Billy Martin’s 50th Birthday Bash! October 25, 8pm Feat: John Medeski, Marc Ribot, Trevor Dunn Anthony Coleman

Billy Martin of Medeski Martin & Wood invites friends to celebrate his 50th birthday at Roulette, October 25th, 8pm: Stridulations, music for strings, brass and percussion and more surprises.

Best known for his 20+ years of service in MM&W as the propulsive anchor of the celebrated well-traveled avant jazz-funk trio, Martin is equally an experimental intermedia artist of the highest calbre: visual artist, filmmaker, and sound artist. For this special birthday celebration concert, a variety of guests – beloved cohorts and luminaries of the downtown New York scene – will join Martin to perform, collaborate, and improvise with and without some of Martin’s experimental films.

Special guest collaborators

Samm Bennett

Anthony Coleman

Trevor Dunn

Falu

Fang Percussion

Shelley Hirsch

Daniel Jodocy

John Medeski

Min Xiao-Fen

Marc Ribot

Marcus Rojas

Ned Rothenberg