1. Anthony John Medeski was born on June 28,1965 and is an American jazz keyboard player and composer.
15 Facts About John Medeski
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John Medeski plays the acoustic piano and an eclectic array of keyboards, including the Hammond B3 organ, melodica, mellotron, clavinet, ARP String Ensemble, Wurlitzer electric piano, Moog Voyager Synthesizer, Wurlitzer 7300 Combo Organ, Vox Continental Baroque organ, and Yamaha CS-1 Synthesizer, among others.
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When playing acoustic piano, John Medeski usually plays the Steinway piano and is listed as a Steinway Artist.
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John Medeski was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and grew up in Florida.
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John Medeski produced and was featured on the Dirty Dozen Brass Band's 1999 release Buckjump.
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In 2000, John Medeski became a member of The Word, a bluesy gospel style project with members Robert Randolph from Robert Randolph and the Family Band, brothers Luther Dickinson and Cody Dickinson, and Chris Chew of North Mississippi Allstars.
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John Medeski has occasionally performed with Phil Lesh and Friends.
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John Medeski was a guest on Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz radio program on September 27,2005.
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John Medeski was an inaugural member of the Independent Music Awards' judging panel to support independent artists.
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The Itch consists of Eric Krasno of Soulive and Adam Deitch with John Medeski playing a B3 Organ.
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Also in 2006, John Medeski performed with The Million Dollar Bashers for the recording of the soundtrack to the Bob Dylan biopic, I'm Not There.
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In 2008, John Medeski was featured on guitarist Will Bernard's Blue Plate Special album.
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In 2012, John Medeski was featured on progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria's albums "The Afterman: Ascension" and "The Afterman: Descension," performing piano, clavinet and synthesizer parts.
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In 2016, John Medeski formed the supergroup Saudade along with Chino Moreno of Deftones, Team Sleep, Palms, and Crosses; guitarist Dr Know of Bad Brains; bassist Chuck Doom of Crosses and Team Sleep; and drummer Mackie Jayson of Cro-Mags and Bad Brains.
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In 2023, John Medeski composed and performed the original score for the new television series The Curse, created and written by Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie, starring Emma Stone, Fielder and Safdie.