Medeski Martin & Wood, or MMW, is a jazz trio originally formed in 1991, consisting of John Medeski on keyboards, Billy Martin on drums and percussion, and Chris Wood on double bass and bass guitar.

Medeski Martin & Wood was initially a straightforward acoustic jazz trio, but Medeski quickly added a Hammond organ when the difficulties of touring with a piano became apparent. This more soul jazz oriented direction led to the incorporation of other musical genres, including funk, hip hop, trip hop and free jazz. Medeski has also utilized a number of different keyboard instruments, such as a mellotron, a melodica, and a clavinet, among others.

The band received some of their first significant exposure outside of the New York City jazz scene by performing with Phish at their October 14, 1995 concert, and then opening for Phish and once again performing with them at their October 17, 1995 show. These appearances followed a statement by Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio, who said that MMW played music that made him "drive too fast." Trey also sat in for the second set of a MMW show on May 5, 2001. Their initial performances with Phish led to the association of the group as a jam band.

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rootdownfm (RootdownFM Radio) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 04:29:49 -0000
kutiman, amampondo, sir jablonsky, medeski martin and wood, big seac, big youth, fonksquish coming up on www.rootdown.fm all #music #radio
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_kawen (Kawen) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:49:20 -0000
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[review] MEDESKI MARTIN AND WOOD "Radiolarians II" (Jazz Rock/Fusion, 2009) by Epignosis http://tinyurl.com/yb2dv7h
progarchives (progarchives.com) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:31:59 -0000
[review] MEDESKI MARTIN AND WOOD "Radiolarians II" (Jazz Rock/Fusion, 2009) by Epignosis http://tinyurl.com/yb2dv7h
#ff @mmwband medeski martin and wood...one of the best trios in the world!
javierlovera (javier lovera) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:39:20 -0000
#ff @mmwband medeski martin and wood...one of the best trios in the world!
Medeski Martin and Wood – The Dropper ♫ http://blip.fm/~hzaih
hevandrocarvalh (Evandro Carvalho) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:43:23 -0000
Medeski Martin and Wood – The Dropper ♫ http://blip.fm/~hzaih
[review] MEDESKI MARTIN AND WOOD "Radiolarians III" (Jazz Rock/Fusion, 2009) by snobb http://tinyurl.com/ya2mnj5
progarchives (progarchives.com) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:28:08 -0000
[review] MEDESKI MARTIN AND WOOD "Radiolarians III" (Jazz Rock/Fusion, 2009) by snobb http://tinyurl.com/ya2mnj5

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