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Comprised of upright bassist Reid Anderson, drummer David King, and pianist Ethan Iverson, The Bad Plus’ members had met on a number of occasions before teaming up in 1990. Despite occasional performances together, the band didn’t official form until 2000, following a decade of Anderson, King, and Iverson collecting fruitful musical influences. Upon forming, The Bad Plus performed three live shows together before releasing their self-titled debut album on Fresh Sound in 2001.
The band subsequently played a show at the Village Vanguard, which was spotted by Yves Beauvais of Columbia Records, who singed The Bad Plus in 2002. The following year the band issued their major label debut, “These Are the Vistas”, featuring covers of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and Blondie’s “Heart of Glass”, and earning widespread critical acclaim. In 2004 The Bad Plus issued their fourth full-length “Give”, an experimental mix of rock-driven jazz record in Wiltshire, England. The band headed to the UK again to record their fifth album “Suspicious Activity?”, which features original compositions by all of the group’s members and released in 2005.
The full-length “PROG” followed in 2007, cementing the group as staples of contemporary avant-garde jazz, after which they invited vocalist Wendy Lewis to contribute to their seventh studio album “For All I Care” in 2009. Marking their first album to feature all orignal material, 2010’s “Never Stop” earned rave reviews and was supported by extensive touring. Two years later The Bad Plus issued the full-length “Made Possible” before recording a version of Igor Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring”, and releasing their ninth studio album “Inevitable Western” in March 2014.
Críticas en vivo
Attending a concert performed by The Bad Plus is like being transported to another world where jazz is perfect and troubles drift away. The Bad Plus recently performed at the Mendizorrotza Sports Center, and, as you can tell, I was lucky enough to get tickets and attend this performance with my lovely wife of twenty-five years. It was, indeed, an awesome anniversary present.
Getting to see Ethan Iverson on piano was already enough of a treat, but who really blew me away with their talent and expertise was definitely the double bassist, Reid Anderson. The Bad Plus was accompanied by a very talented saxophonist, whose name was Joshua Redman, I believe, but it was The Bad Plus that really stole the show, with Ethan plunking away on the piano.
As a longtime lover of jazz, this concert was perfect to see, and I also loved that they didn't overwhelm the musicians with unnecessary spectacles or special effects. That isn't to say that the stage wasn't hazy, or that there weren't different colored lights illuminating the incredible jazz performances, but it was great that none of this took away from the amazing performances on stage. My favorite performance was definitely the flawless rendition of "People Like You," one of my absolute favorites.
My fifth Bad Plus but the first post Iverson. Time to see what new boy Orrin Evans could add. The first few numbers were classic Bad Plus and worked well. Once they moved into Never Stop 2 covers album one could detect a different band albeit closely associated with last year’s model. Good news. Reid Anderson was imperious on bass
A word too for duo Run Logan Run. Excellent. And a roaring trade in vinyl and CDs including two of my friends as customers. A bit reminiscent of Mammal Hands
SteveMarchant
The Bad Plus played as well as they ever did, last night in Kreuzberg Xjazz festival, but the absence of their former pianist Ethan Iverson was felt throughout their short concert. It wasn’t so much his physical presence that was missed, but more the outstanding tunes he composed for the trio throughout his long partnership with bassist Reid Anderson and drummer Dave King, which the trio can evidently no longer play, now that he’s not part of the group anymore.
adar-ziv
This band is one of the most creative I have ever seen. They are simply master musicians with an ability to deconstruct music and make it new again. We love our local treasure Arden Gild Hall as much as the bands love to play here. We hope you will join us ! www.ardenconcerts.com - Here is a set of photos from the show! http://joedeltufo.com/music/thebadplus0317/
ron-ozer
The Bad Plus was...well...just so good. The venue, on the other hand, while having a good acoustic and sound system, is confused and expensive for relatively mediocre food. Great place to listen to music, but have dinner ahead of time....
jeff-chelsky
Gig at the St John's Music Hall, London. Amazing band with phenomenal abilities. They effortlessly create a continuous flow of different rhythms and melodies. Highly recommended to any jazz fan!
stephan-magne
