THE GIG

Shoofly Pie

New Music, Aug. 8

The Wood Brothers, "Smoke Ring Halo"

Central Park Groove

Chad Batka for The New York Times

Medeski Martin & Wood with Josh Roseman and the King Froopy All-Stars and Jim Black's AlasNoAxis

Summerstage, June 11

Flies in a Bottle

At some point, certain jazz folk may have stopped paying close attention to Medeski Martin & Wood. They’re doing fine, in case you were wondering. After coming to the end of their Blue Note Records affiliation five years ago, they went indie full-time, establishing Indirecto Records and doubling down on their bet that there will never be a bear market for instrumental grooves.