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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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January 2015 6 7 8 21
April 2015 15 17
October 2015 12 14 16
November 2015 6 12 13
December 2015 4 5 6 12

2015
Date Artist Venue Setlist Time Links
1/6/2015John MedeskiThe Word, Jam Cruise 13, Pantheon Theater, MSC Divina, At Sea (Miami, FL -> Roatan, Honduras)One Set Only: "Land Of A 1000 Dances Jam" > Call Him By His Name, Chocolate Cowboy, Glory Glory (with vocals), Voodoo Child, Blood On That Rock > Jam, You Haven't Done Nothin' > Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler), Jam/Unknown > "Washboard Jam" > Big Chief Like Plenty Of Fire Water #* (with vocals) > Come By Here #* (with vocals), Joyful Sounds; # with Skerik (tenor saxophone); * with G Love (harmonica & vocals)106:46 106:50 106:50132287 t 132288 t 132289 s
1/7/2015John MedeskiThe M & Ms, Jam Cruise 13, Pool Deck, MSC Divina, At Sea (Miami, FL -> Roatan, Honduras)One Set Only: Smoking At Tipitina's, Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom), Yes We Can, Early In The Morning#, Life*, Eminence Front+, Brand New Day, I Got What You Want, Melts In Your Mind, Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter, Cry To Me > African Gumbo, I'm A Ram > How Many More Times; John Medeski (organ/piano/keys), Papa Mali (guitar & vocals), Stanton Moore (drums), Rob Mercurio (bass), Margie Perez (vocals) & Monica Macintyre (vocals); # with Carly Meyers (trombone); * with Roosevelt Collier (lap steel guitar); + with David Shaw (vocals) & Corey Henry (trombone)110:08 110:08t t
1/8/2015John MedeskiThe Word, Jam Cruise 13, Pool Deck, MSC Divina, At Sea (Roatan, Honduras -> Costa Maya, Mexico)One Set Only: Improv/Unknown > Fillmore Shuffle, Untitled > When I See The Blood, Waiting On My Wings > "Washboard Jam" > You Brought The Sunshine, "Pool Deck Jam" (Unknown/Improv)# > Glory Glory#*+ (with vocals) > I Shall Not Be Moved* (with vocals), Soul Food II > I'll Fly Away, New Word Order > Early In The Moanin' Time, Play All Day; # with Roosevelt Collier (lap steel guitar); * with G. Love (harmonica & vocals); + with unknown (trumpet); 01:00 AM - 3:00 AM, technically on Friday, 1/9/2015121:50 121:50t t
1/21/2015Chris WoodWood Brothers, McDonald Theater, Eugene, OROne Set Only: Stumbled In, Wastin' My Mind, Who The Devil, Blue And Green, Keep Me Around, The Muse, Shoofly Pie, Mary Anna, Losin' Streak, Love Her With A Feeling, When I Was Young, Don't Look Back*, Fox On The Run*#, Hole In My Life / Fixing A Hole / Hole In My Life, Honey Jar, Atlas, Luckiest Man; * around one mic; # with Mandolin Orange; Mandolin Orange opened90:29t
4/15/2015Chris WoodWood Brothers, Jefferson Theater, Charlottesville, VAOne Set Only: Stumbled In, Wastin' My Mind, Snake Eyes, Keep Me Around, Sing About It, The Muse, Shoofly Pie, Lovin' Arms, Mary Anna > Who The Devil > Make Me Down A Pallet On Your Floor > When I Was Young, Angel Band*, On The Raod Again#, Hole In My Life > Fixing A Hole > Honey Jar, Ophelia; Encore: Luckiest Man, One More Day; * single mic center stage; # with Wille Watson106:49t
4/17/2015John MedeskiThe Word, Wanee Music Festival, Spirit of Suwanee Music Park, Peach Stage, Live Oak, FLOne Set Only: "Prelude" > New Word Order, Come By Here (with vocals), Blood On That Rock, Chocolate Cowboy, Call Him By His Name, Waiting On My Wings, Play All Day, Soul Food I > Soul Food II > You Brought The Sunshine, I Shall Not Be Moved (with vocals) > Early In The Moanin' Time > I Shall Not Be Moved, Joyful Sounds; # with Roosevelt Collier on pedal steel for the entire set; Robert Randolph had surgery two days prior to show and his hand was in a cast, but he still played89:44t
10/12/2015John MedeskiThe Word, Concord Music Hall, Chicago, ILOne Set Only: prelude > Without God > "Twenty Ten" > Blood On That Rock, Early In The Moanin' Time, Swamp Road, Come By Here# > "Washboard Jam" > Jam, Glory Glory#, Happy Birthday Chew, Soul Food I, Chocolate Cowboy, You Haven't Done Nothin', Soul Food II, Joyful Sounds; Encore: "Spanglish Moon" > I'll Fly Away, Unknown/Improv, Unknown/Improv > Unknown/Improv; # with Amy Helm (vocals); Amy Helm & The Handsome Strangers opened144:18134537 t s
10/14/2015John MedeskiThe Word, 9:30 Club, Washington, DCOne Set Only: prelude > You Brought The Sunshine, Early In The Moanin' Time, Blood On That Rock > You Haven't Done Nothin', Play All Day, At The Cross, Come By Here# > "Washboard Jam" > Chocolate Cowboy, Swamp Road, Soul Food I, Soul Food II, Jam > Joyful Sounds; Encore: prelude > Glory Glory, "Spanglish Moon", New Word Order; # with Amy Helm (additional vocals); Amy Helm & The Handsome Strangers opened110:12t
10/16/2015John MedeskiThe Word, Webster Hall, New York, NYOne Set Only: prelude > New Word Order > Early In The Moanin' Time > Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning > You Haven't Done Nothin', Chocolate Cowboy, Unknown/Improv > I Shall Not Be Moved, Come By Here* > "Washboard Jam", Unknown/Improv, Glory Glory*, Swamp Road, F'in And Suckin', Fillmore Shuffle, The Highest, You Can't Always Get What You Want; Encore: "Spanglish Moon" > You Brought The Sunshine; # with Amy Helm (additional vocals); Amy Helm & The Handsome Strangers opened119:14 119:14 119:14 119:14 118:30 118:30 118:53t t t t t t t
11/6/2015Chris WoodWood Brothers, Stoughton Opera House, Stoughton, WIOne Set Only: Never And Always, Atlas, Mary Anna, Snake Eyes, Without Desire, Postcards From Hell, The Shore, American Heartache, Who The Devil, The Muse, Shoofly Pie#, River Of Sin#, Wastin' My Mind, Singin' To Strangers, Chocolate On My Tongue, Unknown, Honey Jar; Encore: Luckiest Man, When I Was Young; # with The Rigs (Eric Robertson on mandolin, Duncan Wickel on fiddle & Nicholas Falk on tamborine)101:13t
11/12/2015Chris WoodWood Brothers, WorkPlay Theatre, Birmingham, ALOne Set Only: Never And Always, Atlas, Mary Anna, Snake Eyes, Without Desire, Postcards From Hell, The Shore, American Heartache, Who The Devil, The Muse*, Shoofly Pie*#, River Of Sin#, Wastin' My Mind, Singin' To Strangers, Chocolate On My Tongue, Honey Jar, Ophelia; Encore: Ways Not To Lose, When I Was Young; * performed around a single microphone; # with The Rigs; The Rigs opened100:06134662 t s
11/13/2015John Medeskiguest with Club d'Elf, Lizard Lounge, Cambridge, MA3 songs: Sunshine of Your Love#, Zeed Al Maal, Scorpionic; # with Chris Cote (vocals)32:29t
12/4/2015Chris WoodWood Brothers, 3rd & Lindsley, Nashville, TNOne Set Only: Never And Always, Atlas, Mary Anna, Snake Eyes#* > Without Desire#*, Postcards From Hell, The Shore, American Heartache > Bass Solo > Who The Devil, Bring Up Jerry, One More Day+^, Little Liza Jane+^, Midnight Rider+, Wastin' My Mind#*, Singin' To Strangers#*, Chocolate On My Tongue, Honey Jar#*+ > Ophelia#*+; Encore: Luckiest Man#*+, Get Out My Life Woman#*+%; # with Matt Glassmeyer (saxophone & tuba); * with Brian ? (trombone); + with Jerry Douglas (dobro); ^ acoustic with only one stage mic; % dedicated to Alan Toussaint100:34t
12/5/2015Chris WoodWood Brothers, 3rd & Lindsley, Nashville, TNOne Set Only: Never And Always, Atlas > Mary Anna > Snake Eyes#* > Without Desire#*, Heartbreak Lullabye#*, The Shore, American Heartache, Jam (while Oliver is tuning his guitar)#* > When, My Babe+^%, Deep Water+%, Ain't That Good News#*+%, Raindrop#*, Singin' To Strangers#*, Postcards From Hell, Wastin' My Time On You#*, Honey Jar#*; Encore: Angel Band#*+%, Ophelia#*+; # with Matt Glassmeyer (saxophone, tuba & clarinet); * with Brian ? (trombone & french horn); + with Amy Helm (vocals); ^ with Seth Walker (guitar & vocals); % acoustic with only one stage mic103:20t
12/6/2015Chris WoodWood Brothers, 3rd & Lindsley, Nashville, TNOne Set Only: Never And Always, Atlas > Mary Anna, Snake Eyes#* > Without Desire#*, Postcards From Hell, The Shore, American Heartache, When I Was Young#*, Sing About It+, I John#*+, Wastin' My Mind On You#*, Singin' To Strangers#*, Make Me Down A Pallet On Your Floor#*^, Raindrop#*, Ophelia#*; Encore: Down The Road#*+, Honey Jar#*+; # with Matt Glassmeyer (saxophone, tuba & clarinet); * with Brian ? (trombone & french horn); + with The McCreary Sisters (vocals); ^ with "Walk On The Wild Side" Jam 94:02t
12/12/2015Chris WoodWood Brothers, Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, COOne Set Only: Never And Always, Atlas, Mary Anna, Snake Eyes > American Heartache, Postcards From Hell, Bass Intro > Who The Devil, Luckiest Man, Fox On The Run#, Wastin' My Mind, Singin' To Strangers, Ophelia; # with Chris Pandolfi (banjo & vocals); Opened for The Infamous Stringdusters61:50t


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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