The Radiolarian Series (Viva La Evolution Tour Part 2)
In February Medeski Martin & Wood began their Viva La Evolution Tour a three run, three record project. In direct contrast to they way things are usually done MMW decided to spend 2008 composing the skeleton of new music, taking it on the road to flesh out the composition, and finally putting the by now well played notes down as tracks. Three times.
The final product will be released as The Radiolarian Series.
Radiolarians (also radiolaria) are amoeboid protozoa that produce intricate mineral skeletons, typically with a central capsule dividing the cell into inner and outer portions, called endoplasm and ectoplasm. "
These "Unicellular Planktonic Marine Organisms" grow their intricately beautiful patterned skeleton around their soft core in defiance of normal biological process, similarly to Medeski Martin and Woods latest creative cycle.
Some of the best examples of Radiolaria can be found in German Biologist Ernst Haeckel's book Art Forms From The Ocean: The Radiolarian Atlas Of 1862.
The second touring section of this project began on July 11th in the South East and ended on July 18th in Louisville KY. Look for the first volume of the Radiolarian series in early fall.
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Zaebos Book of Angels Volume 11
The long awaited release of Medeski Martin & Wood performing Masada material will finally be available on August 19 and it is one of their tightest and most imaginative CDs ever! Original members of the earliest Masada family units (reaching back to 1993), they are keenly in tune with Zorn's musical world, and a natural choice to interpret the lyrical Book of Angels. Returning to the fold like three prodigal sons, they have created twelve exhilarating arrangements that alternately groove, loop, shred and burn with a fiery passion.
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Jackson Hole Music Festival
Come hear Medeski, Martin & Wood at the inaugural Jackson Hole Music Festival, set amidst the magnificent Grand Tetons in Wyoming. As a fan, enjoy rates discounted up to 25%

A limited number of one-day general admission tickets are available at $59, and two-day tickets at $99, Just enter promotional code JHAFC at the online box office.

See you at Jackson Hole on August 16 and 17!

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Camp MMW. Are You Ready?
August 5-10th. MMW have packed up their instruments and laid out the lesson plan for Camp. With special guest instructors Steve Bernstein and Marc Ribot they are ready for the entrance of campers into the boundary-breaking world of Medeski Martin & Wood. Camp MMW is an incredible opportunity for musicians of varying levels and ages, to live and study with MMW in the intimate setting of a beautiful Catskill Mountain resort. This select group will gather together for five days of intensive workshops and seminars, deep listening, musical exploration, and improvisation. We have accepted a range of instruments and students. From accordion to trumpet, high school students to college professors. MMW will be expanding campers approach to music, improve listening skills, and sharing the secrets to interacting with other musicians in a completely fresh, innovative way.
Think of it as musical cross training. You might be a guitarist, and study melody with keyboardist, John Medeski. Or a horn player that works on mastering rhythm with drummer, Billy Martin. Maybe you are a pianist that wants to develop your groove with bassist, Chris Wood. There will be special guests, group collaborations, and, of course, exclusive performances by MMW. In the anything-goes, non-traditional atmosphere of Camp MMW, you will be encouraged to experiment, test your limits, take risks, and enjoy newfound freedom in the process.

80,000 acres of New York States Catskill Mountain wilderness is the backdrop to the collective creative energy of Camp MMW.
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Benefit Show for Black Mesa Trust
Sunday September 28th MMW will be performing a benefit concert for the
Black Mesa Trust at Bearsville Theater,Bearsville, NY.

Black Mesa Trust is a grassroots, nonprofit organization founded by traditional Hopi farmers and elders to save their aquifer for future generations of Hopi and Navajo children.
An environmental and cultural tragedy is occurring on Hopi and Navajo reservations in north eastern Arizona.
For over 30 years, Peabody Coal Company has annually pumped 1.3 billion gallons of pure drinking water from the Navajo Aquifer beneath Black Mesa.
In 2005 the pumps were stopped but the land still needs to be revitalized.
General Admission tickets are $38.00
*Limited tickets available for a meet and greet with MMW prior to the concert. These can be purchased only at Soaring Eagle, Woodstock NY and Burt's Electronic's, Kingston, NY $58*

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MMW Join Jamcruise 7 in '09
Jam Cruise 7 sets sail January 4-9, 2009 and we're going! Aboard the luxurious MSC Orchestra, we will head to Belize City, Belize & Costa Maya, Mexico.
MMW on Jamcruise
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Chris's News
The Wood Brothers new album "Loaded" was released in April. The Wood Brothers have been touring as able around Medeski Martin & Wood's schedule as well as Oliver's musical commitments. Their last run of dates found them selling out the Bowery Ballroom in New York, and concluded with an amazing performance (complete with John Medeski as a guest) to a packed tent at the Bonnaroo Music Festival.
The next few dates have just been announced:

Jul 26 Detroit Lakes, MN / 10,000 Lakes Festival

August 20 Pittsburgh, PA/ Club Cafe
August 21 Annapolis, MD/ Rams Head
August 22 Ridgewood, NJ/ Blend Bar
August 23 Brooklyn, NY / Southpaw

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Billy Martin News
Billy Happenings:
Billy is spending most of his time getting ready for the upcoming run of MMW dates, CAMP!, and the next MMW studio sessions.
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John's News
John recently visited an orphanage in Peru, the Casa de Milagros where he performed for the children. He is now collecting Melodian donations for the kids!
Casa De Milagros
John helped produce "Canto del Tiempo", a recording of Peruvian Icaros, played live by a shaman during a traditional Ayahuasca ceremony. Go to www.myspace.com/icaroslindos for more information.
John has also organized the Black Mesa Trust benefit MMW concert in upstate New York at the Bearsville Theater on Sunday, September 28th.
myspace.com/johnmedeski
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Headcount.org
MMW IN HEADCOUNT DOCUMENTARY
John Medeski and Chris Wood make a cameo appearance in a documentary entitled "A Call to Action" that tells the story of how HeadCount and other grassroots organizations have used live music as a platform for positive social action. To view a trailer or the full documentary, visit www.HeadCount.org or www.iclips.net.
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HardWear
Thank you to everyone who participated in the benefit concert for Scott Harding at the Highline Ballroom in NYC. The event was a huge success, musically and financially (sold out with a line around the block)! 100% of the concert proceeds were donated to the Scotty Hard Trust, established to provide financial support to Scott for hefty medical bills, and the long road to recovery. 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! Thank you.
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A Benefit for the Scotty Hard Trust
A Benefit concert for notable music producer and engineer, Scott Harding, was held on March 19th at the Highline Ballroom in NYC. While a passenger in a car service after a late night mix session, the car Scott was in was hit and crushed his T5 vertebrae leaving him partially paralyzed. Like many other Americans, Scott is without health insurance and is facing a great amount of medical and legal fees. Having contributed great talent to hip-hop and jazz genres and with production credits with artists such as Wu-Tang and Tricky, many people came out to spread some love to him and all his friends and enjoyed great performances by John Scofield, John Medeski, Billy Martin, Eric Krasno, Neal Evans, Marco Benevento, Joe Russo, Adam Deitch, Antibalas, Sex Mob, DJ Logic, John Ellis, Michael Blake, Vijay Iyer, Tommy Hamilton and Kevin Kendrick.

100% of the concert proceeds will go to the Scott Hardy Trust and will let this music producer enter rehab for his back injuries. Personal Donations can be made as well and are payable to "The Scotty Hard Trust" c/o Heesok Chang 970 Kent Ave #401 Brooklyn NY 11205
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The long awaited 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. Also, MMW has created a special myspace page where you can listen to select songs from the new album. Please visit myspace.com/letsgoeverywhere and add us as a friend!
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Merch
We have a limited amount of MSMW Tour shirts left over from the West Coast run and they are now on sale at the MMW Store! These high quality shirts from American Apparel come in Olive and Baby Blue with tour dates on the back. We have a special package deal that includes your choice of tour shirt along with an Out Louder cd for just $25! The holiday season is coming up, so place your orders soon!
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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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OUT LOUDER Now Available
The new album by Medeski SCOFIELD Martin & Wood is now available. OUT LOUDER is the first collaborative effort from the quartet since John Scofield's 1998 release A Go Go and the first release on MMW's independent label Indirecto Records. Click HERE to place your order through Music Today. Purchase the album via digitial download and receive bonus MSMW tracks. Itunes purchases include "The Cropper" and Rhapsody downloads add "In The Cracks."
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