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Medeski Martin and Wood Celebrate 20 Years of Groundbreaking Jazz
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All About Jazz @ Spinner
Jazz bands have their own kind of dynamic. Usually there is a band leader who writes all or most of the tunes, and the group size is listed after the name, hence the Miles Davis Quintet or the Bill Evans Trio. It's jazz shorthand that tells fans more or less what to expect when they are scanning live listings, record bins and download sites. From the beginning in 1991, Medeski Martin and Wood have been different. On the suggestion of ...
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Medeski, Martin and Wood to Headline the Scranton Jazz Fest
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Michael Ricci
The trio of keyboard/organ/pianist John Medeski, drummer/percussionist Billy Martin, and bassist Chris Wood formed in a neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, known as D.U.M.B.O. (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) in 1991. By 1995, Medeski Martin & Wood were touring the world, as their performance circuit spread out and around the entire United States, and into Europe and Japan. Their sound ranges from soulful organ-groove basics to a more expansive world of snappy beats and backbeats, eerie atmospheric effects, post-lounge ...
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Medeski Martin & Wood Announce Third Annual Camp MMW
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Michael Ricci
Medeski Martin & Wood will be holding their third annual camp this summer on the grounds of Full Moon Resort in the Catskill Mountains from August 1-6th, 2010.
John Medeski, Billy Martin and Chris Wood will personally be leading intensive workshops, master classes and ensembles. For five days, campers will be encouraged to improve listening skills, interact with musicians and approach music in a completely innovative way.
As always, CAMP MMW will feature special guests. So far guitarist and Berklee ...
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Medeski, Martin and Wood to Perform at the Showbox
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Seattle Jazz Scene
The jazz trio Medeski Martin and Wood first performed together in 1991 at the now-defunct Village Gate nightclub in downtown Manhattan, in a style neither they nor others put a name to. They sounded as much like a rock band as a jazz group, creating some new fans, and puzzling some others. In retrospect, the trio (also known as MMW), which performs Saturday night at the Showbox at the Market, was part of a shift in jazz, although few were ...
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Medeski, Martin and Wood: Evolving Beyond Labels
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Michael Ricci
When we last left the experimental jazz trio Medeski, Martin and Wood, they were deep in the throes of completing the “Radiolarians" project, a year-long endeavor beginning in 2008 that involved writing and performing new songs on the road, going into the studio at the tour's end, then releasing the results and starting the process over with a new set of songs. It was an ambitious undertaking, and one that yielded three albums in a 12-month period. Such hard work ...
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Medeski, Martin and Wood | 11.14 | NYC
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JamBase
Words & Images by: Andrew Bruss
Medeski Martin & Wood :: 11.14.09 :: Nokia Theatre :: New York, NY
MMW :: 11.14 :: NYC Medeski Martin & Wood brought their freak jazz-fusion home for a gig in New York City that effectively stimulated the frontal lobes of their audience, but did little to get feet moving on the dance floor. Given that the group cut their teeth on ...
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Medeski, Martin and Wood:Radiolarians III
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JamBase
By: Bryan Rodgers
The final chapter in Medeski Martin and Wood's Radiolarians series is the most concise, melodic entry yet. The trio is well known for leaving the ground during their instrumental flights of fancy, but Radiolarians III (released August 4 on Indirecto Records) is surprisingly rooted and polished in comparison to the other albums of the series. That's not to say that listeners should put this thing on at a party or family gathering - despite the abundance of ...
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Medeski, Martin & Wood Perform John Zorn's Zaebos + the Claudia Quintet Perform at the Barbican!
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All About Jazz
Wednesday 8 July 7.30pm Medeski, Martin & Wood perform John Zorn's Zaebos + The Claudia Quintet Tickets 10/15/20/25 Produced by the Barbican in association with Serious Part of Blaze A firm favourite at the Barbican since their explosive set with guest guitarist John Scofield in 2007, the thrilling trio of organist/piano player John Medeski, drummer Billy Martin, and bassist Chris Wood formed in Brooklyn, New York, in 1991. Medeski and Wood, students at Boston's prestigious New England Conservatory of Music, ...
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Jazz This Week: Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival, Sean Jones, John Jorgenson, Medeski Martin and Wood, Flow, Dixie Daredevils, Stan Hale, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
It's the busiest week so far this year for jazz and creative music performances in St. Louis, with a number of touring artists in town and a schedule of shows representing a wide variety of styles, from traditional jazz and big band to straight-ahead modern jazz to free improv, intermedia and more.Let's go the highlights in chronological order, starting with this evening, when the acclaimed young trumpeter Sean Jones opens a four-night stand continuing through Saturday at Jazz ...
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Medeski Martin and Wood, Fareed Haque to Perform in St. Louis This Weekend at Loyal Earth Festival
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Although the Loyal Earth Festival 2009 scheduled for this weekend in St. Louis will feature primarily musicians identified with the jam-band scene, the event also will include some acts of interest to jazz fans.Billed as “5 Days of Music & Art to Celebrate Our Planet," it's being produced by local promoters Loyal Family and former Lucas School House proprietor Dan Jameson, and will take place Thursday, April 16 through Monday, April 20 at the Old Rock House, 1200 ...
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