Medeski News
John Medeski with James Carter
10/21/10: San Francisco, CA - Herbst Theatre (SF Jazz Festival)
10/22/10: Seattle, WA - The Triple Door (City Arts Fest)

John will be reuniting with saxophone virtuoso, James Carter, for two festival dates in October. The full lineup will consist of Medeski and Carter along with guitarist Adam Rogers, bassist Ralphe Armstrong and drummer Lee Pearson.

Check out Insectinside, a GROUNDED Aerial Dance Theatre creation, presented in association with The 2010 Philly Fringe at The Philadelphia School of Circus Arts on Sept 10, 11 and 12. Insectinside features a cast of 18 aerialists, dancers and actors and original music by John Medeski. For more info, click here .

John is also producing a handful of Indian concerts this summer in Woodstock, NY, featuring Ray Speigel on tablas and various master Indian musicians who are coming to the NY area. Concerts will be held at Bliss Yoga Center.

Sat, 9/4/10: Samar Saha (tabla) and Madhumita Saha (vocals)
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The Wood Brothers with Zac Brown Band
Check out The Wood Brothers website for news and information.

9/2 - 9/6: Sailing Southern Ground Cruise
10/17/10: Black Mountain, NC - Lake Eden Arts Festival
10/22/10: Denver, Co - The Soiled Dove Underground
10/23/10: Fort Collins, CO - Aggie Theatre
10/24/10: Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
10/26/10: Omaha, NE - Waiting Room
10/27/10: Ames, IA - The Maintenance Shop
10/28/10: Kansas City, MO - Crosstown Station
10/29/10: Columbia, MO - Mojo's
10/30/10: St. Louis, MO - The Pageant*
10/31/10: Urbana, IL - Canopy Club**

* supporting Umphrey's McGhee
** supporting Cornmeal
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Billy Martin News
Billy recently completed a new series of bird drawings called "Safed Birds" (oil pastel sketches on found newsprint) and "Montalvo Birds" (oil pastel on hand made paper). His gallery can be found on Billy's Gallery.

Billy has also completed his drum DVD entitled "Life On Drums." It is an educational video for anyone interested in the art of drumming. Release date is scheduled for October.

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CAMP MMW 2010 Commences August 1
Curious to know what goes on at camp? The trailer for Camp MMW is up on YouTube Last year's Camp Schedule is also available online. Download here to get a glimpse of what John, Billy and Chris have taught in the past. The curriculum each year is different, with this year being no exception.

We're happy to announce guitarist and Berklee professor, David Fiuczynski (Fuze) and Brazilian percussion extraordinaire Cyro Baptista as special guests for Camp.

See what past campers have had to say about their experiences, "Camp Rocked My Face Off" and "Camp MMW was Magical." Photos from last year's camp are available on MMW's Facebook Page. Visit the CAMP MMW Website for more information.
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MMW Webcast Available Video on Demand
Medeski Martin & Wood's first webcast concert performance is still available for viewing through Video On Demand.
The concert, which took place in the intimate studios of Nevessa Productions on June 9th, features two sets; the first set, a free-form improvisational set and the second set, a performance of tracks off the Radiolarians series. Host Carmel Holt also conducted an interview with John, Billy and Chris in between sets.

Webcast tickets are available for $14.95 and can be purchased here. A webcast ticket allows the owner to view the concert for up to 30 days.
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Radiolarians: The Evolutionary Set
Only a limited number of MMW's box set, Radiolarians: The Evolutionary Set, was pressed. Get your copy today before they sell out.

Box sets are still available at MMW's Music Store as well as Amazon.

Fans can still download DJ Logic's remix of "Flat Tires," a track off the Remixolarians component of Radiolarians: The Evolutionary Set. Click here to download.
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MMW in All About Jazz
Check out RJ DeLuke's in-depth interview, "John Medeski: Strong as Ever with MMW," on All About Jazz.

Also featured is an extended analysis of Radiolarians: The Evolutionary Set by John Kelman.
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MMW in the News
Medeski Martin & Wood stopped by The Moog Factory in Asheville, NC during their tour of the South in September 2009. Catch their performances of "Whiney Bitches," Improv for Bob" and "Broken Mirror" on "Live at Moog", Episode 3. Fans can also download a free MP3 of "Improv for Bob."

In other news, Amazon is selling MP3 downloads of Radiolarians I, II, III for $5 each as part of their January sale. This offer only lasts through the end of January.

Happy New Year!
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Trailer for Fly In A Bottle
The extended 5 minute trailer for "Fly In A Bottle" is online! Click here to see it on YouTube or here for the Vimeo link.

The shorter, 90 second trailer is still available here The DVD is part of "Radiolarians: The Evolutionary Set," which is MMW's first box set release (scheduled for 11/24/09).
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Billy Martin sits with ROCKOM
In the article entitled "MMW and the Power of Creation," Billy gives candid insight into his creative process.

"I'm not very good with words and I've developed my own way of making music and using sound that is my own. It's been an inspirational and spiritual self-discovery that I've gone through. There's magic in there"

The full interview can be read in its entirety here
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MMW releases final installment of Radiolarians series
Radiolarians III is out now!

Highlights include the passionate and gritty traditional "Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down," the anthemic "Undone," and the Latin-influenced acoustic opener "Chantes Des Femmes."

Overall, Radiolarians III finds the trio doing what they do best - melding genres and improvising. What results, is maybe the strongest and most cohesive album of the entire Radiolarians Series.


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MMW Featured in September 2009 issue of DownBeat Magazine
DownBeat Magazine sat down with Medeski Martin & Wood to discuss their upcoming Radiolarians box set, the band's evolution from their early days in the East Village and the chemistry that still binds them together after 18 years. The September MMW issue is on newsstands now!


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CAMP MMW 2009
The trio concluded yet another successful year of CAMP MMW in upstate New York.

Campers enjoyed special performances from guitar virtuoso David Tronzo, trumpeter/composer Steven Bernstein and MMW as well as participating in intimate workshops/master classes with the individual band members.

MMW Management would like to thank the staff at Full Moon Resort for hosting this event as well as the campers for making this experience special.

Click here to learn more about CAMP MMW.
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MMW Radiolarians II highlighted in MTV's Subterranean Blog
Subterranean, MTV's alternative and indie music blog, features Medeski Martin & Wood and the release of Radiolarians II in their April 2009 issue.

Click on their link for a free download of "Flat Tires," the lead track from Radiolarians II.

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Scotty Hard Trust & HardWear
The benefit concert for Scott Harding at the Highline Ballroom was a huge success, thanks to everyone who participated.

100% of the concert proceeds were donated to the Scotty Hard Trust, established to provide Scott with financial support for medical bills.

A special HARDWEAR T-shirt, designed and produced by Ropeadope, can be purchased online at ropeadope.com with 100% of the profit going to the Scotty Hard Trust.

Please buy a shirt today, look cool, and do good!
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MMW Merchandise
You can still be a part of the Radiolarians Revolution!

MMW has partnered with Klean Kanteen to produce stainless steel "Revolution" water bottles. You can also sport a hemp/ cotton blend, "Evolution" sweatshirt and a limited edition, organic cotton, Radiolarians Tee.

Check out the Radiolarians Combo in the MMW Store.
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Archived Stories
11/08: MMW talks to The LA Times about the Radiolarians recording process and pursuing things "their own way"

11/08: MMW Feature Story on Flypmedia.com - "The Experiment Continues..."

9/08: John Medeski featured in Wine Spectator about his second passion - wine.
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MMW's Children's Album
Get your copy of MMW's first children's record "Let's Go Everywhere" available in stores and at the MMW STORE now.

Please visit myspace.com/letsgoeverywhere to listen to select tracks from this album!


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Zero to Sixty in Four Seconds - The New Electric Car
While in California, MMW visited Tesla Motors, makers of the Tesla Roadster, a 100% electric sportscar which goes from 0 to 60 in 4 seconds. The Roadster changes perceptions of the electric car, proving it equivalent to the performance of gasoline powered vehicles.
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Illy B's Veggie Oil Diesel
Here's Cyro Baptista and Billy Martin with his 1991 Dodge Ram (Cummins diesel).
This truck has moved, dirt, rocks, garbage, drums, bamboo, and more for Billy. He has been driving this used vegetable oil truck for over a year now. Not only has Billy helped recycle the truck, but he has also recyled all the nasty restaurant
waste oil that is eventually dumped in a land fill somewhere. If interested in converting your car to run on grease like Illy B did, please order a kit from greasecar.com and have your local mechanic install it. If you smell a little Japanese tempura on the highway, it's probably Illy B and his truck!
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