Video of the Day

Check out this video of a tune entitled "Chank", performed by Scofield (guitar), Medeski (keys/piano), Martin (drums) and Wood (bass). Medeski, Martin and Wood, or MMW, as they are often known as, has been an avant-garde jazz trio since 1991. This tune is from Scofield's 1998 album A Go Go, on which MMW were the sidemen; since that album, they have put out a collaborative album entitled Out Louder, and played many concerts as a foursome. They typically don't write ornate or overly complicated compositions; nor do they play exceedingly uptempo or fast tunes; their sound is instead characterized by their mid-tempo, relaxed feeling, yet always really strongly grooving, funky-swing feel.