The Bad Plus

piano, double bass, drums (trio) · Minneapolis

Jazz trio founded in 2000 in Minneapolis, blending avant-garde jazz, rock and pop. It became a quartet in 2021; Reid Anderson (bass) and David King (drums) are members, and Ethan Iverson and Orrin Evans have held the piano chair.

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Styles

• Current scene (New York, Chicago, worldwide)
• Acid jazz, jazz-rap, nu jazz

Landmark tracks

• Smells Like Teen Spirit (2003)
• Big Eater (2003)
• Heart of Glass (2003)
• Flim (2003)
• Silence Is the Question (2003)

Cited in 1 radio episode

• May 26, 2025: Les émotions complexes de The Bad Plus (Deli Express, TSF Jazz, in French)

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