Q&A: Billy Martin (without Medeski and Wood) teams up with Wil Blades Oregon Music News Billy Martin, drummer for Medeski, Martin and Wood, and keyboardist Wil Blades in an intense duo, a new collaboration so successful, that they very quickly recorded an album, Shimmy, just out. They'll be at the Goodfoot Lounge on Saturday and Sunday, ...
Medeski, Martin and Wood in Tel Aviv Relix Avant-jazz trio Medeski Martin and Wood play music that fits Tel Aviv well: steady-grooving, late night funk without going over the top; the pure definition of easy flowing, laid back cool. In a city where no one goes to dinner until 11, sidewalk cafes ...
Medeski, Martin, Wood, Friends and Guests jambands.com Medeski Martin and Wood performed a special three-set show at Brooklyn, NY's Masonic Temple last night. Billed as “Medeski Martin and Wood & ?,” the show was divided in to an opening MMW set, a middle set of MMW tunes and improvisations featuring an ...
Vernon Reid on His New Jazz-Rock Supergroup, Living Colour LP RollingStone.com In addition to Reid, the band includes former Cream bassist-singer Jack Bruce, Medeski Martin and Wood keyboardist John Medeski and ex-Lenny Kravitz drummer (and Carlos Santana's wife) Cindy Blackman Santana. "The germ of the idea started a really long ...
Wood Brothers country funk in Boston Wicked Local For fans new to the band, Chris Wood is famed as one-third of jazz group Medeski, Martin and Wood, while brother Oliver has toiled in Tinsley Ellis' blues band, and later formed his own King Johnson blues-rock band. Around 2002 they discovered the joys ...
Vernon Reid and Jack Bruce Supergroup (A Top Story) antiMUSIC.com Spectrum Road, which specializes in jazz-rock, also features Cream bassist Jack Bruce, Medeski Martin and Wood keyboardist John Medeski and Santana drummer (and Carlos's wife) Cindy Blackman Santana. Their self-titled debut comes out on June 5.
Five Jazz Piano Trios For Fans Of BADBADNOTGOOD NPR (blog) There are many more, too: Fellow piano trios The Bad Plus, the Brad Mehldau Trio, Medeski Martin and Wood or Jason Moran and the Bandwagon have been celebrated for their pop music connections for over a decade now. The fact that you haven't heard much ...
New York Musicians to Fight Fracking at Albany Rally RollingStone.com Additional supporters include actors Mark Ruffalo and Melissa Leo, jazz trio Medeski Martin and Wood, singer-songwriter Meshell Ndegeocello and the Felice Brothers. Parts of New York State sit above the Marcellus Shale, a natural-gas goldmine that also ...
When the livin's easy Wire For monthly highlights, check out The Wood Brothers (featuring Medeski Martin and Wood bassist Chris Wood) on May 23, Victor Wooten (bass virtuoso from Béla Fleck and the Flecktones) on June 29, Fishbone (with local openers Paranoid Social Club) on ...
