I think it's great that Medeski & Martin are playing occasional improv sets with Metzger & Cline, but 20 years into the Wood Bros affair maybe it's time they stop deferring to Chris and recruit another bassist for a trio (+) tour that revisits the #MMW canon while exploring new directions.
From the outside it feels like a broken three-way marriage with a cuckolded partner(s) that has flings while holding out hope their cheating spouse will return.