Eric Krasno & Friends at Jazz Fest 2019 (George Porter Jr., Ivan Neville, Terence Higgins, Marcus King, Danny Mayer & Johnny Vidacovich)

Eric Krasno & Friends
April 30, 2019
New Orleans, LA @ Central City BBQ – NOLA Crawfish Festival

Eric Krasno – guitar, vocals
George Porter Jr. – bass, vocals
Ivan Neville – keyboards, vocals
Terence Higgins – drums

Eric Krasno & Friends
April 30, 2019 – New Orleans, LA @ NOLA Crawfish Festival @ Central City BBQ
Part 1 of 3: Boogie On Reggae Woman [Stevie Wonder]

Eric Krasno & Friends
April 30, 2019 – New Orleans, LA @ NOLA Crawfish Festival @ Central City BBQ
Part 2 of 3: Get Back [The Beatles], That’s What Love Will Make You Do [Little Walter], How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) [Marvin Gaye], These Arms Of Mine [Otis Redding], Curse Lifter (with Danny Mayer), Jezebel (with Danny Mayer)

Eric Krasno & Friends
April 30, 2019 – New Orleans, LA @ NOLA Crawfish Festival @ Central City BBQ
Part 3 of 3: Sweet Little Angel (with Marcus King), Sugaree [The Grateful Dead] (with Marcus King), Unconditional Love (with Marcus King & Danny Mayer)

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Johnny Vidacovich, George Porter Jr. & Eric Krasno
April 25, 2019 – New Orleans, LA @ Maple Leaf
Set 1: Watch The Mountains Grow (Johnny & Eric) > Improv > Improv, Improv, Whole Lotta Fun > I Don’t Know > Funkify Your Life [The Meters] > Third Stone From The Sun [Jimmy Hendrix] > Them Changes [Buddy Miles] > Stoop Down Baby [Chick Willis], Careful Who You Idolize

Johnny Vidacovich, George Porter Jr. & Eric Krasno
April 25, 2019 – New Orleans, LA @ Maple Leaf
Set 2: Improv, I’ll Take You There [Al Bell / The Staples Singers] (with Donnie Sundal), If You Want Me To Stay [Sly & The Family Stone] (with Donnie Sundal & Tony Hall), Aint’ No Use (To Cut You Loose) [The Meters] > Come Together [The Beatles] > Sugaree [The Grateful Dead]

Johnny Vidacovich & John Medeski – 2018 – Three Nights of Jazz in New Orleans

John Medeski, Johnny Vidacovich, Chris Wood, Skerik, Maple Leaf

The New Orleans Jazz Festival is a 10 day marathon that fills the city with amazing musicians and music for 2 full weekends (and the daze between). I’ve found that there is a much more palpable energy on the first weekend, when you can feel the city coming alive and people aren’t yet worn down, hitting the wall, or already crashed and burned. Maybe you can’t separate the pros from the amateurs yet, but everyone is ready for magic to happen.

This year’s pleasure was hearing Johnny Vidacovich & John Medeski team up for 3 shows, on First Friday and then on Monday and Tuesday. Vidacovich’s playing on all 3 was fresh and invigorated, which you’re not guaranteed to get from him on second weekend gigs, whether he has his pre-show espresso or not.

These are once in a lifetime performances by musicians that are absolute masters of jazz, groove and intention in their playing. Much of it is improvisational, but at peak execution. It is extremely gratifying to capture these musical moments for posterity and help spread them far and wide, hopefully bringing attention and wider appreciation to this alluring city and it’s spectacular musical gumbo.

– RandyB (October 13, 2018)

I also have to shout out the great audio tapers that really make these videos stand out with excellent and professional audio recordings. Jason “Picklemic” Loomis and Phil Harris (aka PH Balanced Recordings)!

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Medeski, Vidacovich & Wood with Skerik
Friday, April 27th, 2018
New Orleans, LA @ Maple Leaf
SET ONE:
Hip Chops [Rahsaan Roland Kirk], Sham Time [Eddie Harris], Coffee [Vidacovich] > Improv > Improv > Improv (inc. Third Stone From The Sun [Jimi Hendrix] & A Love Supreme [John Coltrane]), Blues Improv Outro

Medeski, Vidacovich & Wood with Skerik
April 27th, 2018
New Orleans, LA @ Maple Leaf
SET TWO:
Buster Rides Again [Bud Powell] (inc. Caravan [Duke Ellington]) > Wiggly’s Way [Medeski] > Improv > Improv

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Jphnny Vidacovich, John Medeski, Chris Wood at dba New Orleans

Medeski, Vidacovich & Wood
Monday, April 30th, 2018
New Orleans, LA @ d.b.a.
Set TWO:
Chinoiserie [Duke Ellington], Bemsha Swing / Lively Up Yourself [Thelonious Monk / Bob Marley], Tootie Ma (Is A Big Fine Thing) [Danny Barker], You Haven’t Don’t Nothin’ [Stevie Wonder], Nostalgia In Times Square / Angel Race (I’ll Wait For You) [Charles Mingus / Sun Ra]

Unfortunately I didn’t arrive in time to capture video of the first set, as it was just too crowded. I did get in to see most of it though, and Picklemic has audio of both sets right here:

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John Vidacovich, John Medeski & Will Bernard
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
New Orleans, LA @ Cafe Istanbul

Beatrice [Sam Rivers] > Y Todavia La Quiero [Joe Henderson], Mojet [Medeski], Improv > ?Improv? > Improv > Tubby [James Booker], Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise [Sigmund Romberg], Is It Nature’s Rock N’ Roll? [Vidacovich] > Coffee [Vidacovich] (coda)

Johnny Vidacovich, John Medeski, Will Bernard at Cafe Istanbul, New Orleans

AUDIO: Schoeps CCM5’s } Tascam DR-70D (onstage center 4′ high in ORTF/Cardioid Mode) by Phil Harris (aka PH Balanced Recordings)

VIDEO & AUDIO: John Medeski, Oteil Burbridge & Johnny Vidacovich @ d.b.a NOLA

Johnny Vidacovich, Oteil Burbridge & John Medeski

Johnny Vidacovich, Oteil Burbridge & John Medeski
5/1/17 New Orleans, LA @ d.b.a. – SET ONE:

Johnny Vidacovich, Oteil Burbridge & John Medeski
5/1/17 New Orleans, LA @ d.b.a. – SET TWO:

Johnny Vidacovich, Oteil Burbridge & John Medeski
May 1st, 2017
New Orleans, LA @ d.b.a.

VIDEO: Canon XA20 on tripod
AUDIO (by Picklemic): AT 4050st (stage) + SBD > busDR70r 24/48
Filmed & Edited by FunkItBlog

Set 1:
01. ??? >
02. Improv >
03. Improv >
04. Improv >
05. Improv > United [Wayne Shorter cover]
06. Olde Wyne [AFO Executives cover]

Set 2: (with Kofi Burbridge)
01. Improv > ??? coda
02. The Chicken [The J.B.’s cover]
03. Is It Nature’s Rock N’ Roll? (I Don’t Know)

Johnny Vidacovich – drums, vocals
Oteil Burbridge – bass
John Medeski – organ

Guests:
Kofi Burbridge – flute

Johnny Vidacovich, Oteil Burbridge & John Medeski & Kofi Burbridge

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