Medeski Martin & Wood

keyboards, bass, drums · Brooklyn

Jazz fusion trio formed in Brooklyn in 1991 by John Medeski (keyboards), Billy Martin (drums) and Chris Wood (bass), steeped in funk and hip-hop. Known for its long improvisations in concert and its closeness to the jam band scene, it recorded for Blue Note from 1998 to 2005.

Styles

• Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk
• Acid jazz, jazz-rap, nu jazz
• Soul jazz, boogaloo

Landmark tracks

• Bubblehouse (1996)
• Dracula (1996)
• Night Marchers (1996)
• We Are Rolling (2000)
• Bone Digger (2000)
• Shacklyn Knights (2000)

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