Neon-Medeski – April 30, 2018 – late night New Orleans Jazz Fest Jam Session featuring Daru Jones, MonoNeon, John Medeski, Robert Walter, Skerik & DJ Logic plus guests

Neon Medeski - One Eyed Jack's 2018

Neon-Medeski
April 30, 2018 (actually 2am on 5/1/18)
New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jack’s

01. Improv }
02. Improv }
03. Improv }
04. A Change Is Gonna Come [Sam Cooke cover] (with Jermaine Holmes) }
05. Improv (with Maurice Brown) }
06. Bitches Brew [Miles Davis cover] (with Maurice Brown) }
07. Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples [Parliament cover] } Improv (with Deshawn “D’Vibes” Alexander, Borahm Lee & Marcus Machado) }
08. If You Get Lonely (with Charles “Redd” Middleton, Deshawn “D’Vibes” Alexander & Marcus Machado) }
09. Do That Stuff [Parliament cover] (with ??? on sax, Deshawn “D’Vibes” Alexander & Marcus Machado) }
10. She’s Always In My Hair [Prince cover] (with Jermaine Holmes & Marcus Machado)
11. Improv }
12. Improv }
13. Improv (with Maurice Brown) }
14. Dynamite [J Dilla / The Roots cover] } Improv } Theme From A Symphony [Ornette Coleman cover] coda (last half with Borahm Lee & Wil Blades swaps out with Medeski)

Neon-Medeski:
John Medeski
– keyboards
MonoNeon – bass
Daru Jones – drums
Skerik – saxophone
Robert Walter – keyboards
DJ Logic – turntables

Guests:
Maurice Brown
– trumpet
Deshawn “D’Vibes” Alexander – keyboards
Borahm Lee – keyboards
Marcus Machado – guitar
Jermaine Holmes – vocals
Charles “Redd” Middleton – vocals
??? – saxophone
Wil Blades – organ

AUDIO: Schoeps CCM5’s } Tascam DR-70D (onstage center 4′ high in ORTF/Cardioid Mode) by Phil Harris / PH Balanced Recordings
VIDEO Recorded & Edited by Funk It Blog

Neon Medeski - One Eyed Jack's

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And here’s an extra treat:

DMD (Daru Jones, Marcus Machado & Doug Wimbish)
May 1, 2018
New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jack’s (opening for Dragon Smoke)

You’re Turning Me On (with Jermaine Holmes & Charles “Redd” Middleton)
Someone Like You (with Jermaine Holmes & Charles “Redd” Middleton)

DMD:
Daru Jones
– drums
Marcus Machado – guitar
Doug Wimbish – bass

Guests:
Jermaine Holmes
– vocals
Charles “Redd” Middleton – vocals

Eric Benny Bloom & his Lettuce cohorts pay tribute to Miles Davis with “Bitches Bloom / Witches Stew” late night jazz fest gig

Bitches Bloom at Blue Nile

Lettuce / Witches Stew (billed as Bitches Bloom)
May 2nd, 2017 – New Orleans, LA @ Blue Nile
Part 1 of 4:
Sivad > Benny Runs The Voodoo Down >

Bee Getz as quoted in his NOLA Jazz Fest After-Dark 2017 overview review at Live For Live Music:

Bitches Bloom followed DRKWAV’s phantasmagorical performance Tuesday night at the Blue Nile, and the Royal Fam regiment immediately distinguished themselves from the dozens of other tributes taking place around town. Helmed by Lettuce trumpet player Eric “Benny” Bloom, Bitches Bloom took a long, hard look into the Miles Davis catalog of the late 60’s and dawn of the 70’s. Bloom employed a sort of method acting, mean-mugging and glaring at his assembled players until they achieved tone and textures to his liking, just as Davis would do to start performances in those times. Bloom was joined by Lettuce co-conspirators Adam Deitch (drums), Nigel Hall (keys), Ryan Zoidis (sax), and Jesus Coomes, who handled the Michael Henderson basslines with aplomb.

Lettuce / Witches Stew (billed as Bitches Bloom)
May 2nd, 2017 – New Orleans, LA @ Blue Nile
Part 2 of 4:
Shhh/Peaceful > It’s About That Time >

Benny Bloom was master of ceremonies and star of this serenade. The steamy, foreboding performance saw sit-ins from Wil Blades (organ) and trumpet mavens Maurice “Mo Betta” Brown and Aaron Janik. Benny meticulously searched deep into the annals of this era, and the setlist included opener “Sivad,” a harrowing revamp entitled “Benny Runs the Voodoo Down,” “Right Off,” “It’s About that Time,” “Jean Pierre,” this writer’s favorite jam “Black Satin” (off of 1972’s brilliant On the Corner). Be advised that the separations hardly mattered, as they were just shifts in groove that altered the time-space continuum. Leaving the Blue Nile sometime near 4 a.m., we were left shaking our heads at how Benny and company had so effectively mined the Miles zeitgeist whilst delivering this shell-shocking, inventive performance. Bitches Bloom found itself immediately on the short list of the finest shows at Jazz Fest 2017, a testament to the modus operandi of this murderers’ row.

Lettuce / Witches Stew (billed as Bitches Bloom)
May 2nd, 2017 – New Orleans, LA @ Blue Nile
Part 3 of 4:
Right Off (with Aaron Janik & Maurice Brown) > Improv?

Lettuce / Witches Stew (billed as Bitches Bloom)
May 2nd, 2017 – New Orleans, LA @ Blue Nile
Part 4 of 4:
Black Satin > Jean Pierre

Lettuce / Witches Stew (billed as Bitches Bloom)
May 2nd, 2017
New Orleans, LA @ Blue Nile

Sony ECM-MS908C stereo mic > Canon XA-20 video cam as LPCM 16/48 audio > 16/44 WAV > FLAC

AUDIO DOWNLOAD: FLAC TORRENT or MP3 ZIP 1 or MP3 ZIP 2 or LIVE MUSIC ARCHIVE

01. Sivad >
02. Benny Runs The Voodoo Down >
03. Shhh/Peaceful > It’s About That Time >
04. Right Off (with Aaron Janik & Maurice Brown) >
05. Improv?
06. Black Satin >
07. Jean Pierre

Eric Benny Bloom – trumpet, keyboards, percussion
Ryan Zoidis – saxophone
Adam Deitch – drums
Jesus Coomes – bass
Wil Blades – keyboards
Nigel Hall – keyboards

Guests:
Maurice Brown – trumpet
Aaron Janik – trumpet

Bitches Bloom at Blue Nile

VIDEO: Will Bernard’s Blue Plate Special with John Medeski, Kirk Joseph & Terence Higgins

Will Bernard's Blue Plate Special with John Medeski & Kirk Joseph

Will Bernard’s Blue Plate Special 4/30/15 New Orleans, LA @ Little Gem Saloon’s Ramp Room
Part 1 of 3:
Baby Goats (second half), Blister

Will Bernard’s Blue Plate Special 4/30/15 New Orleans, LA @ Little Gem Saloon’s Ramp Room
Part 2 of 3:
Dead Dog In The Street [Kirk Joseph] > Tubby [James Booker cover]

Will Bernard’s Blue Plate Special 4/30/15 New Orleans, LA @ Little Gem Saloon’s Ramp Room
Part 3 of 3:
Set Two: Awanna (with Wil Blades) > 571 (with Wil Blades), Adele [Kirk Joseph], Briar Patch [Brother Jack McDuff cover], You Haven’t Done Nothin’ [Stevie Wonder cover]
Encore: Wiggly’s Way [Medeski Martin & Wood cover]

Will Bernard’s Blue Plate Special
April 30, 2015
New Orleans, LA @ Little Gem Saloon’s Ramp Room

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Recorded, Mixed, & Mastered by Phil Harris – PH Balanced Recordings
SBD matrix: Schoeps CCM5’s + Royer SF12 > 4 x Forssell SMP-500a / Radial Six Pack Workhorse > Tascam DR-70D at 24/96
-mics onstage center
-Schoeps positioned horizontally (ORTF/Cardioid) at 4′
-Royer positioned vertically (Blumlein) at 5′
-mixed & processed to 16/44 with L3 + Cubase 7

Set One – 11pm:
01. Inside Straight [Cannonball Adderley / Dirty Dozen Brass Band cover] >
02. Baby Goats
03. Blister
04. ???
05. Dead Dog In The Street [Kirk Joseph] >
06. Tubby [James Booker cover]

Set Two – 12:45pm:
07. Awanna > (with Wil Blades)
08. 571 (with Wil Blades)
09. Adele [Kirk Joseph]
10. Briar Patch [Brother Jack McDuff cover]
11. You Haven’t Done Nothin’ [Stevie Wonder cover]
Encore:
12. Wiggly’s Way [Medeski Martin & Wood cover]

Will Bernard’s Blue Plate Special:
Will Bernard
– guitar
John Medeski – organ, piano
Kirk Joseph – sousaphone
Terence Higgins – drums

Guests:
Wil Blades
– organ

Will Bernard's Blue Plate Special with Wil Blades

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