1. Medeski Martin and Wood Erica Horn Allison Horn Tripp Taylor

2. Medeski Martin and Wood

3. John Medeski John was born in Louisville, Kentucky Attended the New England Conservatory of Music He is a master of the keyboards –Plays the Hammond organ Influenced by Larry Young, Miles Davis

4. Billy Martin Billy grew up in New Jersey and New York Billy plays the drums Billy was the tacit leader of the band in the beginning Influenced by Stravinsky and Gershwin

5. Chris Wood Chris was born in Pasadena, California He had always played many instruments but fell in love with the bass. Attended New England Conservatory

6. The band started out as Coltrane’s Wig but renamed to Medski Martin and Wood Medeski Martin and Wood got started in 1991. Their musical style is Jazz Their music covers a broad range of genres, often fusing jazz with hip hop, funk, soul and rock to create danceable grooves. The Beginning of the band

7. Medeski Martin and Wood effortlessly straddle the gap between avant-garde improvisation and accessible groove based jazz. The three core band members contributed to numerous other recording projects, both as sidemen and leaders.

8. Influences Bob Marley Hendrix Coltrane Lee Morgan

9. Albums by Medeski Martin and Wood End of the World Party (Just In Case)2004 Uninvisible2002 The Dropper2000 Tonic2000 Last Chance to Dance Trance1999 Combustication1998 Shack-Man1996 Notes From the Underground1995 Friday Afternoon in the Universe1995 It’s A Jungle in Here1993

10. Present will be playing music together for a long time to come. The band need to grow musically as individuals and together John Medeski said "as long as the music's still growing and remains fresh then we'll be together forever, we all kinda feel that way."

11. Questions What was the band originally called? What is the bands musical style? What was one of their most successful albums?

12. Resources http://www.mmw.net/ http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/medeski_martin_and_woo d/artist.jhtmlhttp://www.vh1.com/artists/az/medeski_martin_and_woo d/artist.jhtml http://www.rollingstone.com/artist/_/id/6176 http://www.canoe.ca/JamColumnNazareth/may05_nazar eth.htmlhttp://www.canoe.ca/JamColumnNazareth/may05_nazar eth.html