The Bad Plus

The Bad Plus is an American jazz trio from Minneapolis, founded in 2000, and since then from Ethan Iverson (Piano ) Reid Anderson ( bass) and Dave King ( drums) exists.

History

Iverson, Anderson and King first played in 1989 together, then lost himself but from the eyes. The Bad Plus they founded in 2000, after they met again in New York City. Their first album the band released after just three gigs on the Fresh Sound label. After an appearance at the Village Vanguard, Columbia Records took the trio in 2002 under contract. Here she published in 2003 her album These Are the Vistas, in 2004, Give, 2005, the album Suspicious Activity? . Then the trio left Columbia and signed a contract with Heads Up Records, where in May 2007 the album Prog and in February 2009 the album For All I Care appeared. Then joined the trio on eOne Music. Here have been published Never Stop (2010) and Made Possible (2012 ).

Work

Stylistically combine elements of the avant-garde The Bad Plus jazz with rock and pop elements. According to her, they are influenced by Stravinsky and Ornette Coleman. Their oeuvre is dominated by idiosyncratic interpretations of well known rock songs, which account for about 20 percent of the repertoire. The trio has numerous pieces of other bands processed, such as Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana, David Bowie's Life on Mars? or Aphex Twin's Flim.

With 170 concerts a year ( 2006) they have an impressive tour presence. They also try increasingly to capture the mood to live recordings. Your home according to their concerts are as played with the precision of Swiss watches, but at the same time offer the full range of dynamics and reckless abandon musical habits.

All three musicians compose and contribute to the repertoire at. According to the company Iverson's music is more intellectual and complex, Anderson is more melodic and romantic compositions and Kings have a more rhythmic and surreal access. The intimacy of the trio reached at times the level of classical models, such as Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett with standard pieces. According to the critic Ben Ratliff of the New York Times, the band is better than anyone else in the mix of "post- '60s jazz and indie rock.

Ethan Iverson's game is characterized by a high degree of virtuosity, but which is carried forward with strong restraint. In their younger pieces receives despite their assignment to the jazz improvising on the piano at least a rather lower proportion. Significantly more freedom to spontaneous expression is replaced drummer Dave King, while bassist Reid Anderson interprets his task more than rhythmic and harmonic foundation of the trio and less than virtuous self-development.

In 2011 she played together with the hr-Bigband; In 2012 she appeared at the Newport Jazz Festival with Bill Frisell.

Discography

  • Authorized Bootleg (2001)
  • The Bad Plus (2001 ) - also known as Motel
  • These Are the Vistas (2003)
  • Give ( 2004)
  • Suspicious Activity? (2005)
  • Blunt Object: Live in Tokyo (2006)
  • Prog ( 2007)
  • For All I Care with Wendy Lewis ( 2009)
  • Never Stop (2010)
  • Made Possible (2012 )
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