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John Medeski, 'A Different Time'
John Medeski - Luz Marina
John Medeski Interview @ Bonnaroo 2012
1 A Different Time
2 I'm Falling In Love Again
3 His Eye Is On The Sparrow
4 Ran
5 Graveyard Fields
6 Luz Marina
7 Waiting At The Gait
8 Lacrima
9 Otis
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Keyboard master John Medeski thrives on the unpredictable, a trait that has kept his work with the trailblazing trio Medeski Martin & Wood (MMW) fresh and surprising for more than twenty years. With A Different Time, his first solo piano project, Medeski once again takes his sound in a completely unexpected direction - unexpected even to him. "I had a more eclectic record in mind," Medeski says. "I wanted to put out something that would be more representative of what my live solo concerts are like." The first release on Sony Classical's newly-revived OKeh Records imprint, A Different Time is a far more introspective, meditative collection than fans of MMW's lively, groove-driven music might expect. Consisting mostly of Medeski's own compositions and improvisations, with a familiar spiritual and a Willie Nelson song added into the mix, the album presents a different side of Medeski's prodigious artistry, one which he was initially reluctant to display.

  • John Medeski and Daniel Lopatin detail soundtrack album for Nathan Fielder's 'The Curse' / Pitchfork
    Posted At: November 10, 2023 12:00 AM
    Lopatin, a regular collaborator of show co-creator Benny Safdie, served as the executive producer of the albumPitchfork's Evan Minsker writes…..John Medeski has announced The Curse (Music From the Showtime Original Series), which is out November 17 via Milan Records. The 52-song soundtrack to the new show from Benny Safdie and Nathan Fielder, which co-stars Fielder and Emma Stone, was executive produced by ...
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  • John Medeski talks songwriting and collaboration ahead of Fire Jelly show in Portsmouth / Ink Link Q&A
    Posted At: November 8, 2023 12:00 AM
    Equally comfortable behind a Steinway grand piano, Hammond organ or any number of vintage keyboards, John Medeski is a highly sought after improviser and band leader whose projects range from work with John Zorn, The Word (Robert Randolph, North Mississippi Allstars), Phil Lesh, Don Was, John Scofield, Coheed & Cambria, Susana Baca, Sean Lennon, Marc Ribot, Irma Thomas, Blind Boys of Alabama, Dirty Doze...
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  • Happy Birthday John Medeski / JamBase
    Posted At: June 30, 2022 12:00 AM
    JamBase - Nate Todd writes…Today marks virtuosic keyboardist John Medeski’s 57th birthday. Born Anthony John Medeski on June 28, 1965 in Louisville, Kentucky, John grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He began taking piano lessons at an early age and before his teenage years were through, Medeski counted renowned jazz musicians like Jaco Pastorius among his collaborators.John went on to form Medeski Martin ...
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  • JPR set for live 'Open Air' session with John Medeski's Mad Skillet
    Posted At: February 17, 2019 12:00 AM

    Famed keyboardist John Medeski is not easily contained to a single project or genrel He is credited on over 300 works to date, most notably as one third of the groundbreaking trio Medeski Martin & Wood. Equally comfortable behind a Steinway grand piano, Hammond organ or any number of vintage keyboards, Medeski is a highly sought after improviser and band leader whose projects range from work with Joh...
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  • John Medeski's Mad Skillet adds west coast dates / LIVEFORLIVEMUSC
    Posted At: December 1, 2018 12:00 AM

    John Medeski is a busy man. The prolific pianist is one of the most renowned players in the live music scene, with countless projects under his belt spanning from Medeski, Martin & Wood–his long-running and critically acclaimed jazz-funk group with Billy Martin and Chris Wood–to Hudson, a relatively new project featuring iconic jazz artists including drummer Jack DeJohnette, guitarist Joh...
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  • John Medeski's Mad Skillet set for Ignition Music Garage / The Goshen News
    Posted At: November 1, 2018 12:00 AM

    The 53-year-old pianist-organist-keyboardist's list of collaborators runs deep among improvisation-centric heavy hitters: Medeski Martin & Wood bandmates Billy Martin and Chris Wood since 1991, composer-arranger-multi-instrumentalist John Zorn, Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh, pedal steel guitarist Robert Randolph, The Meters' George Porter Jr. and Zigaboo Modeliste, virtuoso guitarists John Scofield...
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  • John Medeski's Mad Skillet set for Cohoes Music Hall / Spotlightnews.com
    Posted At: August 22, 2018 12:00 AM

    Music Hall Arts Alliance and Guthrie Bell Productions welcome John Medeski's Mad Skillet to the Cohoes Music Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 14. Mad Skillet was born of a late-night show in New Orleans, La. during Jazz Fest 2015. John Medeski and Will Bernard's yearly quest to play together found a special chemistry with the addition of Kirk Joseph and Terence Higgins. The eclectic, far-reaching backgrounds...
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  • JamBase wishes Happy Birthday to John Medeski with 'MSMW plays Lugano:2007'
    Posted At: June 28, 2018 12:00 AM

    Virtuosic keyboardist John Medeski was born in Louisville on this date in 1965. The now 53-year-old musician is a founding member of the beloved Medeski Martin & Wood, a group that fuses traditional jazz with elements of funk, hip-hop, soul and rock. MMW's inventive style put them on John Scofield's radar and the famed jazz guitarist enlisted the trio to serve as his backing band on the instant class...
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  • Medeski, Scofield and more team up for Creative Music Studio benefit / jambands
    Posted At: February 2, 2018 12:00 AM

    John Medeski, Nels Cline, John Scofield and More Team Up for Creative Music Studio Benefit. A number of musicians-including John Medeski, Nels Cline, Bill Frisell, John Scofield, Steven Bernstein, Peter Apfelbaum, Tony Sherr and Billy Martin-will come together on Feb. 5 to raise money for the NYC's Creative Music Studio. The benefit show will take place at New York City's Le Poisson Rouge from 8...
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  • There's something fishy with John Zorn's monthly 'Stone' series / BEDFORD^BOWERY
    Posted At: January 26, 2018 12:00 AM

    Something fishy is happening at Russ & Daughters Cafe. Not that we're complaining. The cafe's Smoked Fish & Pickles series is hosted by none other than downtown maestro John Zorn. Zorn's East Village venue, The Stone, is moving into The New School's Glass Box Theater in March, and will wind down, from Feb. 20 to 25, with a series of Zorn-led improv nights featuring a cavalcade of guests such...
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  • 91.5 KIOS 'Last Call: CD of the Month' is DeJohnette, Grenadier, Medeski, Scofield - Hudson
    Posted At: June 30, 2017 12:00 AM

    A remarkable recording of solid grooves, Hudson is a remarkable debut from a band that comes together as if they have performed as a unit for years. The highlight on this recording is clearly "A Hard Rain Is A Gonna Fall". The Bob Dylan classic is given a very soulful treatment with deep musical colors. Slowly, the listener notices that the tune has metamorphosized somehow into a whirlwind of organ a...
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  • Happy birthday John Medeski / Live for Live Music feature
    Posted At: June 28, 2017 12:00 AM

    Today, John Medeski turns 52 years old. Medeski is a legendary pianist, both in the jam and jazz world, and he seems to be everywhere. Medeski has been found playing with The Meters' Zigaboo Modeliste and George Porter Jr. and The New Mastersounds' Eddie Roberts in Foundation of Funk; John Scofield, Larry Grenadier, and Jack DeJohnette in a new project dubbed Hudson; Gene Ween for a Led Zeppelin ...
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  • DeJohnette, Grenadier, Medeski, Scofield - Hudson / NPR: First Listen
    Posted At: June 1, 2017 12:00 AM

    There's a memorable stretch in Hudson, the debut album by a new jazz supergroup of the same name, when a megaton of subtext finds expression in purely musical terms. It happens in the second half of "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall," a cover of the apocalyptic Bob Dylan song. Up to that point, the band - drummer Jack DeJohnette, guitarist John Scofield, keyboardist John Medeski and bassist Larry Grena...
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  • JazzLive International Festival announces June lineup / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Posted At: April 6, 2017 12:00 AM

    The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has announced its JazzLive International Festival  lineup for June 16 to 18 in the Cultural District. It will feature three outdoor stages with free performances by Hudson (Jack DeJohnette, John Scofield, John Medeski, Larry Grenadier), the Odean Pope Sax Orchestra, Tia Fuller Quartet, Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Chico Freeman Plus tet, Sean Jones Quartet, The Bad Plus, L...
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  • Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood announce Winter tour dates / Pittsburgh Music Magazine
    Posted At: July 9, 2014 12:00 AM

    "We love the unexplainable magic that comes from our collaboration with John Scofield on every level, from the hang to the playing," says John Medeski. "This is a band with a personality and dynamics all its own that we feel we've captured like never before on this latest album. And it will only continue to evolve over these shows this winter." Juice-a ten-track effort and the fourth recording b...
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  • John Medeski plays Portland's PDX Jazz@Mission Theater TONIGHT!!
    Posted At: October 20, 2013 12:00 AM

    Keyboard master John Medeski thrives on the unpredictable, a trait that has kept his work with the trailblazing trio Medeski Martin & Wood (MMW) fresh and surprising for more than twenty years. With A Different Time, his first solo piano project, Medeski once again takes his sound in a completely unexpected direction – unexpected even to him. "I had a more eclectic record in mind," Medeski says...
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  • John Medeski: A Different Time / Ottawa Citizen review
    Posted At: August 3, 2013 12:00 AM

    Ottawa pianist Steve Boudreau has been kind enough to contribute a run of CD reviews. Here's the first of his conributions: John Medeski's 'A Different Time.' READ THE FULL REVIEW...
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  • NPR: Piano Jazz interviews John Medeski
    Posted At: June 29, 2013 12:00 AM

    On this episode of Piano Jazz, Jon Weber interviews Medeski, Martin & Wood keyboardist John Medeski. Bringing his fusion to audiences for more than two decades, Medeski has a new solo album on Sony/Okeh called A Different Time which he performs from on the show. Interestingly, there's a Hammond B3 organ in studio that day and the 2 Jon's John's play together on a Jimmy McGr...
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  • Keyboardist John Medeski thrives on the unpredictable on 'A Different Time'
    Posted At: April 16, 2013 12:00 AM

    Keyboard master John Medeski thrives on the unpredictable, a trait that has kept his work with the trailblazing trio Medeski Martin & Wood (MMW) fresh and surprising for more than twenty years. With A Different Time, his first solo piano project, Medeski once again takes his sound in a completely unexpected direction - unexpected even to him. "I had a more eclectic record in mind," Med...
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