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"Say what you will about jam bands, you gotta give Medeski Martin and Wood props. What other group can get a room full of people to dance to freakin&amp;apos; keyboard jazz? MMW did just that when the costumed threesome returned to New York&amp;apos;s Hammerstein Ballroom for their annual Halloween bash, one of the best gigs they play all year.\r\nThe band warmed things up with some ambient dub explorations before kicking into high gear with tunes that showed off drummer Billy Martin&amp;apos;s ass-shaking grooves and John Medeski&amp;apos;s maniacal organ and clavinet attacks. The group&amp;apos;s special guest, guitarist Dave Tronzo, breathed new life into the jazz-funk staples they&amp;apos;ve been playing live forever.\r\nTronzo and Medeski thrilled the audience on fan favorites like the gospel-style rave up &amp;quot;Think&amp;quot;&amp;#x9D; and &amp;quot;Is There Anybody Here That Loves My Jesus?&amp;quot; Everyone cheered when someone tossed out a huge handful of raver glowsticks, and when jams got a bit too noodly, revelers dressed as Borat, and the Super Mario Brothers offered a welcome diversion. We can&amp;apos;t wait til next year."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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