The Derek McCoy Trio delivers a bold, southern-leaning brand of modern jazz fusion melding the melodic fire of Jeff Beck with the gritty, left-of-center grooves of Medeski Martin & Wood. Based in Western North Carolina, the group blends Appalachian soul, jazz-fusion energy, funk, blues, and experimental improvisation into a sound that’s raw, cinematic, and deeply groove-driven. Known for high-level musicianship and adventurous live sets, the trio has performed throughout the Carolinas and shared the stage with numerous regional acts across the jazz, funk, and jam scenes. Fans of boundary-pushing guitar work, deep pocket rhythms, and genre-bending fusion will find plenty to lock into.
