I don’t know how familiar you might be with the jazz trio The Bad Plus. I first encountered them a few years ago when they released an album called These Are the Vistas, on which they performed a brilliant and rowdy version of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” They’ve also covered Blondie’s “Heart of Glass,” Rush’s “Tom Sawyer,” and other pop rock radio classics, but their true genius lies in their original songs.
This super-tight trio is performing Saturday night, March 15, at Krannert Center’s Stage 5. The set begins at 9:30 p.m.
Per the KCPA website:
“This rule-breaking, time-bending trio has been rocking the avant-garde jazz scene for more than a decade with swagger, innovative original music, and deconstructed covers demonstrating prowess at “mixing the sensibilities of post-60’s jazz and indie rock” (The New York Times). Following their return to Krannert Center for two performances with the Mark Morris Dance Group, join bassist Reid Anderson, pianist Ethan Iverson, and drummer David King at Stage 5 for a bonus set that positively swings with progressive jazz sounds.”
If you can catch this, CATCH THIS.