Photo by Yusaku Aoki

Senegalese percussionist Aïyb Dieng and multi-instrumentalist Marty Ehrlich will join Medeski, Martin & Wood as special guests during some of their upcoming Blue Note residency shows. Dieng will play with the group on December 11, while Ehrlich will sit in on December 15. As previously reported, the modern jazz trio will also be joined by Wilco guitarist Nels Cline on December 12, guitarist Marc Ribot on December 13 and saxophonist Bill Evans on December 14. Their final residency shows on December 16 will be pure Medeski, Martin & Wood. The trio will play two shows per night throughout the residency, with one show at 8pm and one at 10:30pm. Reservations can be made here.

The Blue Note concerts are part of Medeski, Martin and Wood’s ongoing fall/winter tour in support of their latest album Free Magic. You can listen to their new song “Doppler” off of Free Magic below. A review of the album can be read here.