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John Medeski John was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and grew up in Florida. After studying piano as a child (starting when he was five years old), he began as a teenager to perform with musicians such as Mark Murphy and Jaco Pastorius. He attended Pine Crest School. In 1983, after graduating from high school, he began studying piano at the New England Conservatory in Boston, where he performed as a sideman with Dewey Redman, Billy Higgins, Bob Mintzer, Alan Dawson. Medeski attributes his early interest in playing improvised music and jazz to listening to Oscar Peterson.   Medeski performs in a range of musical styles, from accessible groove based funk and jazz to more experimental music, including many of John Zorn's projects.   Medeski is best known for his work with Medeski Martin & Wood including drummer and percussionist Billy Martin and bassist Chris Wood. The trio formed in New York in 1991 playing gigs at The Village Gate. Since the mid-1990s they have toured steadily in both national and international funk, jazz, and jam music scenes. The band has collaborated with such musicians as Iggy Pop, Trey Anastasio and John Scofield. Medeski was also an inaugural member of the Independent Music Awards' judging panel to support independent artists.   In 2006, John Medeski & The Itch performed their debut gig at the All Good Music Festival in Masontown, West Virginia. The Itch consists of Eric Krasno (guitar) of Soulive and Adam Deitch (drums) with Medeski playing a B3 Organ. In 2008, Medeski was featured on guitarist Will Bernard's Blue Plate Special album. In 2012, Medeski was featured on progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria's albums "The Afterman: Ascension" and "The Afterman: Descension," performing piano, clavinet and synthesizer parts. In 2016, Medeski formed the supergroup Saudade along with Chino Moreno of Deftones, Team Sleep, Palms, and Crosses; guitarist Dr. Know of Bad Brains; bassist Chuck Doom of Crosses and Team Sleep; and drummer Mackie Jayson of Cro-Mags and Bad Brains.   from Wikipedia

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It's A Jungle In Here Gramavision GCD 79495 recorded August 1993 in New York City/USA	John Medeski, organ, piano Billy Martin, drums, percussion Chris Wood, bass Marc Ribot, guitar Dave Binney, alto sax Jay Rodrigues, alto sax, tenor sax Josh Roseman, trombone Steven Bernstein, trumpet
Lunar Crush Gramavision GCD 79498	David Fiuczynski, guitar John Medeski, keyboards Fima Ephron, bass Gene Lake, drums Jojo Mayer, drums Michelle Johnson, vocals Gloria Tropp, vocals
Friday Afternoon In The Universe Gramavision GCD 79503 recorded January and February 1994 in New York City and in Hawaii/USA	John Medeski, organ, piano, keyboards Billy Martin, drums, percussion Chris Wood, bass, harmonica, flute
Live at Covered Dish bootleg recorded 27 March 1996 at Covered Dish in Gainesville, FL/USA	John Medeski, organ, keyboards Billy Martin, drums, percussion Chris Wood, bass
Live at 12th & Porter bootleg recorded live 04 April 1996 at The Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, NC/USA	John Medeski, organ, keyboards Billy Martin, drums, percussion Chris Wood, bass Dean Bowman, vocals Dave Fiuczysnki, guitar
Live at 12th & Porter bootleg recorded live 08 April 1996 at 12th & Porter in Nashville, TN/USA	John Medeski, organ, keyboards Billy Martin, drums, percussion Chris Wood, bass
Shack-man Gramavision GCD 79514	John Medeski, Hammond B-3 organ, clavinet, Wurlitzer piano, Yamaha CSO1 II Billy Martin, drums, percussion Chris Wood, bass
Across The Omniverse Accurate Records AC-3272	Douglas Yates, altosax Oscar Noriega, alto sax Robb Rawlings, alto sax Andrew D'Angelo, alto sax. clarinet Russ Gershon, soprano sax, tenor sax Charlie Kohlhase, baritone sax Steve Norton, baritone sax Curtis Hasselbring, trombone Dan Fox, trombone Josh Roseman, trombone Russell Jewell, trombone John Carlson, trumpet Bob Seely, trumpet Tom Halter, trumpet John Medeski, piano, organ Chris Taylor, piano, synthesizer Kenny Freundlich, piano, synthesizer John Dirac, guitar Bob Nieske, bass John Turner, bass Mike Rivard, bass Eric Rosenthal, drums Jerome Dupree, drums Matt Wilson, drums
Over The Rainbow Accurate AC-4204 recorded in Appleton, WI and Dearborn Heights, MI/USA	Ken Schaphorst, trumpet John Medeski, organ Chris Wood, bass Billy Martin, drums
Good People Blue Note CDP 7243 8 56680 2 9	Javon Jackson, tenor sax John Medeski, organ Peter Washington, bass Billy Drummond, drums Cyro Baptista, percussion
Combustication Blue Note 72434 9301122 recorded in New York City/USA	John Medeski, keyboards Chris Wood, bass Billy Martin, drums, percussion
A Go Go Verve Records 314 539 979-2 recorded in New York City/USA	John Scofield, guitar Chris Wood, bass Billy Martin, drums, tambourine John Medeski, organ, piano, keyboards
Din Of Inequity Columbia CK 69432 recorded June 1997 in New York, NY/USA	Briggan Krauss, alto sax Steven Bernstein, trumpet Adam Levy, guitar John Medeski, Hammond B-3 organ London McDaniels, guitar Tony Scherr, bass Kenny Wollesen, drums
Last Chance to Dance Trance (Perhaps) Best Of (1991-1996) Gramavision GCD 79520 compilation	John Medeski, piano, organ Billy Martin, drums, percussion Chris Wood, bass
Papa Metro Blue 7243 4 99070 2 7	Salif Keita, guitar Ousmane Kouyaté, guitar John Medeski, organ Jean-Philippe Rykiel, keyboards Kélétigui Diabaté. balafon Toumani Diabaté, kora Adama Coulibaly, kora simbi Souleymanne Doumbia, percussion Henry Schroy, bas, drums Curtis Watts, drums
The Dropper Blue Note 7243 5 22841 2 2 recorded 1999 to 2000 in Brooklyn, NY/USA	John Medeski, keyboards Chris Wood, bass Billy Martin, drums, percussion Marc Ribot, guitar Marshall Allen, alto sax Paula Potocki, surdo Jane Scarpantoni, cello Joan Wasser, violin Charlie Burnham, violin
Sex Mob Does Bond Ropeadope Records 93054-2	Briggan Krauss, alto sax, baritone sax Steven Bernstein, trumpet, mellophone John Medeski, organ Tony Scherr, bass Kenny Wollesen, drums, percussion Sex Mob Soul Choir
Uninvisible Blue Note 7243 5 35870 2 4 recorded in Brooklyn, NY, Bearsville, NY and New York City/USA	Chris Wood, bass Billy Martin, drums, percussion John Medeski, keyboards Aaron Johnson, trombone Jordan McLean, trumpet, flugelhorn Todd Simon, trumpet, flugelhorn Michael Herbst, baritone saxaphone, bass clarinet Stuart D. Bogie, tenor sax, contra alto clarinet Scotty Hard, guitar Danny Blume, guitar, baritone guitar Nomad Rhythm Maker, guitar, turntables Brad Roberts, vocals Col. Bruce Hampton, vocals Eddie Bobe, congas, bata, shekere, bottle, bell DJ Olive, turntables
Electric Tonic Beatworld Music 1 recorded live at Tonic 04 July 1998 in New York City/USA	Chris Wood, bass Billy Martin, drums, percussion John Medeski, keyboards
live at Warfiel Theater bootleg recorded live at Warfiel Theater/USA	Chris Wood, bass Billy Martin, drums, percussion John Medeski, keyboards
Keep It Blue Jambaloha Records	Lorenzo, flute John Medeski, keyboards Billy Martin, drums, percussion Chris Wood, bass
End Of The World Party Blue Note 7243 5 95633 2 9V recorded in Brooklyn, NY and in Los Feliz, CA/USA	Chris Wood, bass Billy Martin, drums, percussion John Medeski, keyboards Marc Ribot, guitar Briggan Krauss, sax Steven Bernstein, trumpet
Edom Tzadik TZ 8105 recorded at Orange Music, New Jersey/USA	Eyal Maoz, guitar John Medeski, B3 organ Shanir Blumenkranz, bass Ben Perowsky, drums
Live At The Avalon Hollywood bootleg recorded 2005 live at the Avalon in Hollywood, CA/USA	John Medeski, keyboards Billy Martin, drums, percussion Chris Wood, bass
Live At Vegoose Festival bootleg recorded 28 October 2006 at Vegoose Festival in Las Vegas, NV/USA	John Madeski, keyboards Maceo Parker, alto sax Chris Wood, bass Billy Martin, drums
Note Bleu: Best Of The Blue Note Years 1998-2005 Blue Note 094635587722 compilation	John Medeski, piano, organ, keyboards Billy Martin, drums, percussion Chris Wood, bass, percussion
Out Louder Indirecto Records IR-01 recorded January 2006 in Brooklyn, NY/USA	John Medeski, keyboards John Scofield, guitar Billy Martin, drums, percussion Chris Wood, bass
Out Louder (2 CD) Emarcy 0602517204393 recorded January 2006 in Brooklyn, NY/USA, add. live recording on CD2	John Medeski, keyboards John Scofield, guitar Billy Martin, drums, percussion Chris Wood, bass
Mago Amulet Records amt 026 recorded July 2006	Billy Martkin, drums John Medeski, Hammond B-3 organ
Live at Jazzklubb Fasching LiveJazzLounge recorded live 21 July 2007 at Jazzklubb Fasching in Stockholm/Sweden	John Medeski, piano, organ, keyboards John Scofield, guitar
Rarities & B-sides Bootleg 2 CDs	John Medeski, piano, organ, keyboards Billy Martin, drums, percussion Chris Wood, bass, percussion
Let's Go Every Where Little Monster Records 02028-61119-2 recorded February 2006 in Shokan, NY/USA	John Medeski, keyboards Billy Martin, drums, percussion Chris Wood, bass, guitar, harmonica Lindgren Blue Room Class, choir
Zaebos Tzadik TZ 7368 recorded January and March 2008 in New York/USA	John Medeski, keyboards Billy Martin, drums Chris Wood, bass
Radiolarians I Indirecto Records INTO4 recorded March 2008 in Kingston, NY/USA	John Medeski, keyboards Billy Martin, drums, percussion Chris Wood, bass
Blue Plate Special Palmetto PM 2137 recorded January 2008	Will Bernard, guitar John Medeski, keyboards Andy Hess, bass Stanton Moore, drums
Heaven On Earth Half Note Records HN 4542 recorded live May 2009 at the Blue Note in New York City/USA	James Carter, soprano sax, tenor sax, baritone sax John Medeski, Hammond B-3 organ Adam Rogers, guitar Christian McBride, bass Joey Baron, drums
Radiolarians II Indirecto Records IR05 recorded August 2008 in Kingston, NY/USA	John Medeski, keyboards Billy Martin, drums, percussion Chris Wood, bass
Radiolarians III Indirecto Records IR07 recorded December 2008 in Kingston, NY/USA	John Medeski, keyboards Billy Martin, drums, percussion Chris Wood, bass
Explorarians Indirecto Records IR10 recorded live December 2009 in Kingston, NY/USA	John Medeski, keyboards Billy Martin, drums, percussion Chris Wood, bass
Remixolarians Indirecto Records IR10 recorded December 2009 in USA	John Medeski, keyboards Billy Martin, drums, percussion Chris Wood, bass
Big Neighborhood Heads Up HUCD 3157	Mike Stern, guitar Eric Johnson, guitar Steve Vai, guitar Bob Franceschini, sax Bob Malach, sax Randy Brecker, trumpet Richard Bona, vocals, bass Esperanza Spalding, vocals, bass Jim Beard, piano, keyboards, Hammond B-3 organ John Medeski, piano, clavinet, Hammond B-3 organ Chris Wood, bass Chris Minh Dokym, bass Lincoln Goines, bass Cindy Blackman, drums Dave Weckl, drums Terri Lyne Carrington, drums Billy Martin, drums Lionel Cordew, drums
Never Going Back Telarc CD-83692 recorded in Atlanta, GA and New York, NY/USA	Shemekia Copeland, vocals Arthur Neilson, guitar Oliver Wood, guitar Marc Ribot, guitar John Medeski, Hammond B-3 organ Ike Stubblefield, Hammond B-3 organ Kofi Burbridge, piano Chris Wood, bass Ted Pecchio, bass Tyler Greenwell, drums, percussion Marcus Henderson, tambourine
20 digital only	John Medeski, keyboards Billy Martin, drums Chris Wood, bass
Twisted Blues Volume 1 Abstract Logix ABLX 032 recorded November 2010 in Austin, TX and Stamford, CT/USA	Oz Noy, guitar Eric Johnson, guitar Jerry Z, organ John Medeski, organ Reese Wynans, organ Allen Toussaint, piano Roscoe Beck, bass Will Lee, bass Vinnie Colaiuta, drums Anton Fig, drums Chris Layton, drums Ralph MacDonald, tambourine
Dragonfly no label	Bill Evans, sax, vocals Ryan Cavanaugh, banjo Warren Haynes, guitar Steve Lukather, guitar Mitch Stein, guitar, vocals Clifford Carter, keyboards, vocals Danny Louis, organ John Medeski, organ Mickey Raphael, harmonica Andy Hess, bass, vocals Tim Lefebvre, bass Keith Carlock, drums Josh Dion, drums, vocals Roger Squitero, percussion Vaneese Thomas, vocals Rebecca Evans, vocals
Live At Yoshi's 2011 bootleg recorded recorded live 02 February 2011 at Yoshi's in Oakland, CA/USA	Tony Williams Live Time Tribute Band: Vernon Reid, guitar Carlos Santana, guitar John Medeski, organ Jack Bruce, bass, vocals Cindy Blackman, drums
Live At The Auditorio Stelio Molo live 07 April 2014 via Radio RSI Lugano/Switzerland	John Medeski, keyboards Billy Martin, drums, percussion Chris Wood, bass Nels Cline, guitar, electronics
Woodstock Sessions Vol. 2 Woodstock Sessions WS002 recorded live 27 August 2013 in Woodstock, NY/USA	John Medeski, keyboards Billy Martin, drums, percussion Chris Wood, bass Nels Cline, guitar
Live At Ronnie Scott's 2013 LiveJazzLounge recorded live 09 November 2013 at Ronnie Scott’s in London/Great Britain	John Medeski, organ, piano Chris Wood, bass Billy Martin, drums
Juice Indirecto Records IR16 recorded in Woodstock, NY/USA	John Medeski, keyboards John Scofield, guitar Chris Wood, bass Billy Martin, caxixi, cuica, drums Pedrito Martinez, congas, guiro
Terminals Cantaloupe Music CA21102 January/February 2014 in New York, NY/USA	Bobby Previte, drums Greg Osby, alto sax Nels Cline, guitar Zeena Parkins, harp John Medeski, piano, Hammond organ
Twisted Blues Volume 2 Abstract Logix ABLX043 recorded January 2013 in Austin, TX, Stamford, CT and New York City/USA	Oz Noy, guitar Lew Soloff, trumpet Giulio Carmassi, flute Warren Haynes, guitar Eric Johnson, guitar Greg Leisz, guitar Chick Corea, Fender Rhodes Allen Toussaint, piano Reese Wynans, organ Jerry Z, organ John Medeski, organ, Fender Rhodes Grégoire Maret, harmonica Roscoe Beck, bass Will Lee, bass, harmonica, tambourine, vocals Keith Carlock, drums Anton Fig, drums Chris Layton, drums Dave Weckl, drums
Live At Cully Jazz Festival LiveJazzLounge recorded live 05 April 2014 in Cully/Switzerland	John Medeski, organ, piano Nels Cline, guitar Chris Wood, bass Billy Martin, drums
Who Gives a Funk Abstract Logix ABLX 052 recorded September 2015 in Brooklyn, NY/USA	Oz Noy, guitar Ian Hendrickson-Smith, sax Chris Potter, sax Clark Gayton, trombone Fred Wesley, trombone Randy Brecker, trumpet David Guy, trumpet Joe Bonamassa, guitar Dweezil Zappa, guitar Robben Ford, guitar Jerry Z, organ Reese Wynans, organ John Medeski, piano, organ Roscoe Beck, bass Will Lee, bass, vocals Rocky Bryant, drums Anton Fig, drums Chris Layton, drums Steve Wolf, drums Daniel Sadownick, percussion Corey Glover, vocals
The Garden of Earthly Delights Tzadik TZ 8351 recorded December 2016 in New York, NY/USA	John Zorn, conductor of Simulacrum ensemble Trevor Dunn, Bass Kenny Grohowski, drums John Medeski, keyboards Matt Hollenberg, guitar Sara Serpa, voice
Hudson Motéma Music MTA-CD-228 recorded January 2017 in Catskill, NY/USA	John Scofield, guitar, flute John Medeski, piano, organ, flute, vocals Larry Grenadier, bass, vocals Jack DeJohnette, drums, flute, vocals
Mad Skillet Indirecto Records IR-17 recorded in New Orleans, LA/USA	John Medeski, organ Will Bernard, guitar Terence Higgins, drums Kirk Joseph, sousaphone
Omnisphere Indirecto Records IR17 recorded February 2015 in Denver, CO/USA	Chris Wood, bass Billy Martin, percussion John Medeski, piano, keyboards John Orfe, piano Hideaki Aomori, clarinet Elisabeth Stimpert, bass clarinet Michael Harley, bassoon Matt Marks, horn Christa Robinson, oboe Michael Clayville, trombone Jason Price, trumpet Erin Lesser, flute Isabel Hagen, viola Caleb Burhans, violin Courtney Orlando, violin Stefan Freund, cello Alan Pierson, conductor Miles Brown, bass Chris Thompson, percussion Matt Smallcomb, percussion
You The Brave: Live at Icehouse Ropeadope Sur recorded live July 2017 at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN/USA	Todd Clouser,guitar, vocals John Medeski, Hammond B-3 Organ, Fender Rhodes JT Bates, drums, percussion
Mellotron Variations Spaceflight Records 003 recorded live 21 April 2018 at Crosstown Arts in Memphis, TN/USA	John Medeski, keyboards Pat Sansone, guitar, keyboard, percussion, harpsichord Jonathan Kirkscey, cello Robby Grant
Beyond Good And Evil - Simulacrum Live Tzadik TZ 8369 recorded live July 2019 at Firehouse 12 in New Haven, CT/USA	John Medeski, organ Matt Hollenberg, guitar Kenny Grohowski, drums
History Gets Ahead of the Story Grizzley Music	Jeff Cosgrove, drums John Medeski, organ Jeff Lederer, sax
Baphomet Tzadik TZ 8372	John Zorn, composer John Medeski, organ Matt Hollenberg, guitar Kenny Grohowski, drums
Freelance Subversives Ropeadope RAD-554 recorded in Brooklyn, NY/USA	Will Bernard, guitar Skerik, tenor sax, baritone sax Jay Rodriguez, tenor sax, baritone sax, flute Eric Finland, Hammond B-3 organ, Hammond M-3 organ , clavinet, Wurlitzer Ben Stivers, Hammond B-3 organ, Farfisa organ, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer John Medeski, Hammond B-3 organ, Wurlitzer Ben Zwerin, bass Jeff Hanley, bass Eric Kalb, drums Moses Patrou, percussion
The Death Of Satan Tzadik CDTZA 8382	John Zorn, composer John Medeski, organ Matt Hollenberg, guitar Kenny Grohowski, drums
Good Time Music Royal Potato Family	Steven Bernstein, trumpet Peter Apfelbaum, soprano sax, tenor sax Doug Wieselman, tenor sax, clarinet Erik Lawrence, baritone sax Curtis Fowlkes, trombone Matt Munisteri, guitar John Medeski, organ Charlie Burnham, violin Ben Allison, bass Ben Perowsky, drums Catherine Russel, vocals
You Never Know Face Pelt Records FP 2201	Andrew Fogliano, tenor sax, baritone sax, flute Phil Grenadier, trumpet Duke Levine, guitar David Fiuczynski, guitar Brahim Fribgane, oud, bendir, karakab, cajon, frame drum, dumbek, vocal Mike Rivard, sintir, bass, tamboura Kevin Barry, lap steel Paul Schultheis, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, organ, clavinet, synthesizer John Medeski, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, organ, Mellotron, clavinet Thorleifur Gaukur Davidsson, harmonica Dean Johnston, drums Amit Kavthekar, tabla
Perchance To Dream Tzadik TZ 8387 recorded October 2021	John Zorn, composer John Medeski, organ Brian Marsella, piano Bill Frisell, guitar Kenny Wollesen, drums, chimes
Spinoza Tzadik TZ 8388 recorded November 2021	John Zorn, composer Matt Hollenberg, guitar John Medeski, organ, Fender Rhodes Kenny Grohowski, drums
444 Tzadik TZ 8398 recorded in New York, NY/USA	John Zorn, composer Matt Hollenberg, guitar Brian Marsella, piano John Medeski, organ Kenny Grohowski, drums
The Hermetic Organ Vol. 12 Tzadik TZ 9307 recorded November 2023 at Grote Kerk in Den Bosch/The Netherlands	John Zorn, church organ John Medeski, church organ

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