Re: Medeski, Martin & Wood

Teresa Wilmott (teresa@sorrel.ucsd.edu)
Thu, 6 Jul 1995 14:09:15 -0700


> Hey all-
> Medeski, Martin & Wood is a trio IMHO, who define avant/jazz/acid/funk
> - like crossing Miles "Filles de Kilimanjaro" with Hendrix with a '90s feel.
>

I don't know about all that, but they do have a very unique groove sound.
They opened for Greyboy Allstars on their San Diego leg of the tour and I
was amazed. It was one of the best live performances I've ever seen. I was
going to post their itinerary with a recomendation but I lost the little
slip of paper... They're from New York but they're in the middle of a huge
US and Canada tour.

>
> Medeski plays B3/Wurlitzer/Clavinet
> Martin plays acoustic bass
> Wood is a master hip hop funky drummer

You should mention that Medeski plays all of those instruments simultaneously
(at times). He really works up a sweat, jumping up and down on his seat and
crashing his arms down on rows of keys at a time. Hi hi energy. I think that
its him and Wood who were in the Lounge Lizards.

> How come no one here talks about them?

Dunno - not exactly sample-able, I'd guess. But they've got something like
three CDs out.

-Teresa