Medeski, Martin & Wood
Prospect Park
19 June 2008
Medeski, Martin & Wood were presented by Celebrate Brooklyn and the JVC Jazz Festival in New York. I have never heard this dynamic trio made up of John Medeski on piano, Billy Martin on drums and Chris Wood on bass live before tonight. My best summer friend, D.C. Asciutto, was pleased to spend some quality time on a blanket in the middle of Prospect Park with a bottle of red and a baguette. Although we were happy to be outside with the weather holding, the music fell flat. I am used to grooving to MM&W because they usually develop a beat, keep it going and drive a song home, but tonight they sounded like a glorified jam band. They weren't bad, they just weren't what I was expecting after listening to their recorded albums. I know it is jazz and there is a lot of wiggle room with many opportunities to jam, but they just weren't pulling the grooves through with them. Sigh. At least the weather was nice and we had some tasty treats curled up on a nice summer night in the county of Kings. I still love you Medeski, Martin & Wood.
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hi Lauren...just came across your blog while looking for reviews of last night's MMW show (i was there to see the 2nd band featuring Marc Ribot).
here's a list of upcoming shows that you may (or may not) be interested in, mostly from the worlds of soul and jazz, and all free in NYC:
7/5/2008 Apollo Heights, plus others @ Summerstage (local black alt-rock thing)
7/6/2008 Afrobeat show @ Summerstage featuring Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Afrika Bambaataa, Love Trio with U-Roy
7/10/2008 Leela James @ Metrotech Center in Brooklyn
7/24/2008 Alice Smith @ Metrotech Center in Brooklyn
7/31/2008 Meshell Ndegeocello @ Metrotech Center in Brooklyn
8/2/2008 Roy Hargrove Big Band @ Summerstage
8/3/2008 Janelle Monáe @ Summerstage
8/9/2008 Hall Willner's Bill Withers Project @ Prospect Park featuring Nona Hendryx, James “Blood” Ulmer, Sandra St. Victor
8/17/2008 Sharon Jones @ Summerstage
8/22/2008 African Tribute to James Brown @ Lincoln Center (featuring Fred Wesley, Pee Wee Ellis, etc.)
and some links to get the full schedules and times:
http://www.metrotechbid.org/news_events.php
http://www.summerstage.org/
http://www.briconline.org/celebrate/default.asp
nothing like NYC in the summertime when it comes to free music. have fun!
e.
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