The Allmans, Gov't Mule and The Derek Trucks Band perform on different stages along with younger roots artists including the North Mississippi Allstars, Robert Randolph and The Family Band, Medeski, Martin and Wood, Devon Allman's Honeytribe, Nickel Creek, Mofro and others.

John Scofield ( born December 26, 1951, Dayton, Ohio ), often referred to as " Sco ", is an American jazz-rock guitarist and composer, who has played and collaborated with Miles Davis, Dave Liebman, Joe Henderson, Charles Mingus, Joey Defrancesco, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Bill Frisell, Pat Martino, Mavis Staples, Phil Lesh, Billy Cobham, Medeski Martin & Wood, George Duke, Jaco Pastorius, John Mayer, and many other well-known artists.

He recorded the acclaimed 1997 album A Go Go with the avant garde jazz trio Medeski Martin & Wood.

On September 26, 2006 he released Out Louder, his second collaborative effort album with avant garde jazz trio Medeski Martin & Wood.

* A Go Go with Medeski Martin & Wood ( 1998 )-Verve

* Out Louder ( 2006 )-as Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood-Indirecto

were Sam Bush, John Medeski of Medeski, Martin, and Wood, Trey Anastasio, and Anastasio collaborator Jennifer Hartswick.

* Tonic ( Medeski Martin & Wood album ), 2000

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* Medeski, Martin, and Wood

He has performed and recorded with Tom Waits, John Zorn, David Sylvian, Jack McDuff, Wilson Pickett, The Lounge Lizards, Arto Lindsay, T-Bone Burnett, Medeski, Martin and Wood, Cibo Matto, Elysian Fields, Sam Phillips, Elvis Costello, David Poe, Allen Ginsberg, Foetus, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Susana Baca, The Black Keys, Stan Ridgway, Vinicio Capossela, Alain Bashung, Lyenn, Hector Zazou, McCoy Tyner, Elton John, Madeline Peyroux, Marianne Faithfull, Leonid Fedorov, Tonio K, Andres Calamaro, Anarchist Republic of Bzzz and others.

John Medeski of Medeski, Martin, and Wood uses a Wah pedal with his Clavinet.

He has also recorded or performed with Dieselhed, Marc Ribot, The B-52's, Elvis Costello, Jonathan Richman, Les Claypool, Stan Ridgway, Medeski, Martin & Wood, Jed Davis and Bill Laswell, among others.

He recorded and performed with Black Francis in 2008 a score for the Silent film Der Golem, he guested with Yo La Tengo and Medeski Martin & Wood for live shows in 2010 and 2011.

Musicians contributing to the series include Jamie Saft, Masada String Trio, Mark Feldman and Sylvie Courvoisier, Koby Israelite, The Cracow Klezmer Band, Uri Caine, Marc Ribot, Erik Friedlander, the Secret Chiefs 3 the Bar Kokhba Sextet and Medeski Martin & Wood.

* Medeski Martin & Wood plays Zaebos: Book of Angels Volume 11 ( 2008 ; Tzadik )

More recently, Smith influenced bands such as the Beastie Boys, who sampled the bassline from " Root Down ( and Get It )" from Root Down — and saluted Smith in the lyrics — for their own hit " Root Down ," Medeski, Martin & Wood, and the Hayden-Eckert Ensemble.

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Medeski Martin & Wood ( or MMW ) is an American jazz trio formed in 1991, consisting of John Medeski on keyboards and piano, Billy Martin on drums and percussion, and Chris Wood on double bass and bass guitar.

Other artists who have recorded or performed at The Barn include Gordon Stone Band, Herbie Hancock, Béla Fleck, John Patitucci, DJ Logic, Toots & the Maytals, Tony Levin, The Slip, RAQ, John Medeski, Jerry Douglas, Nicholas Cassarino, and Addison Groove Project, among others.

Medeski Martin & Wood's first performances together were at the Village Gate, a popular New York jazz club.

The band collaborated further with Scofield again in 2006, releasing the album Out Louder under the name Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood.

Medeski Martin & Wood's live performances are renowned for their exploratory nature.

* Out Louder ( as Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood ) ( September 26, 2006 )

* In Case the World Changes Its Mind ( Live album as Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood ) ( November 8, 2011 )

* Medeski Martin & Wood official website

*" Medeski, Martin & Wood: Twelve Essential Tracks " by Matt Leskovic

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The band members were introduced to each other by jazz drummer Bob Moses, who had performed with Medeski and Wood, and was Martin's instructor.

In 2000, Whitley recorded his album Perfect Day, an album of covers, with Chris Wood and Billy Martin -- both from the jazz trio Medeski, Martin, and Wood -- as his backing band.

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, brothers Luther Dickinson ( guitar ) and Cody Dickinson ( drums ), and Chris Chew ( bass ) of North Mississippi Allstars.

Time Out New York has said, " darediablo is a smoking, sometimes atmospheric, bass-drum-organ trio that comes on like Medeski Martin & Wood with an MC5 fixation.

Medeski produced and was featured on the Dirty Dozen Brass Band's 1999 release Buckjump.

Medeski was a guest on Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz radio program on September 27, 2005.

Medeski is featured on guitarist Will Bernard's Blue Plate Special CD released September 2008.

He is renowned for bringing classical and jazz styles to his jam band collaborations, including, but not limited to, those with Paquito D ' Rivera, Dave Holland, Sting, Joe Henderson, Lester Bowie, Arturo Sandoval, Robert Walter, Keller Williams, Medeski, Martin and Wood, Kahil el Zabar, Defunckt, Ramsey Lewis, Gabe Noel, Edo Castro and more recently with George Brooks on " Summit " and Garaj Mahal.

Before releasing albums with The Family Band, Randolph was selected by avant-garde jazz organist John Medeski to join him and the North Mississippi Allstars on their 2001 jam project, The Word.

The band included Abts on drums, Dave Schools of Widespread Panic on bass, John Medeski of Medeski Martin & Wood, and Skerik the avant-garde sax player of bands such as Critters Buggin ' and Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade.

" Top Floor, Bottom Buzzer " features John Medeski on organ.

In 2007 John Medeski and Billy Martin released an album as a duo, called Mago.

In 2001, Burrell performed " C Jam Blues " with Medeski, Martin & Wood for the Red Hot Organization's compilation album Red Hot + Indigo, a tribute to Duke Ellington, which raised money for various charities devoted to increasing AIDS awareness and fighting the disease.

Made up of only Joe Russo and Marco Benevento, playing only Keyboards and Drums, the Duo's debut studio recording is remenisent of Medeski, Martin & Wood or late Phish, to such a degree that Mike Gordon, previously of Phish, toured with the Duo following the release of the album.