Medeski, Scofield, Martin and Wood

MEDESKI SCOFIELD MARTIN & WOOD – OUT LOUDER

It's a match made not above nor below, but rather in some altogether hipper, funkier place.

We're talking John Medeski, Billy Martin, and Chris Wood, plus guitar guru John Scofield. On their new release OUT LOUDER, they make music not of this world, yet rooted in the earth tones of jazz, funk, and blues. Music from the heart, for the mind, and made to shake the earth, not to mention the body.

Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood first recorded together on Scofield's A Go Go (Verve 1998), a disc that has become a must-have classic. That project united jazz guitarist Scofield with the improvisational jazz trio Medeski Martin & Wood on material composed by Scofield and interpreted by all four musicians.

OUT LOUDER – the inaugural release for MMW's own Indirecto Records label – is Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood's first four-way collaborative recording. "A Go Go was John's record and we were essentially sidemen, where OUT LOUDER musically comes from all of us" explains Wood. Scofield adds: "We've always hit it off as a foursome, and I wanted to see what would happen if we did something that was a true collaboration, where everyone could play completely free."

And that is what makes OUT LOUDER so special – it could only have come from John Medeski, John Scofield, Billy Martin & Chris Wood. And there is more to come. For the first time ever, Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood will embark on a tour (see dates below), showcasing their collaborative, instinctive sound. Look for them to perform music from OUT LOUDER and A Go Go, with several yet-to-be-released tunes poised to be thrown into the mix.

Yes, this music does come from a deep, hip, funky place, and Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood are ready to take it out there and everywhere.