Who is like Medeski, Martin & Wood?

I'm a huge MMW and I'm looking for some other ensembles that sling that same vibe. I'm finding it really difficult.

I've been to Pandora.com, Amazon, and iTunes to see what their suggested listening is. Some of the following have been suggested: Charlie Hunter, Greyboy All Stars, Karl Denson, Ulu, Mother Funk Conspiracy...

All those people/groups sound good to me; however, I think they're very different from MMW.

Does anyone know of some lesser known groups that have the same vibe as MMW?

Peace & Thanks,
Joe

 

Guys,

Thanks for your posts. I appreciate it. It doesn't seem like there are many MMW fans here. Whenever I post anything about Chris Wood or MMW, I get minimal responses... It's cool. They're not for everyone.

Anyhow, you guys listed some words that really do describe them:
- different and unclassifiable
- morphing, changing, and evolving
- no formula

I agree. I guess that's what makes them who they are. I enjoy those things about them. I just got a CD a few days ago in the mail I bought from their website, "Electric Tonic". Oh man... so good!

You guys also posted some bands that I should check out. I had some time to check out some of them:
- The Benevento Russo Duo → Sounds good, but it’s not exactly what I’m looking for.
- Sugarman Three → Sound really nice, but they're a little tame for what I'm looking for right now.

Yes! Scofield rocks! It is MM&W on "A Go Go",and it is Medeski and Martin on "Uberjam".

Through your recommendations I found so of choice cuts from Pandora.com:
- Papa Grows Funk: “Pass It!” on “Doin It”
- Mighty Imperials: "Kick The Blanket" on "Thunder Chicken"
- The New Mastersounds: "One Note Brown" on "Keb Darge Presents The New Mastersounds"

Again, thanks for taking the time to post. Any other suggestions you have are appreciated. My name is Joe and I'm a music addict.

Peace and Music,
Joe

 

Good suggestion! My iTunes shopping cart is full of them. Better? Maybe, but that's up for debate.

Peace,
Joe

 

Also, Voodoo Dogs have it going on! Thanks Pandora.com.

Peace,
Joe

PS. I don't work for pandora.com. I'm just addicted to it. Our drummer told me about it one night during a gig and I checked it out... I'm hooked.

 

I love his tone. Man oh man, if I could get that tone... It's so gritty and nasty (in a good way of course).

I've been told that he uses a SansAmp Bass Driver, but nobody has really confirmed that for me.

I tried to get a peek at his pedal board during their last show in Buffalo, but no luck.

Keep those suggestions rollin'.

 

Good suggestion. I have Prog. They are a little more open and tripped out, but I really miss the organ sound a lot.

 

Little Walter is one of my all-time favorite tunes. The trio I play in does that tune at almost every show. I play the solo like Chris does on the CD. I know that Chris does it different each time, but the crowd goes nuts when they hear me do it like the CD.

I've been downloading all of MMW's recent live shows and they're doing a new tune called "Fillmore Freak". It's hot. Lots of repetition in the organ part, but the crowd goes wild. We started to incorporate Fillmore Freak into our live shows during the jam section of one of our originals. We've gotten a nice response from playing it.

Joe

 

Sunday MMW suggestion bump.

I'm really surprised that MMW doesn't get a little more attention here on TB. Are they not very well known?

Peace,
Joe