John Medeski’s Mad Skillet album release show at Cincinnati’s Ludlow Garage 11/9/18

John Medeski’s Mad Skillet
November 9, 2018 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Ludlow Garage
Soundcheck / recap video:

John Medeski’s Mad Skillet
November 9, 2018 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Ludlow Garage
Set One:

John Medeski’s Mad Skillet
November 9, 2018 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Ludlow Garage
Set Two:

John Medeski’s Mad Skillet
November 9, 2018
Cincinnati, OH @ The Ludlow Garage

AUDIO DOWNLOAD: FLAC TORRENT

SBD Matrix: SBD > XLR + Neumann AK40/LC3/KM100 (on stage, centered, ORTF @ 30″ high) > Sound Devices MixPre-6 [24/48] > WAV > Cool Edit Pro (dither to 16bit) > Vegas Pro 14.0 (mix) > CD Wave Editor (tracking) > FLAC
Audio recording by K.C. Cadwallader
Mix & tracking by Funk It
Photos by Shackaholic

Set One:
01. Introduction
02. Inside Straight [Cannonball Adderley / Dirty Dozen Brass Band cover]
03. Man About Town >
04. Invincible Bubble
05. Adele
06. Medeski banter / band intros
07. The Golden Lady [Sun Ra cover]
08. Medeski banter
09. Dead Dog In The Street [Dirty Dozen Brass Band cover]

Set Two:
01. Intro
02. Tuna In A Can
03. Baby Goats
04. Winin’ Boy Blues [Jelly Roll Morton cover] >
05. Piri Piri
06. Psychedelic Rhino >
07. Wiggly’s Way [Medeski Martin & Wood cover]
08. Medeski banter / band intros
09. Who Took The Happiness Out? [Dirty Dozen Brass Band cover]

John Medeski – organ & keyboards
Will Bernard – guitar
Kirk Joseph – sousaphone
Terence Higgins – drums

John Medeski's Mad Skillet Ludlow Garage, Cincinnati Photo by Shackaholic

John Medeski's Mad Skillet Ludlow Garage, Cincinnati Photo by Shackaholic

John Medeski's Mad Skillet Ludlow Garage, Cincinnati Photo by Shackaholic

John Medeski's Mad Skillet Ludlow Garage, Cincinnati Photo by Shackaholic

John Medeski's Mad Skillet Ludlow Garage, Cincinnati Photo by Shackaholic

John Medeski's Mad Skillet Ludlow Garage, Cincinnati Photo by Shackaholic

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)

John Medeski’s Mad Skillet 4/25/16 New Orleans, LA @ Little Gem Saloon Ramp Room

John Medeski's Mad Skillet 2016 Little Gem Saloon

John Medeski’s Mad Skillet
4/25/16 New Orleans, LA @ Little Gem Saloon’s Ramp Room
Set One:

Briar Patch [Brother Jack McDuff cover], Dead Dog In The Street [Kirk Joseph], Blister [Will Bernard], Mojet [Mago cover], ???

John Medeski’s Mad Skillet
4/25/16 New Orleans, LA @ Little Gem Saloon’s Ramp Room
Set Two:

Inside Straight [Cannonball Adderley / Dirty Dozen Brass Band cover], 571 [Will Bernard], ???, Adele [Kirk Joseph], Baby Goats [John Medeski], Awanna [Will Bernard], Wiggly’s Way [Medeski Martin & Wood cover]

John Medeski's Mad Skillet 2016 Little Gem Saloon

John Medeski’s Mad Skillet
April 25, 2016
New Orleans, LA @ Little Gem Saloon’s Ramp Room

Recorded, Mixed, & Mastered by Phil Harris – PH Balanced Recordings
SBD matrix: Schoeps CCM5’s (ORTF/Cardioid Onstage Center) + Mono SBD feed > Tascam DR-70D
SBD was mostly piano and keys, nothing else in it.
Most of the mix is from my Schoeps onstage.

AUDIO DOWNLOAD: FLAC TORRENT or LIVE MUSIC ARCHIVE
VIDEO DOWNLOAD: TORRENT

Set One – 11:15pm:
01. Briar Patch [Brother Jack McDuff cover]
02. Dead Dog In The Street [Kirk Joseph]
03. Blister [Will Bernard]
04. Mojet [Mago cover]
05. ???

Set Two – 12:55pm:
01. Inside Straight [Cannonball Adderley / Dirty Dozen Brass Band cover]
02. 571 [Will Bernard]
03. ???
04. Adele [Kirk Joseph]
05. Baby Goats [John Medeski]
06. Awanna [Will Bernard]
07. Wiggly’s Way [Medeski Martin & Wood cover]

John Medeski’s Mad Skillet:
John Medeski
– organ, piano
Will Bernard – guitar
Kirk Joseph – sousaphone
Terence Higgins – drums

Notes:
This was the 3rd year for this project. In 2014 it was billed as Will Bernard’s Blue Plate Review and occurred on Saturday of first weekend with Eric Kalb on drums. In 2015 it was billed as Will Bernard’s Blue Plate Special, on Thursday night, and cemented the lineup with Terence Higgins on drums. In 2016 it was Monday night and it was clear that Medeski was the leader of this group. They are going to record an album soon and start a kickstarter campaign. They also played a few European gigs in July of 2016.

John Medeski's Mad Skillet

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