Medeski, Martin & Wood keyboardist John Medeski and Phish drummer Jon Fishman will play a run of shows celebrating the music of Sun Ra at New York’s The Stone next summer. The multi-night stand, which is part of a John Medeski-curated week of shows at John Zorn’s avant-garde space, will take place August 18-21, 2027. In addition to Medeski and Fishman, the gigs promise what is described as “VERY special guests” each night.
An announcement about the series explains, “A SUPER special duo residency by John Medeski (MMW) and Jon Fishman (PHISH) performing explorations of Sun Ra and Sun Ra’s legendary The Book of Information with a variety of VERY special guests each night!”
Tickets for The Stone are not available in advance and the venue, which is located at The New School, encourages attendees to arrive early. Fishman, Medeski and a mix of other musicians recorded with members of the Sun Ra Arkestra for Trey Anastasio’s 1996 project Surrender to the Air.
Medeski’s MMW partner Billy Martin will appear at The Stone on October 16. Byron Asher (woodwinds, electronics), Jeff Albert (trombone), Kathryn Schulmeister (bass) and Alexandria Smith (trumpet, electronics) will also participate at the event, which Is described as NOLA x NY. For more on the Sun Ra Arkestra, be sure to read our recent feature interview.
