The Bad Plus

Four years ago, Reid Anderson and Dave King rebooted The Bad Plus with a new pianist, Orrin Evans. Now they're reinventing the band as a pianoless quartet, with Chris Speed on sax and Ben Monder on guitar.

Miles Okazaki’s Trickster, “Lighthouse”Trickster, a four-piece band led by guitarist Miles Okazaki, is best understood in both cerebral and visceral…

Autumn brings a cornucopia for jazz fans. Must-have albums, can’t-miss festivals, sounds both old and new. WBGO has gathered 88 highlights for your…

It isn't typically news when a jazz group makes a change in personnel. But The Bad Plus isn't a typical jazz group, and its announcement, this time last…

New Year’s Eve is always an epic night for music in New York City, if you don’t mind spending a little extra (or maybe more than a little) and wading…

Reid Anderson from The Bad Plus says he didn't always have a knack for writing elegant, catchy tunes. As the bassist reveals on The Checkout, the composer…

In April of 2017, The Bad Plus announced that pianist Ethan Iverson would be leaving the band, to be replaced by Orrin Evans. WBGO broke the news with this exclusive report.