Medeski Martin & Wood

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Medeski Martin & Wood, or MMW, is a jazz trio originally formed in 1991, consisting of John Medeski on keyboards, Billy Martin on drums and percussion, and Chris Wood on double bass and bass guitar.

Medeski Martin & Wood was initially a straightforward acoustic jazz trio, but Medeski quickly added a Hammond organ when the difficulties of touring with a piano became apparent. This more soul jazz oriented direction led to the incorporation of other musical genres, including funk, hip hop, trip hop and free jazz. Medeski has also utilized a number of different keyboard instruments, such as a mellotron, a melodica, and a clavinet, among others.

The band received some of their first significant exposure outside of the New York City jazz scene by performing with Phish at their October 14, 1995 concert, and then opening for Phish and once again performing with them at their October 17, 1995 show. These appearances followed a statement by Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio, who said that MMW played music that made him "drive too fast." Trey also sat in for the second set of a MMW show on May 5, 2001. Their initial performances with Phish led to the association of the group as a jam band.

In addition, their performance on John Scofield's 1997 album, A Go Go helped to further their exposure.

Discography

Notes From The Underground (January 1, 1992)

It's a Jungle In Here (October 18, 1993)

Friday Afternoon in the Universe - (January 24, 1995)

Shack-man - (October 15, 1996)

Bubblehouse EP - (April 8, 1997)

Combustication - (August 11, 1998)

Combustication Remix EP - (April 20, 1999)
Last Chance to Dance Trance (Perhaps) - Best of (1991-1996) - (October 12, 1999)

Tonic [Live] - (April 25, 2000)

The Dropper - (October 24, 2000)

Uninvisible - (April 9, 2002)

End of the World Party (Just in Case) - (September 7, 2004)

-->Farmer's Reserve - (November 2, 2004)

Note Bleu: Best of the Blue Note Years 1998-2005 - (April 4, 2006)

External links

[Official MMW website]

Listening

[Art of the States: Medeski Martin & Wood] "Do you know the way to San Jose?" (1967) by Burt Bacharach

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