHeadlinerwith Nikki Glaspie, Chris Wood, Skerik | Headliner | Nikki Glaspie, Chris Wood, Skerik |
| Apr 29, 2018 | One Eyed Jacks · New OrleansSupportwith DJ Logic, Robert Walter, Adam Deitch, +1 | Support | DJ Logic, Robert Walter, Adam Deitch, +1 |
| Jul 29, 2017 | Red Rocks Amphitheatre · MorrisonSupportwith Tedeschi Trucks Band, The Wood Brothers, Hot Tuna | Support | Tedeschi Trucks Band, The Wood Brothers, Hot Tuna |
| May 5, 2017 | The Maison · New OrleansSupportwith DJ Logic, Marco Benevento, Robert Walter, +2 | Support | DJ Logic, Marco Benevento, Robert Walter, +2 |
| Apr 30, 2017 | One Eyed Jacks · New OrleansSupportwith DJ Logic, Robert Walter, Daru Jones, +1 | Support | DJ Logic, Robert Walter, Daru Jones, +1 |
| Apr 2, 2017 | Philarmonie de Paris-Amphithéâtre · ParisSupportwith John Zorn, Masada, Asmodeus, +17 | Support | John Zorn, Masada, Asmodeus, +17 |
| Feb 11, 2017 | Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom & Cervantes' Other Side - Dual Venues · DenverSupportwith George Porter Jr., Zigaboo Modeliste, Eddie Roberts, +8 | Support | George Porter Jr., Zigaboo Modeliste, Eddie Roberts, +8 |
| Feb 10, 2017 | Ophelia's Electric Soapbox · DenverSupportwith George Porter Jr., Zigaboo Modeliste, Eddie Roberts, +1 | Support | George Porter Jr., Zigaboo Modeliste, Eddie Roberts, +1 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | Republic NOLA · New OrleansSupportwith The Floozies, Skerik, Hill | Support | The Floozies, Skerik, Hill |
| Apr 29, 2015 | Blue Nile · New OrleansSupportwith Skerik, Alecia Chakour, Cochemea Gastelum, +2 | Support | Skerik, Alecia Chakour, Cochemea Gastelum, +2 |
| Apr 27, 2015 | The Maison · New OrleansHeadlinerwith Skerik, Adam Deitch | Headliner | Skerik, Adam Deitch |
| Mar 14, 2015 | Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom · DenverHeadlinerwith Skerik, Adam Deitch, Joey Porter's Shady Business | Headliner | Skerik, Adam Deitch, Joey Porter's Shady Business |
| Mar 13, 2015 | Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom · DenverHeadlinerwith Skerik, Adam Deitch, Joey Porter's Shady Business | Headliner | Skerik, Adam Deitch, Joey Porter's Shady Business |
| Mar 12, 2015 | Aggie Theater · Fort CollinsHeadlinerwith Skerik, Adam Deitch | Headliner | Skerik, Adam Deitch |
| Apr 28, 2014 | The Maison · New OrleansSupportwith Darkwave, Skerik, Adam Deitch, +1 | Support | Darkwave, Skerik, Adam Deitch, +1 |
| Mar 19, 2014 | Town Hall · ManhattanSupportwith Sofia Rei, John Zorn, Marc Ribot, +11 | Support | Sofia Rei, John Zorn, Marc Ribot, +11 |
| Sep 7, 2013 | Grande Halle de la Villette · ParisSupportwith The Song Project, Electric Masada, John Zorn, +10 | Support | The Song Project, Electric Masada, John Zorn, +10 |
| Mar 12, 2012 | Salle Pleyel · ParisSupportwith John Zorn, Mike Patton, Laurie Anderson, +7 | Support | John Zorn, Mike Patton, Laurie Anderson, +7 |
| Jan 5, 2012 | Le Poisson Rouge · ManhattanHeadlinerwith Red Baraat, Jessica Lurie, Skerik, +3 | Headliner | Red Baraat, Jessica Lurie, Skerik, +3 |
| Mar 30, 2011 | David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center · New York (NYC)Supportwith John Zorn, Laurie Anderson, Secret Chiefs 3, +11 | Support | John Zorn, Laurie Anderson, Secret Chiefs 3, +11 |
Where they play
21 rooms in 10 citiesRooms played most
- The Maison · New Orleans6 shows
- One Eyed Jacks · New Orleans3 shows
- Capitol Theatre · Port Chester2 shows
- Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom · Denver2 shows
- The Howlin' Wolf · New Orleans2 shows
Cities played
- New Orleans14 shows
- Denver4 shows
- Paris3 shows
- Brooklyn2 shows
- Manhattan2 shows
and 5 other cities
Releases
30 releases, 1994–2024Mississippi Murals
2024 · Album
Dragons Layer
2023 · Single
Let's Do It Right Now
2023 · Single
Meeting of the Minds
2023 · Album
The Curse: Music from the Showtime Original Series
2023 · Album
Crawlspace
2021 · Album
Crawlspace: An Electro-Acoustic Fantasy
2021
History Gets Ahead of the Story
2020 · Album
Mellotron Variations
2019 · Album
Upstream
2019 · Album
John Medeski's Mad Skillet
2018 · Album
Hudson
2017
When Coltrane Calls! Session 1: Fierce Compassion
2016 · Album
Boy 44
2016
Creating Silence: Live at the Stone in NYC
2015 · Album
When Coltrane Calls! Session 3: Living Immortality
2015 · Album
Let's Live It
2015
The Paradox Of Perfection
2015
A Different Time
2013 · Album
Gathering Call
2013 · Album
Together Again
2011 · Album
Девушки Поют LIVE
2010 · Album
Разинримилев
2010 · Album
Live Tonic, NYC 5/26/04
2007 · Album
Mago
2007 · Album
Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Radio Broadcast
2006 · Album
Scotty Hard's Radical Reconstructive Surgery
2006 · Album
Stan Douglas - Suspiria
2002 · Album
Team Games
1996 · Album
Lunar Crush
1994 · Album
Lineup
- Medeski, Martin & Wood
- The Word
- Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood
- The Million Dollar Bashers
- Spectrum Road
- DRKWAV · keyboard
- Krakauer’s Ancestral Groove
- Emergency
- Hudson · Hammond organ
- Saudade · keyboard
- John Medeski Trio
- Simulacrum
- Moonchild · additional, keyboard
- Chaos Magick · organ
- Awakening Ground · Hammond organ
- New Electric Masada · organ
- Life Is a Carnival
- Medeski, Martin, Metzger & Cline · eponymous
- Medeski, Cline, Moore & Skerik · eponymous, keyboard
Airplay
No airplay on record.
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Wikipedia | Artist facts |
| John Medeski on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| John Medeski on Discogs | Artist facts |
| John Medeski on Genius | Artist facts |
| Songkick | Show history, Show posters |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Genius | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Wikidata | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.