Although The Bad Plus (bassist Reid Anderson, drummer David King and pianist Ethan Iverson) have spent most of 2009 touring with vocalist Wendy Lewis in support of their album For All I Care, it was back to basics, if that word can be applied to anything the trio does, for a pair of shows that were part of the Highline Ballroom’s piano series.Of course, late August is a bad time for a series of.
Our friend Josh Kuckens went to see the Marco Benevento Trio and The Bad Plus at Merkin Hall in NYC in the middle of May. Both of us got busy so the photos couldn’t get posted right away, but we’ve finally got the good ones up. Read on for the pics. I’m [...]Related posts:Marco Benevento: Carnegie Hall, New Solo Dates and New Trio DatesSights and Sounds: Marco Benevento Trio in Syracuse,
Ah, the Mid-West. A slower way of life, where the airport McDonalds stops selling breakfast at 10 am (!!!!). Luckily, i slid in with 2 minutes to spare and hot some hotcakes and sausage that i'm sure will wreck havoc on my digestive track later.Whenever i come to a new city, i try and listen to/appreciate some local treasures, and one of my favorite bands, the Bad Plus, are 2/3 a Minneosta ba...
His friends called him Harry the Lover. But Harry would not screw just anyone. It had to be a woman...a married woman.They were less trouble. When they were with Harry, they knew what they were there for. No wining or dining. No romancing. If they expected this, they were sadly mistaken; and if they started asking questions about his life or indicated in any way that they wanted to start an "a...
I'm not the biggest fan of jazzm honestly. I like a lot of jazz influence in my music, but straight up jazz usually bores me after awhile. However, The Bad Plus are one of those bands that are just really, really good and keep me interested, despite the fact that they play the music that snobbish music reviewers like to review with words like "deconstruction" and "cultural importance." This is...