Medeski, Martin & Wood – Jamaica 2016

Medeski, Martin & Wood began 2016 (their 25th year playing together!) with a handful of shows in Jamaica opening for moe. and Little Feat. Fortunately for us, Little Feat archivist Chris Cafiero was on hand filming the first three nights (of the four), and he even snagged soundboard audio patches each night. Another taper, Steve Wilner also filmed with cameras at both stage right and stage left, as well as front of house. These tapers graciously shared the raw files with me and now we can all enjoy all three nights in multi-camera glory. If you’re an MMW fan, get ready for 3 hours of couch tour! Did I mention that Chris is playing only his Fender Jazz bass for the whole run? Or that they bust out tons of old favorites and get into a large amount of tasty groove-based improvisation? I shouldn’t have to say anything else. But I will say cheers to #MMW25! We’re off to a great start and let’s hope they book a lot more gigs, including something in New Orleans for Jazz Fest!

Medeski Martin & Wood 1/12/16 Jamaica

Medeski Martin & Wood 1/11/16 Runaway Bay, Jamaica @ Jewel Paradise Cove Resort – Tropical Throe.down 2016:
Sorrow [David Bowie / The McCoys cover] > Lonely Avenue [Ray Charles cover] > Think > Improv > Is There Anybody Here That Love My Jesus, Gonzo [James Booker cover]

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Medeski Martin & Wood 1/12/16 Jamaica

Medeski Martin & Wood 1/12/16 Runaway Bay, Jamaica @ Jewel Paradise Cove Resort – Tropical Throe.down 2016:
Improv > Coconut Boogaloo > Henduck > Improv > Shackman

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Medeski Martin & Wood 1/13/16 Jamaica

Medeski Martin & Wood 1/13/16 Runaway Bay, Jamaica @ Jewel Paradise Cove Resort – Tropical Throe.down 2016:
Chinoiserie [Duke Ellington cover], Just Like I Pictured It, Night Marchers > Improv > Wiggly’s Way, Brigas Nunca Mais [Antonio Carlos Jobim / Elis Regina cover], Heaven On Earth [Larry Young cover]

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You can find the audio downloads for all 3 nights over at bt.etree.org.
Night 1
Night 2
Night 3

Also, for a limited time, I have the 8 gig edited video files (with uncompressed LPCM audio) from each night available for download.
Night 1
Night 2
Night 3

Mike Dillon Band with Claude Coleman Jr. 11/22/15 Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlies

Claude Coleman & Mike Dillon at Cosmic Charlies

Mike Dillon Band 11/22/15 Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlies:
Part 1 of 7:
Blueberry’s Diddy [DVS cover], Omar [Garage A Trois cover] > So Long Pal, Tortoise In A Can (Rainbow Is Missing A Stripe) [Hairy Apes BMX cover], Cremate Me (On a Pirate Ship Going Out the Mississippi River) [new song]

Mike Dillon Band 11/22/15 Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlies:
Part 2 of 7:
Hero The Burro, Leather On > Vikings > [new song], I Ain’t Buyin

Mike Dillon Band 11/22/15 Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlies:
Part 3 of 7:
Old School [Billy Goat cover], She Hit Me With That Sweet ‘N Low [?new song?], Life Is Not A Football [new song], The Man Who Shot The Voting Machine [Mike Dillon’s Go-Go Jungle cover] > DVS [DVS cover] > Relapse King [Hairy Apes BMX cover] > Go-Go’s Theme (Song No. 2) [Mike Dillon’s Go-Go Jungle cover]

Mike Dillon Band 11/22/15 Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlies:
Part 4 of 7:
Go-Go’s Theme (Song No. 2) [Mike Dillon’s Go-Go Jungle cover]

Mike Dillon Band 11/22/15 Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlies:
Part 5 of 7:
Bullsnake [?Hairy Apes BMX cover?] > ??? > I Ain’t Gonna Give Nobody None Of My Jelly Roll [Sweet Emma Barrett cover] > ??? (continued), ?Wash Your Hands? [?new song?], Bobby Jindal Was An Anchor Baby [new song]

Mike Dillon Band 11/22/15 Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlies:
Part 6 of 7:
Bobby Jindal Was An Anchor Baby [new song], Devil’s Playground [The Dead Kenny G’s cover], Encore: Yeah It’s Christmas (So You Went and Shot Some Dope), Head > Your Mother Was My Teacher [Mike Dillon’s Go-Go Jungle cover], Speedtrap [new song] (with Derick on percussion)

Mike Dillon Band 11/22/15 Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlies:
Part 7 of 7:
Speedtrap [new song] (with Derick on percussion)

Mike Dillon Band - Cliff Hines, Nathan Lambertson & Claude Coleman

Mike Dillon Band
November 22, 2015
Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlies

Sony ECM-MS908C stereo mic > Canon XA-20 video camera > LPCM WAV 44/16 > CD Wave Editor (tracking) > FLAC

AUDIO DOWNLOAD: FLAC TORRENT or LIVE MUSIC ARCHIVE

01. (first 30 seconds missing) Blueberry’s Diddy [DVS cover]
02. Omar [Garage A Trois cover] >
03. So Long Pal
04. Tortoise In A Can (Rainbow Is Missing A Stripe) [Hairy Apes BMX cover]
05. Cremate Me (On a Pirate Ship Going Out the Mississippi River) [new song]
06. Hero The Burro
07. Leather On >
08. Vikings > [new song]
09. I Ain’t Buyin
10. Old School [Billy Goat cover]
11. She Hit Me With That Sweet ‘N Low [?new song?]
12. Life Is Not A Football [new song]
13. The Man Who Shot The Voting Machine [Mike Dillon’s Go-Go Jungle cover] >
14. DVS [DVS cover] >
15. Relapse King [Hairy Apes BMX cover] >
16. Go-Go’s Theme (Song No. 2) [Mike Dillon’s Go-Go Jungle cover]
17. Bullsnake [?Hairy Apes BMX cover?] >
18. ??? > I Ain’t Gonna Give Nobody None Of My Jelly Roll [Sweet Emma Barrett cover] > ??? (continued)
19. ?Wash Your Hands? [?new song?]
20. Bobby Jindal Was An Anchor Baby [new song]
21. Devil’s Playground [The Dead Kenny G’s cover]
Encore:
22. Yeah It’s Christmas (So You Went and Shot Some Dope)
23. Head >
24. Your Mother Was My Teacher [Mike Dillon’s Go-Go Jungle cover]
25. Speedtrap [new song] (with Derick on percussion)

Mike Dillon Band:
Mike Dillon
– vocals, vibraphone, percussion
Claude Coleman Jr. – drums
Cliff Hines – guitar
Nathan Lambertson – upright bass, Moog synthesizer

Notes:
Go-Go’s Theme has 2 short cuts in it as I was changing my camera battery.

José James celebrates Billie Holiday & John Coltrane – Sept 4, 2015 at Chicago Jazz Fest

Jose James & Leo Genovese at Chicago Jazz Festival

José James 9/4/15 Chicago Jazz Festival
Equinox [John Coltrane cover]:

José James 9/4/15 Chicago Jazz Festival
Tenderly [Billie Holiday cover]:

José James 9/4/15 Chicago Jazz Festival
God Bless The Child [Billie Holiday cover]:

Jose James, Solomon Dorsey & Nate Smith at Chicago Jazz Festival

José James: The Music of Billie Holiday
September 4, 2015
Chicago, IL @ Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park – Chicago Jazz Festival

Sony ECM-MS908C stereo mic > Canon XA-20 video cam > 16/48 WAV > Vegas Pro 12.0 > 16/44 WAV > CD Wave Editor > FLAC

AUDIO DOWNLOAD: FLAC TORRENT or MP3 ZIP

01. Good Morning Heartache >
02. Body And Soul
03. José speaks / Equinox Intro
04. Equinox [John Coltrane cover]
05. Tenderly
06. José speaks
07. God Bless The Child

José James – vocals
Leo Genovese – piano, Fender Rhodes
Solomon Dorsey – bass
Nate Smith – drums

Set time was 6pm to 6:55pm. José soundchecked with a guitar but never played it. He posted later that evening on Instagram: Thank you Chicago that was dope!!! I wish I could’ve played longer I didn’t even get to play my guitar!! But you showed love. Thank you for helping to honor the great Billie Holiday, a fearless leader who championed for equal rights + change in the face of brutality #blacklivesmatter https://instagram.com/p/7O0SePxDN0/

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