Medeski Martin & Wood

Medeski Martin & Wood

Wed, 10/10/2012 - 8:00pm

"Wide open" is the phrase John Medeski uses to describe his bandmates' musical sensibilities, the attitude he seeks in himself and the spirit of musical adventure that Medeski Martin & Wood have pursued for two decades. The trio's amalgam of jazz, funk and a million other musical currents and impulses is nearly impossible to classify, which is just how they like it.

The trio is made up of Medeski's keyboard excursions, Chris Wood's hard-charging bass lines and Billy Martin's supple, danceable beats. They music has come to resemble a single organism, moving gracefully between genre-defying compositions and expansive improvisation atop a relentless groove.