I like a lot of different music. Here are some of my favorite artists and their genres.
Band: Medeski, Martin, and Wood
Genre: Electronic Organ Funk Jazz
I picked up Karl Denson's Dance Lesson #2, and I loved the bass parts, so I found that Chris Wood was the bassist. Then I found that MMW was his band, and a friend of mine had their newest release at the time, Uninvisible. From the first song, I knew they were great. They started out as a danceable piano jazz trio, but their last few albums have been a shift to a more electronic sound. MMW albums and shows end up getting stuck in my CD player for weeks at at time.
Band: Phish
Genre: Eclectic Jam
I picked these guys up one night from my roommate. We had some people over for a late night one time, and one of my roommates put the song "Contact" on. I was hooked. The song starts out sounding like a song from a children's jazz album to a completely funked out breakdown. I love that contrast that they bring and seemed to have mastered. One song is southern rock or bluegrass, and the next is reggae. Hell, Jay-Z joined them on stage at a Brooklyn show.
Band: Rage Against The Machine
Genre: Punk Rap Metal
A childhood friend turned me on to these guys in high school. Before there was Limp Bizkit and that whole rap-rock movement, these guys did it right. Their sound is completely raw. With his completely unconventional style, guitarist Tom Morello is the closest thing we have left to Jimi Hendrix. I mainly listen to these guys before or during my workout.
Plenty of other bands I could list, but I have other stuff to do today. I love talking about music.