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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:
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

March 1994 18
April 1994 29
May 1994 2 5 11 17
July 1994 11
September 1994 9 10 11

1994
Date Artist Venue Setlist Time Links
3/18/1994John Medeski & Billy Martinguest with Aquarium Rescue Unit, Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA8 songs: Fixin' To Die*, Shoeless Joe*, No Reason To Complain*, No Egos Under Water*, Elevator To The Moon*+, Zambiland*+ > Space Is The Place*+; Encore: Workin' On A Building*+; * with John Medeski; + with Billy Martin61:06 54:23LMA 131254 t t s
4/29/1994John Medeski & Billy MartinJohn Zorn's Electric Masada, Teatro Pio X, Padova, ItalyPartial show (Filler on 12/22/1993): Ziphim; Full show: One Set Only: Janohah, Achshaph, Tzofeh, Rachab, Ziphim, Piram, Bith Aneth, Shilhim, Zeman, Idalah-Abal; John Medeski (organ), John Zorn (alto sax), Marc Ribot (guitar) & Billy Martin (drums)14:51t s
5/2/1994John Medeski & Billy MartinJohn Zorn's Electric Masada, Teatro Capolinea, Milan, Italy
5/5/1994John Medeski & Billy MartinJohn Zorn's Electric Masada, Madrid, Spain
5/11/1994John MedeskiDavid Byrne, State Theater, Ithaca, NYOne Set Only: A Long Time Ago, Tiny Town, God's Child, My Love Is You, This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody), Crash, Lilies Of The Valley, Don't Worry About The Government, Back In The Box, Marching Through The Wilderness, Buck Naked, Sad Song, Nothing At All, Angels, Life During Wartime; Encore: Love Building On Fire, Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless), Strange Ritual; David Byrne (vocals, guitar), Arto Lindsay (guitar), John Medeski (organ, synthesizer, Farfisa), Todd Turkisher (drums), Mauro Refosco (drums), Paul Socolow (bass) & Bill Ware (marimba, vibraphone)83:15t
5/17/1994John MedeskiJohn Medeski & Andre Jaume, Auditorium de la Cité de la Musique, Marseille, Frances
7/11/1994John Medeski & Billy MartinLounge Lizards, Opera House, Vienna, AustriaOne Set Only: If I Sleep The Plane Will Crash, She Changed The Shape Of My Pants, Unknown, She Drove Me Mad, One Big Yes, Monsters Over Bangkok, Tibet / John Zorn's S&M Circus, Calvin Goes Apeshit, The Birds Near Her House, Unknown, Yak, No Pain For Cakes127:50 127:53 127:53t t t t s
9/9/1994John Medeski & Billy MartinElectric Masada, CBGB's, New York, NYOne Set Only: Karaim, Sahar, Sansanah*, Tzofeh*, Idalah-Abal*, Piram*; * with John Lurie on alto sax88:45 88:56 88:31t t t s
9/10/1994John Medeski & Billy MartinElectric Masada, CBGB's, New York, NYOne Set Only: Piram, Bith Aneth, Aschaph, Peliyot, Ashnah, Jair, Janohah75:24 75:09t t s
9/11/1994John Medeski & Billy MartinElectric Masada, CBGB's, New York, NYOne Set Only: Ziphim, Abidan, Peliyot, Bith Aneth, Beer Sheba91:44 91:40t t s

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


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