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No Holds Barred Piano Trio
“…about as badass as highbrow gets.” – Rolling Stone
The Bad Plus reestablish their Midwestern roots with their annual appearance at the Dakota, where they first appeared under the name “The Bad Plus feat. Dave King” in 2000. With their fiercely iconoclastic sound and brilliant original music, they have achieved a level of success that few jazz groups have ever elevated to.
“If the Coen Brothers put together a jazz trio, perhaps it would be like this, the comic and the dramatic rolled together.” -The Guardian
While the group has gained notoriety for their brilliant renderings of pop classics, their original music has always held the most interest for listeners. In 2010, their 11th year as a band, they released their first all-original recording, Never Stop. The formula is a familiar one: virtuosic piano playing by Ethan Iverson, passionate bass work by Reid Anderson, and rhythmic acrobatics by drummer Dave King. With it they cement their status as one of the most unique trios in modern music.
“With the most distinctive sound of any three-piece outfit since Nirvana, The Bad Plus again demonstrate vitality few bands– rock, jazz, or whatever–can match.” -Amplifer
• One of their amazing original tunes, “Dirty Blonde”
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