May 12, 2026 1:51 PM
The End of the Bad Plus
The scene still sticks with me. I had heard the oddball name of this new group being dropped around town, and…
Dave King (left) and Reid Anderson offer insights into why The Bad Plus’ chemistry was cool, the accomplishments many and its longevity so fruitful.
May 12, 2026 1:51 PM
The scene still sticks with me. I had heard the oddball name of this new group being dropped around town, and…
Some of the artists with recent releases on Mack Avenue, acquired by Exceleration Music.
Feb 3, 2025 11:17 PM
Exceleration Music, a music company dedicated to independent music, has acquired Mack Avenue Music Group, a jazz label…
The new Bad Plus, from left, Chris Speed, Reid Anderson, Dave King and Ben Monder.
Jan 22, 2025 2:14 AM
Especially by the fickle standards of jazz band shelf lives, The Bad Plus has enjoyed a very good run. With the release…
The Bad Plus, plus Joshua Redman, one of many creative pairings Nonesuch has developed.
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The Le Boeuf Brothers are set to stream a Tuesday performance.
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As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Ted Nash revisits Bernstein and Sondheim for Somewhere Else: Songs From West Side Story.
Dec 27, 2019 9:07 AM
The list below is a round up of the 5-, 4.5- and 4-star reviews that ran in print editions of DownBeat during 2019. If…
Ubuntu label head Martin Hummel (left), saxophonist Tori Freestone and bassist Gary Crosby
Nov 6, 2019 11:31 AM
As the U.K.’s jazz landscape is being defined by performers drawing on the British-bred genres grime and broken beat,…
Pharoah Sanders perform during the first weekend of the Biamp PDX Jazz Festival, which ran Feb. 20–March 3 in Portland, Oregon.
Mar 8, 2019 10:04 AM
With both Blue Note and ECM records celebrating anniversaries this year, booking the lineup for any major jazz festival…
Sexmob’s debut, Den Of Inequity, is two decades old. And now, Steven Bernstein’s troupe is set to issue new work, Cultural Capital, on April 14.
Mar 6, 2018 11:53 AM
Two decades ago, slide trumpeter, composer and bandleader Steven Bernstein caused some members of the jazz community to…
The original lineup of The Bad Plus—Reid Anderson (from left), David King and Ethan Iverson—played its final show on Dec. 31 at New York’s Village Vanguard.
Jan 3, 2018 1:04 PM
New Year’s Eve was an end for many things; and so it was for The Bad Plus.
After 17 years, pianist Ethan Iverson was…
Orrin Evans (pictured) has been named the newest member of The Bad Plus, replacing outgoing pianist and founding member Ethan Iverson.
Jun 6, 2017 3:45 PM
Lineup changes are nothing new in jazz, where the model has generally been a bandleader and their ever-evolving group…
Wadada Leo Smith, whose double album America’s National Parks comes out Oct. 14, is among the artists who have fall releases.
Oct 17, 2016 9:56 AM
This fall, jazz fans can expect to add a few more items to their “must-listen” lists, as several noteworthy…
Dave King, drummer for the trio The Bad Plus, performs at the Chicago Jazz Festival on Sept. 3.
Sep 27, 2016 11:49 AM
The 38th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival, a free event held Sept. 1–4, was blessed with perfect weather, a large, diverse,…
