Medeski Scofield Martin and Wood

Alternative jazz trio Medeski Martin and Wood improvises with such stamina, endurance, and brilliance that adding a fourth member to the band might seem to put at risk the geniality that marks its live shows. But guitarist John Scofield—who worked with Miles Davis in the eighties and whose work MMW interpreted on A Go Go, the trio’s classic 1998 recording—is one guy who fits right in. As a quartet, the band has released Out Louder, a funk- and blues-flavored affair that features covers of John Lennon’s “Julia” and Peter Tosh’s “Legalize It.” No tune is an odd choice for these guys, and their ability to take a riff out into the galaxy and bring it back transformed is not a studio trick. MMW’s live shows are amazing; enhanced by Scofield, this one should be spectacular. 612-332-1775; www.first-avenue.com