Though they've always been prone to the 'avante-groove' set, Medeski, Martin and Wood have a deceptively earnest and traditional approach to jazz. Indulgent dissonance, legendary (entirely improvisational) live performances, and a devotion to atonal and arrhythmic music. These things are, and have always been, at the heart of their sound, though (in true jazz fashion) are most evident live. Perhaps that's why the band has enjoyed a fair amount of mainstream success: work with John Scofield and shows with Phish go a long way in that department if you're in a jazz trio with a penchant for hip hop.
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