Chris Wood (jazz musician)

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Chris Wood
Chris Wood performing with Medeski Martin Scofield & Wood in 2007
Background information
Birth name	Christopher Barry Wood
Born	Pasadena, California
Origin	New York City, United States
Genre(s)	Jazz, funk, blues
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instrument(s)	Bass
Years active	1991–present
Associated acts	Medeski Martin & Wood The Wood Brothers
Website	www.mmw.net

Christopher Barry Wood is an American bass player, best known for playing with the avant-garde jazz-funk trio Medeski Martin & Wood.

[edit] Biography

Born in Pasadena, California, Wood formed MMW in 1991 with John Medeski and Billy Martin.

Wood also collaborates with his brother Oliver Wood as the The Wood Brothers. Their debut release is entitled Ways Not to Lose. The album was recorded at Allaire Studios in Shokan, New York in September 2005 and was produced by John Medeski.

Wood plays both upright and electric basses. One technique he uses on the upright bass involves using a drumstick as a slide near the bridge of the bass. Wood bows between the drumstick and the bridge to produce a high-pitched, warbling sound, similar to a theremin. Wood is also known to insert a sheet of notation paper behind and between the strings of his bass which creates a unique "snare bass" sound.

Medeski Martin & Wood
John Medeski | Billy Martin | Chris Wood
Discography
Notes from the Underground (1992) | It's a Jungle in Here (1993) | Friday Afternoon in the Universe (1995) | Shack-man (1996) | Farmer's Reserve (1997) | Bubblehouse (1997) | Combustication (1998) | Combustication Remix EP (1999) | Last Chance to Dance Trance (Perhaps) (1999) | Tonic (2000) | The Dropper (2000) | Electric Tonic (2001) | Uninvisible (2002) | End of the World Party (Just in Case) (2004) | Note Bleu: Best of the Blue Note Years 1998-2005 (2006) | Out Louder (2006) | Mago (2007) | Let's Go Everywhere (2008)
Related articles
John Scofield | The Wood Brothers
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