Billy Martin & John Medeski
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Billy Martin and John Medeski celebrate their near twenty year long musical relationship by releasing a duets album entitled, MAGO. The album features Martin on drums & Medeski on Hammond B3 organ.
MAGO was recorded in July 2006 over two days and was produced by Martin. The first and last tracks are expansive free-flowing spontaneous compositions they do with such grace and passion, but the majority of the tracks are filled with head-nodding booty-shaking grooves that only
they could have created.
As natural collaborators, Martin and Medeski have recorded, produced and toured with countless musicians of all genres, and vowed to record together as a duo prior to the inception of their highly successful trio Medeski Martin and Wood (MMW).
“What I remember most about our first duet session was that Medeski would go anywhere musically no matter how unusual or challenging,” says Martin. “He was right there with me and ready to humbly serve the music we make together.”
Billy Martin and John Medeski first heard of each other through mutual friend and mentor Bob Moses. In the mid-80’s Martin had been working with Moses in NYC. Moses then moved to Boston to teach at New England Conservatory and ended up working with Medeski as teacher-student-band mates. Once during a Moses gig in Boston, Martin took the drum chair for one song. Medeski noticed the drumming style was something different and afterwards came back stage to meet Martin. Martin invited him to his Brooklyn loft the next time Medeski would be in New York.
MAGO was recorded in July 2006 over two days and was produced by Martin. The first and last tracks are expansive free-flowing spontaneous compositions they do with such grace and passion, but the majority of the tracks are filled with head-nodding booty-shaking grooves that only
they could have created.
As natural collaborators, Martin and Medeski have recorded, produced and toured with countless musicians of all genres, and vowed to record together as a duo prior to the inception of their highly successful trio Medeski Martin and Wood (MMW).
“What I remember most about our first duet session was that Medeski would go anywhere musically no matter how unusual or challenging,” says Martin. “He was right there with me and ready to humbly serve the music we make together.”
Billy Martin and John Medeski first heard of each other through mutual friend and mentor Bob Moses. In the mid-80’s Martin had been working with Moses in NYC. Moses then moved to Boston to teach at New England Conservatory and ended up working with Medeski as teacher-student-band mates. Once during a Moses gig in Boston, Martin took the drum chair for one song. Medeski noticed the drumming style was something different and afterwards came back stage to meet Martin. Martin invited him to his Brooklyn loft the next time Medeski would be in New York.
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