Oliver moved to Atlanta, where he played guitar in cover bands before earning a spot in Tinsley Ellis’s touring act. At Ellis’s behest, Oliver began to sing and then founded King Johnson, a hard-touring group that released six albums of blues-inflected R&B, funk and country over the next 12 years. Chris, meanwhile, studied jazz bass at the New England Conservatory of Music, moved to New York City and, in the early 1990s, formed Medeski Martin & Wood (MM&W), which over the next two decades would become a cornerstone of contemporary jazz and abstract music.
After pursuing separate musical careers for some 15 years, the brothers performed together at a show in North Carolina: Oliver sat in with MM&W following King Johnson’s opening set. “I realized we should be playing music together,” Chris recalled.
Members:
Oliver Wood
Chris Wood
Jano Rix
Discography:
Live at Tonic EP
Ways Not to Lose
Loaded
Up Above My Head
Smoke Ring Halo
Live: Volume One: Sky High
Live: Volume Two: Nail and Tooth
The Muse
Paradise
Website: Thewoodbros.com/
Youtube Channel: The Wood Brothers