ofcourse they are bad ass. You should check them out with John Scofield. Its magic im telling you. Im excited to see them at Wakarusa (no Scofield but i saw em when they went on tour this fall, one of the best shows ive ever seen). in June. Should be a dandy ol time
MMW is currently one of my favorite bands. Tight, funky, and unique with sick jams! Billy Martin is one of my favorite drummers. I havn't seen them with sco, but would love to.
Anyone here heard their John Zorn (inspired?) album? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaebos_(album) Zaebos: Book of Angels Volume 11 is an album of compositions by John Zorn released by experimental jazz fusion trio Medeski Martin & Wood in 2008. The album is part of John Zorn's Book of Angels series. Zorn, an avant-garde composer, began incorporating Jewish klezmer styles into his musical palette in the early 1990s, resulting in a project called Masada. Medeski, Martin & Wood were among the original members of the earliest Masada units.[1] In 2004 Zorn began composing the second Masada Book - 'The Book of Angels'. Several albums of Masada Book Two compositions have been released, performed by various outfits or combinations of musicians. Zaebos, performed by Medeski, Martin & Wood, is the eleventh album in the ongoing series. The titles of many Masada Book Two compositions are derived from demonology and Judeo-Christian mythology. Zaebos is said to be the Grand Count of infernal realms, and appears in the shape of a handsome soldier mounted on a crocodile. On June 19, 2008 Medeski, Martin & Wood, joined by Marc Ribot (guitar) and Steven Bernstein (slide trumpet), debuted "Sefrial," a track from the album, at the Celebrate Brooklyn Festival in Prospect Park.[2] INSANITY~!!! I've heard that a large segment of their fanbase are jam band 'refugees'...Trey Whateverhisnameis from Phish apparently has joined them live a few times as well. Another refugee?
i enjoy them alright. Scofield is pretty tight, so I generally dig his presence. John Zorn is the absolute shit, so I'll def check into MMW's contribution to his saga.
MMW doing an extended live version of "Wheres the Music" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EktCsk830U This is some of the greatest new music around. By far.
