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Take Five: John Fordham's month in jazz – April

Fri, April 19 2013 9:49am - Source: The Guardian Music Blog

A lot more connects the Bad Plus pianist Ethan Iverson and the late drummer/composer Paul Motian than the happenstance that Iverson plays a non-Bad Plus trio gig and a masterclass in London this weekend, and ECM has just released a box set of classic Motian-led albums from the 1970s and 80s, graced by Iverson's informally scholarly liner notes.

Take Five: John Fordham's month in jazz ? February

Tue, February 19 2013 6:28pm - Source: The Guardian Music Blog

The death of the trumpet virtuoso, educator and million-selling jazz -funk star Donald Byrd this month was bound for inclusion in this column from the moment the news broke through tweets between his lifelong fans.

Adam Kromelow Trio – Youngblood (2012)

Sat, December 22 2012 12:45pm - Source: Something Else!

Pianist Adam Kromelow has long studied karate, and upon reading that little fact I could immediately draw a parallel between the disciplined power and fluidity of the martial arts and Kromelow's music as he presents it on the debut release by Adam Kromelow Trio, Youngblood.

Popdose 2012: Michael Fortes’ Favorite Music of the Year

Wed, December 19 2012 2:25pm - Source: Pop Dose

With my regular Parlour to Parlour series taking a little nap this year (don't worry, it's coming back), I've had quite a bit more head space to pay attention to new music.

Esbjörn Svensson Trio – 301 (2012)

Sat, December 01 2012 12:40pm - Source: Something Else!

That's the kind of reaction I have when hearing an artist who left us with still a lot remaining to give.

Mike Ragogna: Monday Magic: Conversations With Gary Clark Jr., The Bad Plus' Ethan Iverson, Kaki King and Lindi Ortega

Mon, November 05 2012 6:44am - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Mike Ragogna : We've got the pianist from that rad, mad and badass group, The Bad Plus. Hey there, Ethan!

The Bad Plus - Made Possible

Wed, October 31 2012 6:30pm - Source: BBC Music

In the years since pianist Ethan Iverson, bassist Reid Anderson and drummer David King formed The Bad Plus in 2000, the trio has built a solid reputation as a refreshingly innovative group that brings the energy of rock music to jazz.

Take five: John Fordham's month in jazz – October

Thu, October 25 2012 4:16pm - Source: The Guardian Music Blog

Every year, when the London jazz festival hoves into view, listeners beyond the jazz borders start to notice that something unusual is going on.

The Bad Plus - Made Possible (Oct 22nd)

Wed, October 17 2012 7:36am - Source: The Four Oh Five

Jazz, to me, is like that distant relative that just keeps on going no matter how ill it seems to get.

Mike Ragogna: Jazzin' Around: Conversations With David Sanborn, Lee Ritenour and Kurt Elling

Fri, October 05 2012 11:23am - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

David, let's get into Then Again: The David Sanborn Anthology , your new doubledisc anthology.

stream Rafiq Bhatia's new EP and see him play tonight at BV-presented first week of Pianos residency

Tue, September 25 2012 5:30pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

As mentioned previously , cross-polinating jazz musician Rafiq Bhatia 's new EP, Strata , is out today (9/25) and is now also available to be streamed in full, which you can do below.

The Bad Plus Raise a Ruckus on Tour Opener in Knoxville

Fri, September 21 2012 4:15pm - Source: Rolling Stone

A few songs into their lean, heavy-hitting set at Knoxville's Bijou Theatre, during the reflective coda of "The Empire Strikes Backwards" Bad Plus drummer Dave King squeaked an amplified toy duck, while pianist Ethan Iverson bathed the enthusiastic crowd in oceanic arpeggios.

Medeski Martin and Wood – Free Magic (2012)

Wed, September 19 2012 11:47am - Source: Something Else!

Most bands tend to constrict themselves by setting up parameters or sticking to a formula within which they operate, in order to create a sort of trademark sound.

Rafiq Bhatia readies EP & LP, kicking off Pianos residency w/ Anti-Pop Consortium (BV presents) ++ other shows & streams

Tue, September 18 2012 9:54pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

His set at Cameo Gallery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Friday came at least partially from jazz.

Neil Cowley Trio – The Face Of Mount Molehill (2012)

Mon, September 10 2012 12:15pm - Source: Something Else!

Part George Winston, part Ben Folds, part the Bad Plus, the Neil Cowley Trio is a mighty mixture of elegance, attitude and wit.

OUiZZZ – Hello Goodbye (2012)

Fri, July 20 2012 11:32am - Source: Something Else!

There is a real sense, as OUiZZZ's galvanizing, sometimes deeply experimental Hello Goodbye unfolds, of joint discovery.

TO Jazz Review: The Bad Plus with Joshua Redman, June 24, Nathan Phillips

Thu, June 28 2012 6:36pm - Source: The Panic Manual

The Bad Plus played Nathan Phillips last Sunday as the second half of a double bill with Hiromi.

Billy Hart - All Our Reasons

Tue, May 01 2012 1:03pm - Source: BBC Music

The band on this recording has been together since 2003, and were initially known as the Ethan Iverson/ Mark Turner Quartet, before becoming the Billy Hart Quartet a couple of years later.

How jazz secretly invaded pop music

Wed, April 11 2012 10:31am - Source: The Independent - Music

When Radiohead recruited drummer Clive Deamer to their live line-up last year, he found himself being grilled by Rolling Stone about Britain's most innovative band, and had to swiftly put his interviewer straight.

The Bad Plus – These Are The Vistas (2003)

Fri, January 06 2012 12:46pm - Source: Something Else!

The surface comparisons were nearly impossible to ignore and, I have to admit, I immediately associated the Bad Plus to Medeski Martin and Wood. But while the Bad Plus were just as rhythmically centered as MMW, the music as represented on These Are The Vistas steered back toward more traditional jazz elements.

GDD Exclusive: Viceroy Interview + Full Sunburn EP!

Wed, November 09 2011 7:49pm - Source: Gotta Dance Dirty(tm)

Here we are with Viceroy AKA Austen Afridi AKA sun-kissed magician and panty soaker extraordinaire.

The Strange & Frightening World Of... The Thing

Fri, September 30 2011 12:34pm - Source: The Quietus

A warm August evening, 2009, and strange things are afoot in a converted church hall at the bottom of Edinburgh's historic Grassmarket.

Book Notes - Christopher Boucher ("How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive")

Wed, September 28 2011 3:54pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book.

Wasilewski, Kurkiewicz and Miskiewicz – Trio (2005)

Sat, July 09 2011 12:26pm - Source: Something Else!

Back in the mid-1980s, the arrival on the jazz scene of a trumpeter named Wynton Marsalis marked the start of the so-called "young lions" period.

One Track Mind: Sarah Jarosz, “The Tourist” (2011)

Sat, July 02 2011 1:56pm - Source: Something Else!

Hasn't everything been said about Radiohead by artists from every corner of the music world?

1:3 //saturday marathon //open

Sun, May 29 2011 1:48am - Source: MOG

Opening lines of communication for a string of Saturday evening posts.

James Farm Takes Seed as New All-Star Jazz Band

Thu, May 05 2011 9:06pm - Source: Spinner

Yes, many will call James Farm an all-star band.

50 great moments in jazz: Peter Brötzmann's Machine Gun

Mon, November 22 2010 2:49pm - Source: The Guardian Music Blog

As this year's London Jazz festival drew to an end yesterday (21 November), my thoughts turned to how vehemently the event's diversity would have been resisted not so many years ago.

The Bad Plus Take a Break From Jazzed-Out Indie Covers With 'Never Stop'

Fri, September 10 2010 4:38pm - Source: Spinner

Things are a bit calmer for the Bad Plus these days.

Mp3 Menagerie: Callers, Belle & Sebastian, Brian Boz

Fri, September 10 2010 3:17pm - Source: Muruch

Bizarre, mesmeric tune that slithers and stomps through jazz, folk, rock, and post-punk.

Kneebody Present a Democratic Collective's Mix of Jazz and Rock

Thu, August 26 2010 8:32pm - Source: Spinner

Jazz is traditionally a music of names and hierarchy.

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