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The first-ever AVLFest made its debut over a long weekend in Asheville, bringing in 200+ artists to over 20 stages across town.

Saint Disruption released "6-Bullet Sovereign," a song from the project's forthcoming studio album, 'This Starless Night.'

We spoke recently about the healing power of music; what attracted him to music as a boy; his creative and professional development; and the moment in 1996 when MMW discovered their jam band audience.

The avant-garde jazz funk keyboardist speaks with Goldmine columnist Ray Chelstowski about his interpretation of the legendary John Lennon song and shares some news about what’s next.

  Article Contributed by Shore Fire Media | Published on Sunday, April 25, 2021 Saint Disruption, the spirit-driven artistic duo led by pianist John Medeski and folk healer Jeff Firewalker Schmitt, has teamed up with Asheville-based hip-hop quartet Free Radio to release a split single and reimagined version of Yoko Ono’s “Where Do We Go From Here.” Listen to “Where Do We Go From Here” here: https://youtu.be/osZPO10zDe8 “Where Do We Go From Here” is a timely ballad that recogn...

Free Radio Releases ‘Outer Limits’ Single Apr 15, 2021 EARthWORMS album, as well as an accompanying video. EARthWORMS is set for release on May 27. The band consists of longtime members Austn Haynes and Debrissa McKinney and Datrian Johnson. Haynes is the nephew of Gov’t Mule frontman Warren Haynes. Free Radio was formed in 2012 and now presents a new incarnation that is said to “represent a massive evolution of intention and sound.” Advertisement “I feel like the universe put...

  Article Contributed by Shore Fire Media | Published on Saturday, April 10, 2021 Saint Disruption, the spirit-driven music collective consisting of improvisational pianist John Medeski and folk-healer, musician Jeff Firewalker Schmitt, today releases their debut album The band was created after John and Jeff’s fateful meeting in the heart of the Amazon jungle. The dynamic duo share a devotion to spiritual healing and the natural world, creating the motivation that drives their music. T...

Saint Disruption Releases Debut Album ‘Rose In The Oblivion’ Apr 8, 2021 Rose In The Oblivion, today. The collective is led by renowned keyboardist John Medeski as well as scientist and ceremonial healer Jeff Firewalker Schmitt. The two artists met in 2008 while on a retreat in the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador to work with a shaman healer. Twelve years later as the world was experiencing a global pandemic along with socio-political turbulence, Medeski and Schmitt rekindled their friendshi...

Saint Disruption, the soul-inspired, collaborative music group consisting of John Medeski and scientist and folk healer Jeff Firewalker Schmitt, have released their latest single “Last Poet First / Ukupacha,” an ode to New York City’s Last Poets and the founder, Umar Bin Hassan. Listen to “Last Poet First / Ukupacha” here.Read More

  Article Contributed by Shore Fire Media | Published on Thursday, April 1, 2021 Saint Disruption, the soul-inspired, collaborative music group consisting of John Medeski and scientist and folk healer Jeff Firewalker Schmitt, have released their latest single “Last Poet First / Ukupacha,” an ode to New York City’s Last Poets and the founder, Umar Bin Hassan. Listen to “Last Poet First / Ukupacha” here. “Last Poet First / Ukupacha” includes vocals from Boston-based musician L...