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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 >

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February 2012 1 2 26
March 2012 13 14 22
May 2012 10 19 22 23 25
July 2012 20
October 2012 10
November 2012 3 10 27

2012
Date Artist Venue Setlist Time Links
2/1/2012Chris WoodWood Brothers, McNear's Mystic Theatre, Petaluma, CAOne Set Only: Smoke Ring Halo, When I Was Young, Stumbled In, Postcards From Hell, Spirit, One More Day, Up Above My Head, Bass Intro, Chevrolet, Chocolate On My Tongue, Luckiest Man, Shoofly Pie, Glad, Payday, Honey Jar, Atlas; Encore: What Would I Do Without You, Down The Road#; Encore 2: Fixing A Hole; # with Sarah & Christian Dugas99:51 99:51 99:51 99:51127166 t 127167 t 127168 t 127169 t s
2/2/2012Chris WoodWood Brothers, WOW Hall, Eugene, OROne Set Only: Up Above My Head, When I Was Young, Smoke Ring Halo, Bass Intro > Stumbled In, Postcards From Hell, Spirit, One More Day, Angel, Chevrolet, Chocolate On My Tongue, Luckiest Man, Shoofly Pie, Pray Enough, Honey Jar, Payday, Down The Road#; # with Sarah & Christian Dugas86:08127170 t s
2/26/2012Billy MartinBilly Martin & Wil Blades Duo, Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NYNo Setlist Available; # with Will Bernard on guitar for a couple tunes; Baker's Dozen (a Will Bernard Project) opened Billy Martin & Wil Blades Duo84:40 84:40127190 t 127191 t s
3/13/2012Chris WoodWood Brothers, Track 29, Chattanooga, TNOne Set Only: Postcards From Hell, Spirit, When I Was Young, Lovin' Arms, Mary Anna, One More Day, Pray Enough, Honey Jar, Up Above My Head, Bass Solo, Chevrolet, Luckiest Man#, Midnight Rider#, Shoofly Pie, The Shore#, Made It Up The Mountain#, Atlas#; Encore: Ain't No More Cane#, Down The Road#*; # with Clay Cook (lap steel & vocals); * with Seth Walker (guitar & vocals)94:38127171 t s
3/14/2012Chris WoodWood Brothers, The Orange Peel, Asheville, NCOne Set Only: Postcards From Hell, Spirit, When I Was Young, Lovin' Arms, One More Day, Pray Enough#, Smoke Ring Halo#, Honey Jar, Up Above My Head, Chevrolet, Midnight Rider#, Pay Attention#, Shoofly Pie, Made It Up The Mountain#, Atlas#, Luckiest Man#; Encore: What Will I Do, Down The Road#*; # with Clay Cook; * with Seth Walker104:52 104:52127172 t 127173 t s
3/22/2012Chris WoodWood Brothers, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PAOne Set Only: Postcards from Hell, Spirit, When I Was Young, Lovin' Arms, Mary Anna, One More Day, Pray Enough, Honey Jar, Up Above My Head, Chevrolet, Midnight Rider, Smoke Ring Halo, Shoofly Pie, Glad, Chocolate On My Tongue, Atlas, Luckiest Man#; Encore: Get Out My Life Woman#, Ain't No More Cane#; # with Amos Lee (guitar, vocals)107:41119576 t s
5/10/2012MMW
Brooklyn Masonic Temple, Brooklyn, NYSet 1: Improv > Doppler, Sweet Pea Dreams, Shackman, It's A Jungle In Here; Set 2: (MMW with guests one at a time replacing a member of the band): Improv*, Just Like I Pictured It+, Improv^, Improv#, "That's What Love Will Make You Do"% > Improv%, Fuck You Guys&; Set 3: (MMW with guests): Whiney Bitches~, Improv!, Improv!$, Spacey Improv$, Improv$++ > Start/Stop$++, No Mo' One Mo'^^, Paraíba^^**; * with Anthony Coleman on keys, no Medeski; + with Oren Bloedow on bass, no Wood; ^ with G. Calvin Weston on drums (+ trumpet), no Martin; # with Marco Benevento on keys, no Medeski; % with Bob Stewart on tuba, no Wood; & with Adam Deitch on drums, no Martin; ~ with So Percussion on various percussion; ! with Vernon Reid on guitar; $ with DJ Logic on turntables; ++ with Charlie Burnham on violin; ^^ with Chuck Campbell on pedal steel guitar; ** with Miho Hatori on vocals173:28 175:36 175:36120151 t 120153 t 120154 t s
5/19/2012Chris WoodWood Brothers, Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MAOne Set Only: Stealin', When I Was Young, Lovin' Arms, Mary Anna, One More Day, Postcards From Hell, Spirit, Walk Away, Shoofly Pie, Liza Jane, Midnight Rider, Honey Jar, Payday > Chocolate On My Tongue, Glad, Angel Band, Atlas; Encore: Trouble In Mind#; # with Seth Walker on guitar & vocals90:34122775 t s
5/22/2012Chris WoodWood Brothers, Tupelo Music Hall, Londonderry, NHOne Set Only: Stealin', Blue And Green, When I Was Young, Mary Anna, Where My Baby Might Be, One More Day > Drum Solo > One More Day, Postcards From Hell, Spirit, Walk Away, Smoke Ring Halo, Bass Solo*, Liza Jane*, Don't Look Back*, Pray Enough, Honey Jar, Neon Tombstone, Loaded, Atlas; Encore: Trouble In Mind#; * unplugged; # with Seth Walker on guitar & vocals99:20122776 t s
5/23/2012Chris WoodWood Brothers, Port City Music Hall, Portland, MEOne Set Only: Up Above My Head, When I Was Young, Lovin' Arms, Mary Anna, One More Day, Postcards From Hell, Spirit, Walk Away, Shoofly Pie, Liza Jane*, Angel Band*, Smoke Ring Halo, Honey Jar, Glad, Loaded, Atlas; Encore: Trouble In Mind#, Down The Road#; * played acoustic around a single LD microphone at a lower volume; # with Seth Walker95:18120448 t s
5/25/2012Chris WoodWood Brothers, Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington, VTOne Set Only: Up Above My Head, When I Was Young, Lovin' Arms, Mary Anna, One More Day, Postcards From Hell, Spirit, Walk Away, Shoofly Pie, Bass Solo*, Liza Jane*, Smoke Ring Halo, Honey Jar, Glad, Payday+, Atlas; Encore: Trouble In Mind#, Get Out My Life Woman; * performed single mic style; + with "Chocolate On My Tongue" lyrics at the end; # with Seth Walker on guitar & vocals93:50122777 t s
7/20/2012Chris WoodWood Brothers, All Good Music Festival, Thornville, OHOne Set Only: Up Above My Head, Liza Jane, Luckiest Man, One More Day, Spirit, Postcards From Hell, Shoofly Pie, Stealin', Heaven Is A Honey Jar, Pray Enough#, Atlas; # with Roosevelt Collier on pedal steel58:02 59:56127176 t 127177 t s
10/10/2012MMWRidgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, CTAcoustic Show; Set 1: Open/Improv > Doppler, "Piano/Bass Chase" > Open Improv/Intro to > Pocket Knife, Timmy Bobbins (with Drum Solo); Set 2: Suspicious Minds, Ballade In C Minor 'Vergessene Seelen', Bass Solo > Improv# > "Melodiccordian Shuffle"#*, "Wild Instrument Jam"+, Nostalgia In Times Square/Angel Race (I'll Wait For You); Encore: Cool Eddie#^; # with Bill Evans; * John on Claviola; + each night seems to feature an Improv with John on a unique instrument; at this show he played an original Slovakian bassoon (Slovakian Shepherd Horn); ^ Soulbop (Randy Brecker/Bill Evans) tune125:20 125:10 124:16122350 t 122363 t 127148 t s
11/3/2012Chris WoodWood Brothers, Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis, MNOne Set Only: Sing About It, Atlas, I Got Loaded, Pay Attention, Twisted, Postcards From Hell, Spirit, Neon Tombstone, Honey Jar, The Muse, Fox On The Run, Smoke Ring Halo, Mary Anna, One More Day, Glad, Payday, Down, Shoofly Pie; Encore: Luckiest Man, P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)#; # with Lera Lynn; Lera Lynn opened for Wood Brothers104:58127183 t s
11/10/2012Billy Martin

Billy Martin & Wil Blades Duo, Bear Creek Music & Art Festival, Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, Live Oak, FLOne Set Only: Unknown, Pick Pocket, Mean Greens, Deep In A Fried Pickle, Unknown, Little Shimmy, Sketchy#; # with Skerik (saxophone), Natalie Cressman (trombone) & Will Benard (guitar)71:00127197 t s
11/27/2012Billy MartinBilly Martin & Wil Blades Duo, SPACE, Evanston, ILSet 1:Sketchy, Unknown, Les And Eddie, Deep In A Fried Pickle; Set 2: Pick Pocket, Mean Greens, Give, 32nd Street#, The Way You Make Me Feel#; Encore: Little Shimmy#; # with Jeff Parker on guitar122:40127198 t s


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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