Anthony John Medeski (born June 28, 1965) is an American
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...
keyboard player and composer. Medeski is a veteran of New York's 1990s avant-garde jazz scene and is known popularly as a member of
Medeski Martin & Wood
Medeski Martin & Wood (or MMW) is an American jazz fusion band formed in 1991, consisting of John Medeski on keyboards, Billy Martin on drums, and Chris Wood on bass. The band is influenced by musical traditions including funk and hip hop and ...
. He plays the acoustic piano and an eclectic array of keyboards, including the
Hammond B3
Hammond may refer to:
People
* Hammond Innes (1913–1998), English novelist
* Hammond (surname)
* Justice Hammond (disambiguation)
Places Antarctica
* Hammond Glacier, Antarctica
Australia
* Hammond, South Australia, a small settlement in S ...
organ,
melodica
The melodica is a handheld free-reed instrument similar to a pump organ or harmonica. It features a musical keyboard on top, and is played by blowing air through a mouthpiece that fits into a hole in the side of the instrument. The keyboard usua ...
,
mellotron,
clavinet,
ARP String Ensemble,
Wurlitzer electric piano
The Wurlitzer electronic piano is an electric piano manufactured and marketed by Wurlitzer from the mid-1950s to mid-1980s. Sound is generated by striking a metal reed with a hammer, which induces an electric current in a pickup. It is concept ...
,
Moog Voyager Synthesizer, Wurlitzer 7300 Combo Organ,
Vox Continental
The Vox Continental is a transistorised combo organ that was manufactured between 1962 and 1971 by the British musical equipment manufacturer Vox. It was designed for touring musicians and as an alternative to the heavy Hammond organ. It supp ...
Baroque organ, and Yamaha CS-1 Synthesizer (a "kids' toy"), among others. When playing acoustic piano, Medeski usually plays the
Steinway
Steinway & Sons, also known as Steinway (), is a German-American piano company, founded in 1853 in Manhattan by German piano builder Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg (later known as Henry E. Steinway). The company's growth led to the opening of a ...
piano and is listed as a
Steinway Artist.
Biography
Medeski was born in
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border ...
, and grew up in Florida. After studying piano as a child (starting when he was five years old), he began as a teenager to perform with musicians such as
Mark Murphy and
Jaco Pastorius
John Francis Anthony "Jaco" Pastorius III (; December 1, 1951 – September 21, 1987) was an American jazz bassist, composer and producer. He recorded albums as a solo artist and band leader and was a member of Weather Report from 1976 to 1981. ...
. He attended
Pine Crest School
Pine Crest School is a private preparatory school with campuses in Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton, Florida, United States. It was founded in Fort Lauderdale in 1934 by Mae McMillan, who also served as the school's first president.
The School has ...
. In 1983, after graduating from high school, he began studying piano at the
New England Conservatory in Boston, where he performed as a
sideman with
Dewey Redman
Walter Dewey Redman (May 17, 1931 – September 2, 2006) was an American saxophonist who performed free jazz as a bandleader and with Ornette Coleman and Keith Jarrett.
Redman mainly played tenor saxophone, though he occasionally also played al ...
,
Billy Higgins
Billy Higgins (October 11, 1936 – May 3, 2001) was an American jazz drummer. He played mainly free jazz and hard bop.
Biography
Higgins was born in Los Angeles, California, United States. Higgins played on Ornette Coleman's first records, ...
,
Bob Mintzer,
Alan Dawson
Alan Dawson (July 14, 1929 – February 23, 1996) was an American jazz drummer and percussion teacher based in Boston.
Biography
Dawson was born in Marietta, Pennsylvania and raised in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Serving in the U.S. Army during th ...
. Medeski attributes his early interest in playing improvised music and jazz to listening to
Oscar Peterson
Oscar Emmanuel Peterson (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian virtuoso jazz pianist and composer. Considered one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, Peterson released more than 200 recordings, won seven Grammy Awards ...
.
Medeski performs in a range of musical styles, from accessible groove based funk and jazz (such as the MMW albums and ''
A Go Go'' with
John Scofield
John Scofield (born December 26, 1951), sometimes referred to as "Sco", is an American guitarist and composer whose music over a long career has blended jazz, jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul and rock. He first came to mainstream attention in th ...
) to more experimental music (including many of
John Zorn's projects:
Duras: Duchamp,
Interzone, Liber Novus, Nova Express,
Dreamachines,
Templars: In Sacred Blood,
At the Gates of Paradise etc. and collaborations with
David Fiuczynski
David Fiuczynski (born March 5, 1964) is an American contemporary jazz guitarist, best known as the leader of the Screaming Headless Torsos and David Fiuczynski's KiF, and as a member of Hasidic New Wave. He has played on more than 95 albums as ...
).
Medeski is best known for his work with
Medeski Martin & Wood
Medeski Martin & Wood (or MMW) is an American jazz fusion band formed in 1991, consisting of John Medeski on keyboards, Billy Martin on drums, and Chris Wood on bass. The band is influenced by musical traditions including funk and hip hop and ...
including drummer and percussionist
Billy Martin
Alfred Manuel Martin Jr. (May 16, 1928 – December 25, 1989), commonly called "Billy", was an American Major League Baseball second baseman and manager who, in addition to leading other teams, was five times the manager of the New York Yan ...
and bassist
Chris Wood. The trio formed in New York in 1991 playing gigs at
The Village Gate
The Village Gate was a nightclub at the corner of Thompson and Bleecker Streets in Greenwich Village, New York. Art D'Lugoff opened the club in 1958, on the ground floor and basement of 160 Bleecker Street. The large 1896 Chicago School structu ...
. Since the mid-1990s they have toured steadily in both national and international funk, jazz, and jam music scenes. The band has collaborated with such musicians as
Iggy Pop,
Trey Anastasio
Ernest Joseph "Trey" Anastasio III (born September 30, 1964) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Phish, which he co-founded in 1983. He is credited by name as composer of 152 Phish o ...
and
John Scofield
John Scofield (born December 26, 1951), sometimes referred to as "Sco", is an American guitarist and composer whose music over a long career has blended jazz, jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul and rock. He first came to mainstream attention in th ...
.
Medeski produced and was featured on the
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band is a brass band based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The ensemble was established in 1977, by Benny Jones and members of the Tornado Brass Band. The Dirty Dozen revolutionized the New Orleans brass band style by incorpo ...
's 1999 release ''Buckjump''. Also in 1999, he played the organ on two tracks of the
Morphine
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album ''
The Night''.
In 2000, Medeski became a member of
The Word, a bluesy gospel style project with members
Robert Randolph (pedal steel) from
Robert Randolph and the Family Band
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, brothers
Luther Dickinson
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(guitar) and
Cody Dickinson (drums), and Chris Chew (bass) of
North Mississippi Allstars
North Mississippi Allstars is an American blues and southern rock band from Hernando, Mississippi, founded in 1996. The band is currently composed of brothers Luther Dickinson (guitar, lowebow, vocals) and Cody Dickinson (drums, keyboards, ele ...
. The band released a self-titled album in 2001 and toured in 2001 and 2002. The band reunited in 2005 for a performance at the
Bonnaroo Music Festival, and they embarked on tour again in late 2007.
He has also occasionally performed with
Phil Lesh and Friends
Phil Lesh and Friends is an American rock band formed and led by Phil Lesh, former bassist of the Grateful Dead.
Phil & Friends is not a traditional group in that several different lineups of musicians have played under the name, including gr ...
.
Medeski was a guest on
Marian McPartland
Margaret Marian McPartland OBE ( Turner;Hasson, Claire"Marian McPartland: Jazz Pianist: An Overview of a Career" PhD Thesis. Retrieved 12 August 2008. 20 March 1918 – 20 August 2013), was an English–American jazz pianist, composer, and wri ...
's ''
Piano Jazz
''Piano Jazz'' is a weekly one-hour radio show produced and distributed by National Public Radio (NPR). It began on June 4, 1978, and was hosted by jazz pianist Marian McPartland (1918–2013) until 2011. It is the longest-running cultural pro ...
'' radio program on September 27, 2005. During the show he talked at length about his formal training on the piano, his approach to playing music, and some of the musicians that he admires the most. He performed several songs by
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Sphere Monk (, October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including " 'Round Midnight", ...
and other composers, as well as the
Medeski, Martin & Wood
Medeski Martin & Wood (or MMW) is an American jazz fusion band formed in 1991, consisting of John Medeski on keyboards, Billy Martin on drums, and Chris Wood on bass. The band is influenced by musical traditions including funk and hip hop an ...
classic "Bubblehouse". The show was released on compact disc on April 4, 2006.
Medeski was also an inaugural member of the Independent Music Awards' judging panel to support independent artists.
On July 14, 2006, John Medeski & The Itch performed their debut gig at the
All Good Music Festival
The All Good Music Festival and Camp Out was a weekend-long event held annually in July. Since its inception in 1997, it had been held at venues along the Mid-Atlantic, including Trip's Farm (Terra Alta) Masontown, West Virginia, Brandywine, Mar ...
in
Masontown, West Virginia. The Itch consists of
Eric Krasno
Soulive is a funk/jazz trio that originated in Woodstock, New York, and is known for its solos and catchy, upbeat songs. The band consists of Eric Krasno (guitar), Alan Evans (drums) and Neal Evans ( Hammond B3 organ, bass keys, clavinet). Alth ...
(guitar) of
Soulive
Soulive is a funk/jazz trio that originated in Woodstock, New York, and is known for its solos and catchy, upbeat songs. The band consists of Eric Krasno (guitar), Alan Evans (drums) and Neal Evans ( Hammond B3 organ, bass keys, clavinet). Alth ...
and
Adam Deitch
Adam David Deitch (born April 26, 1976) is a Grammy-nominated American record producer and drummer based in Denver, Colorado. He is the drummer for the bands Lettuce, Break Science, and The Adam Deitch Quartet, and has worked in the hip hop, fu ...
(drums) with Medeski playing a B3 Organ. Also in 2006, Medeski performed with
The Million Dollar Bashers for the recording of the soundtrack to the
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
biopic, ''
I'm Not There
''I'm Not There'' is a 2007 musical drama film directed by Todd Haynes, and co-written by Haynes and Oren Moverman. It is an unconventional biographical film inspired by the life and music of American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Six actors de ...
''.
In 2008, Medeski was featured on guitarist
Will Bernard
Will Bernard is a guitarist and band leader. He has led the Will Bernard Band, Will Bernard Trio, Will Bernard 4-tet, and Motherbug.
Career
In the 1980s Bernard was a member of the Hieroglyphics Ensemble led by Peter Apfelbaum. In the 1990s he fo ...
's ''
Blue Plate Special'' album.
In 2012, Medeski was featured on progressive rock band
Coheed and Cambria
Coheed and Cambria are an American progressive rock band from Nyack, New York, formed in 1995. The band consists of Claudio Sanchez (vocals, guitars, keyboards), Travis Stever (guitars, vocals), Josh Eppard (drums, keyboards, backing vocals), ...
's albums "
The Afterman: Ascension" and "
The Afterman: Descension," performing piano, clavinet and synthesizer parts.
In 2016, Medeski formed the
supergroup Saudade along with
Chino Moreno
Chino Moreno (born Camillo Wong Moreno, June 20, 1973) is an American musician who is best known as the lead vocalist, primary lyricist and contributing guitarist of the metal band Deftones. He is also a member of the side-project groups Team S ...
of
Deftones
Deftones is an American alternative metal band formed in Sacramento, California in 1988. They were formed by Chino Moreno (vocals, guitar), Stephen Carpenter (guitar), Abe Cunningham (drums), and Dominic Garcia (bass). During their first f ...
,
Team Sleep
Team Sleep is an American experimental alternative rock/post-rock group led by singer/guitarist Chino Moreno. Moreno is better known for fronting the Sacramento-based alternative metal band Deftones. Other current members include guitarist Todd ...
,
Palms, and
Crosses
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* Cross, the symbol
Geography
* Crosses, Cher, a French municipality
* Crosses, Arkansas, a small community located in the Ozarks of north west Arkansas
Language
* Crosses, a truce term used in East Anglia and Lincolnshire ...
; guitarist
Dr. Know of
Bad Brains
Bad Brains are an American rock band formed in Washington, D.C. in 1976. Originally a jazz fusion band under the name Mind Power, they are widely regarded as pioneers of hardcore punk, though the band's members have objected to the use of this t ...
; bassist Chuck Doom of Crosses and Team Sleep; and drummer Mackie Jayson of
Cro-Mags
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and Bad Brains.
In 2018, Medeski formed John Medeski's Mad Skillet with two members of the
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band is a brass band based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The ensemble was established in 1977, by Benny Jones and members of the Tornado Brass Band. The Dirty Dozen revolutionized the New Orleans brass band style by incorpo ...
. They recorded an album in New Orleans and toured subsequently.
Discography
;Solo
* ''
A Different Time'' (OKeh, 2013)
* ''John Medeski's Mad Skillet'' (Indirecto, 2018)
;With
Medeski Martin & Wood
Medeski Martin & Wood (or MMW) is an American jazz fusion band formed in 1991, consisting of John Medeski on keyboards, Billy Martin on drums, and Chris Wood on bass. The band is influenced by musical traditions including funk and hip hop and ...
* ''
Notes from the Underground'' (Gramavision, 1992)
* ''
It's a Jungle in Here'' (Gramavision, 1993)
* ''
Friday Afternoon in the Universe
''Friday Afternoon in the Universe'' is an album by the experimental jazz fusion trio Medeski Martin & Wood. The album title is taken from the opening sentence of "Old Angel Midnight", by Jack Kerouac.
Critical reception
''Trouser Press'' wrote ...
'' (Gramavision, 1995)
* ''
Shack-man'' (Gramavision, 1996)
* ''
Farmer's Reserve
''Farmer's Reserve'' is an album released by experimental jazz-funk organ trio Medeski, Martin & Wood. It consists of one 40-minute minimalist improvisation followed by a 15-minute epilogue. It was originally only available at the band's conc ...
'' (Indirecto, 1997)
* ''
Bubblehouse'' (Gramavision, 1997)
* ''
Combustication
''Combustication'' is the fifth major album by experimental music, experimental jazz fusion trio Medeski Martin & Wood, released on August 11, 1998. ''Combustication'' was MMW's first album for the renowned jazz label Blue Note Records, and also ...
'' (Blue Note, 1998)
* ''
Tonic'' (Blue Note, 2000)
* ''
The Dropper'' (Blue Note, 2000)
* ''
Electric Tonic'' (Indirecto, 2001)
* ''
Uninvisible
''Uninvisible'' is an album by avant-jazz-funk organ trio Medeski, Martin & Wood.
Track listing
All tracks by Medeski Martin & Wood except where noted.
#"Uninvisible" – 3:37
#"I Wanna Ride You" ( Medeski) – 3:28
#"Your Name is Snake Anthony ...
'' (Blue Note, 2002)
* ''
End of the World Party'' (Blue Note, 2004)
* ''
Let's Go Everywhere'' (Little Monster, 2008)
* ''
The Radiolarian Series'' (Indirecto, 2008–2009)
** ''Radiolarians 1'' (Indirecto, 2008)
** ''Radiolarians 2'' (Indirecto, 2009)
** ''Radiolarians 3'' (Indirecto, 2009)
* ''The Stone: Issue Four'' (Tzadik, 2010)
* ''20'' (Indirecto, 2011)
* ''Free Magic'' (Indirecto, 2012)
– acoustic live album, recorded 2007
* ''
Woodstock Sessions Vol. 2'' (Indirecto, 2013
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* BIND-014
* 014 Construction Unit
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– with
Nels Cline
Nels Courtney Cline (born January 4, 1956) is an American guitarist and composer. He has been the guitarist for the band Wilco since 2004.
In the 1980s he played jazz, often in collaboration with his twin brother Alex, a percussionist. He has w ...
* ''
Omnisphere'' (Indirecto, 2015
018 – with Alarm Will Sound Orchestra
;With
Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood
* ''
Out Louder'' (Indirecto, 2006)
* ''
In Case the World Changes Its Mind'' (Indirecto, 2011)
* ''
Juice
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'' (Indirecto, 2014)
;With
Billy Martin
Alfred Manuel Martin Jr. (May 16, 1928 – December 25, 1989), commonly called "Billy", was an American Major League Baseball second baseman and manager who, in addition to leading other teams, was five times the manager of the New York Yan ...
*''
Mago'' (Amulet, 2007)
;With
The Word
*''The Word'' (Ropeadope, 2001)
*''Soul Food'' (Vanguard Records, 2015)
;With Hudson
* ''
Hudson'' (Motema, 2017) - Collective group also featuring
Jack DeJohnette,
John Scofield
John Scofield (born December 26, 1951), sometimes referred to as "Sco", is an American guitarist and composer whose music over a long career has blended jazz, jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul and rock. He first came to mainstream attention in th ...
, and
Larry Grenadier
Larry Grenadier (born February 6, 1966 in San Francisco) is an American jazz double bassist.
Early life
Grenadier's father, Albert, was a trumpet player, and his two brothers, Phil and Steve, play trumpet and guitar, respectively. Grenadier be ...
;With
David Fiuczynski
David Fiuczynski (born March 5, 1964) is an American contemporary jazz guitarist, best known as the leader of the Screaming Headless Torsos and David Fiuczynski's KiF, and as a member of Hasidic New Wave. He has played on more than 95 albums as ...
*''Lunar Crush'' (Gramavision, 1994)
;With
Marian McPartland
Margaret Marian McPartland OBE ( Turner;Hasson, Claire"Marian McPartland: Jazz Pianist: An Overview of a Career" PhD Thesis. Retrieved 12 August 2008. 20 March 1918 – 20 August 2013), was an English–American jazz pianist, composer, and wri ...
*''Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz: John Medeski'' (Concord, 2006)
;With
Pat Sansone
Patrick Anthony "Pat" Sansone (born June 21, 1969) is an American multi-instrumentalist in the rock bands Wilco and The Autumn Defense.
Early bands
Sansone was born in Meridian, Mississippi. Upon entering college at The University of South ...
, Robby Grant & Jonathan Kirkscey
*''Mellotron Variations'' (Spaceflight Records, 2019)
As backing musician
;With
James Carter
*''
Heaven on Earth'' (Half Note, 2009)
;With
Cibo Matto
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*''
Stereo * Type A
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'' (Warner Bros., 1999)
With
Either/Orchestra
*''
The Half-Life of Desire
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;With
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
*''
Outbound'' (Columbia, 2000)
;With
Marc Ribot
Marc Ribot (;
born May 21, 1954) is an American guitarist and composer.
His work has touched on many styles, including no wave, free jazz, rock, and Cuban music. Ribot is also known for collaborating with other musicians, most notably Tom Wai ...
*''
The Prosthetic Cubans'' (Atlantic, 1998)
;With
Roswell Rudd
Roswell Hopkins Rudd Jr. (November 17, 1935 – December 21, 2017) was an American jazz trombonist and composer.
Although skilled in a variety of genres of jazz (including Dixieland, which he performed while in college), and other genres of musi ...
*''
Trombone for Lovers'' (Sunnyside, 2013)
;With
John Scofield
John Scofield (born December 26, 1951), sometimes referred to as "Sco", is an American guitarist and composer whose music over a long career has blended jazz, jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul and rock. He first came to mainstream attention in th ...
*''
A Go Go'' (Verve, 1998)
*''
Überjam'' (Verve, 2002)
*''
Überjam Deux'' (Emarcy, 2013)
With Spectrum Road (
Tony Williams tribute project with
Cindy Blackman,
Jack Bruce
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,
Vernon Reid
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)
*''
Spectrum Road
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'' (Palmetto, 2012)
;With Steev Richter
*''Beloved'' (Steev Richter, 2016)
;With
Surrender to the Air
Surrender to the Air was a free jazz ensemble led by Trey Anastasio of Phish that included Marshall Allen, Damon Choice, and Michael Ray of the Sun Ra Orchestra, John Medeski, Marc Ribot, Oteil Burbridge
Oteil Burbridge is an American multi ...
*''
Surrender to the Air
Surrender to the Air was a free jazz ensemble led by Trey Anastasio of Phish that included Marshall Allen, Damon Choice, and Michael Ray of the Sun Ra Orchestra, John Medeski, Marc Ribot, Oteil Burbridge
Oteil Burbridge is an American multi ...
'' (Elektra, 1996)
;With
Matt Wilson
*''Gathering Call'' (Palmetto, 2014)
;With
John Zorn
*''
Bar Kokhba
Simon ben Koseba or Cosiba ( he, שִׁמְעוֹן בַּר כֹסֵבָא, translit= Šīmʾōn bar Ḵōsēḇaʾ ; died 135 CE), commonly known as Bar Kokhba ( he, שִׁמְעוֹן בַּר כּוֹכְבָא, translit=Šīmʾōn bar ...
'' (Tzadik, 1996)
*''
Duras: Duchamp'' (Tzadik, 1997)
*''
Zaebos: Book of Angels Vol.11'' (Tzadik, 2008) – Medeski Martin & Wood
*''
Interzone'' (Tzadik, 2010)
*''
Dictée/Liber Novus'' (Tzadik, 2010)
*''
Nova Express
''Nova Express'' is a 1964 novel by American author William S. Burroughs. It was written using the 'fold-in' method, a version of the cut-up method, developed by Burroughs with Brion Gysin, of enfolding snippets of different texts into the nove ...
'' (Tzadik, 2011)
*''
At the Gates of Paradise'' (Tzadik, 2011)
*''
Templars: In Sacred Blood'' (Tzadik, 2012) – with Moonchild
*''
A Vision in Blakelight'' (Tzadik, 2012)
*''
The Concealed'' (Tzadik, 2012)
*''
Dreamachines'' (Tzadik, 2013)
*''
On Leaves of Grass'' (Tzadik, 2014)
*''The Last Judgment'' (Tzadik, 2014) - with Moonchild
*''
Simulacrum
A simulacrum (plural: simulacra or simulacrums, from Latin '' simulacrum'', which means "likeness, semblance") is a representation or imitation of a person or thing. The word was first recorded in the English language in the late 16th century, u ...
'' (Tzadik, 2015)
*''The True Discoveries of Witches and Demons'' (Tzadik, 2015)
*''Inferno'' (Tzadik, 2015)
;With
Tisziji Muñoz
Tisziji Muñoz (born July 15, 1946) is an American jazz guitarist.
He served as drummer in the 440th U.S. Army band. He left the US Army in 1969. In the 1970s, he lived in Canada and New York City. He played in Pharoah Sanders' band. In 1978, h ...
*''Beauty As Beauty'' (Anami Music, 2013)
*''Beauty As Ugly'' (Anami Music, 2013)
*''Ugly As Ugliest'' (Anami Music, 2013)
*''Free Freedom'' (Anami Music, 2013)
*''Parasamgate Nebula: The Death of Death'' (Anami Music, 2014)
*''Realization of Paradox: Melting the Mind of Logic'' (Anami Music, 2014)
*''Heart Trance Revelation'' (Anami Music, 2014)
*''The Anniversary Concert'' DVD (Anami Music, 2014)
*''Maha Shiva: The Razor's Healing Edge'' (Anami Music, 2014)
*''The Heart Is The Universe'' DVD (Anami Music, 2014)
*''Songs of Soundlessness'' (Anami Music, 2015)
*''The Paradox of Perfection'' (Anami Music, 2015)
*''Ensoundment Protection'' (Anami Music, 2015)
*''Alpha Nebula Expanded: The Monster Peace'' (Anami Music, 2015)
*''Creating Silence'' (Anami Music, 2015)
*''Heaven Is Freedom'' (Anami Music, 2015)
*''When Coltrane Calls! Session 1: Fierce Compassion'' (Anami Music, 2016)
;With
Auktyon
Auktyon (russian: АукцЫон, ) is a Russian alternative rock band from Saint Petersburg.
The band was founded by Leonid Fyodorov at the Polytechnic Institute of Leningrad. Though they originally played post-punk and new wave, the group c ...
* ''Devushki poyut (Девушки поют)'' (Geometry, 2011)
References
External links
Medeski Martin & Wood– official site
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Medeski, John
1965 births
Living people
American jazz composers
American male jazz composers
American jazz organists
American male organists
Melodica players
Musicians from Louisville, Kentucky
American jazz pianists
American male pianists
New England Conservatory alumni
Avant-garde jazz organists
Avant-garde jazz pianists
Jazz musicians from Kentucky
20th-century American pianists
21st-century American pianists
21st-century organists
20th-century American male musicians
21st-century American male musicians
21st-century American keyboardists
The Lounge Lizards members
Medeski Martin & Wood members
Screaming Headless Torsos members
Either/Orchestra members
Surrender to the Air members
20th-century American keyboardists
Motéma Music artists
Gramavision Records artists