IMAC TO PRESENT A SPECIAL ACOUSTIC CONCERT WITH IMPROVISATIONAL TRIO
MEDESKI, MARTIN & WOOD

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Saturday, April 8th, 2006 at 8 & 10:30PM

ADMISSION: $37.50 Full Price / $28.50 IMAC Members

On Saturday, April 8th, 2006 at 8 & 10:30PM, the Inter-Media Art Center (also known as “IMAC”) in Huntington, Long Island will present a special acoustic concert with improvisational trio Medeski, Martin & Wood.

Originally formed in 1991, Medeski, Martin & Wood have risen from their roots in the New York underground to become one of the best known improvisational ensembles around, initially spending years crisscrossing the country in an RV to build their audience. Playing music together for the first time that summer of 1991; there was an instant connection- described by all three as being very natural, very organic and very strong. As complicated as their individual pasts might have been, their collective future together as a band had just become extremely simple- stick together and make music.

Perched in the middle of a small fortress of instruments (Hammond B3 organ, clavinet, wurltizer, arp string ensemble, mellotron, Yamaha CS synth, melodica and a piano), John Medeski takes one the appearance of a mad scientist: arms flying, head bobbing, lips uttering alien sounds…all with the intense look of Superman exercising his x-ray vision.

Like John, Billy Martin sits in the center of his own musical universe on stage- surrounded by his drum kit, scraps of metal, various wood blocks, percussion pieces from Africa, Brazil and Asia, and other random “stuff” that he’s collected through the years. While Medeski seems to orbit the galaxy and back, Martin’s stage presence appears more grounded to the roots of this planet with a steady nod and a boom-bat bounce.

With John and Billy seated behind their respective rigs, Chris Wood is the only member of the band that actually stands on stage. Front and center with nothing to hide, Chris is the most exposed to the audience and the most comfortable, dancing with his 1920 acoustic German bass or bouncing to one of his classic electrics- an early 70s Hoffner, 66 Fender Precision or a 65 Fender Jazz).

Tickets for this performance are $37.50 ($28.50 for IMAC Members). For tickets or further information on this performance, or on other IMAC programs, call IMAC's 24-hour Arts-Line at (631) 549-ARTS. Tickets can also be purchased at the theater from noon to 6PM, Tuesday through Friday, 2PM to 6PM on Saturdays and after 2PM on the day of the performances. For further information, call IMAC's business office at (631) 549-9666.

The Inter-Media Art Center, Inc. is a non-profit Media and Performing Arts Center whose programs and services are supported in part by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts (a state agency), Suffolk County Office of Cultural Affairs, the Town of Huntington, by a grant from The Harmon Foundation, as well as by the Members of IMAC. IMAC also gratefully acknowledges support from Bank of America, Korg USA, The D’Addario Foundation for the Performing Arts, AutoOne Insurance, Peconic Bay Winery, The Lowerre Family Trust, Branch Financial Services and Olivia and Harlan Fischer.