Reid Anderson (born 15 October 1970) is a bassist and composer from
Minnesota
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Ben Monder
Ben Monder (born May 24, 1962) is an American modern jazz guitarist.
Biography
Monder started playing guitar when he was eleven, after two years on violin. From 1979–84, he attended the Westchester Conservatory of Music, the University of Miam ...
. The original lineup of The Bad Plus first played together in 1989 and formally established the band in 2000. Anderson attended the
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
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and graduated from the
Curtis Institute of Music
The Curtis Institute of Music is a private conservatory in Philadelphia. It offers a performance diploma, Bachelor of Music, Master of Music in opera, and a Professional Studies Certificate in opera. All students attend on full scholarship.
...
.
Discography
As leader
* ''Dirty Show Tunes'' (
Fresh Sound
Fresh Sound, or Fresh Sound New Talent, is a jazz record label established in Barcelona, Spain, by Jordi Pujol. The label was initially founded as a reissue label.
The catalog includes work by musicians both major and minor that was recorded be ...
, 1997)
* ''Abolish Bad Architecture'' (Fresh Sound, 1999)
* ''The Vastness of Space'' (Fresh Sound, 2000)
With The Bad Plus
* '' The Bad Plus'' (Fresh Sound, 2001)
* ''
These Are the Vistas
''These Are the Vistas'' was the second studio album released by the jazz trio The Bad Plus, and the band's first album for a major label (Columbia Records). The album was the listening public's first widespread opportunity to hear the band, whic ...
'' (Columbia, 2003)
* ''
Give
Give may refer to: making someone get or receive something from someone
Places
* Give, Denmark, a small town
** Give Municipality, a former municipality
Music
* ''Give'' (Balkan Beat Box album), 2012 album by Balkan Beat Box
* ''Give'' (The Bad ...
'' (Columbia, 2004)
* ''Blunt Object: Live in Tokyo'' (Sony, 2005)
* ''
Suspicious Activity?
''Suspicious Activity?'' is the fourth studio album by the American jazz band The Bad Plus. The band had previously garnered attention for covering well-known rock songs in an "acoustic power trio" style, but ''Suspicious Activity?'' includes onl ...
For All I Care
''For All I Care'' is a studio album by American jazz trio The Bad Plus with Wendy Lewis on vocals. The album was released in Europe on October 20, 2008, by EmArcy and in the U.S. on February 3, 2009, by Heads Up. This is the first Bad Plus albu ...
Made Possible
''Made Possible'' is a 2012 studio album by American jazz trio The Bad Plus released by E1 Music. It is the group's eighth studio album. ''Made Possible'' is the first album by The Bad Plus to feature electronic instruments.
Reception
In his rev ...
'' (eOne, 2012)
* ''
The Rite of Spring
''The Rite of Spring''. Full name: ''The Rite of Spring: Pictures from Pagan Russia in Two Parts'' (french: Le Sacre du printemps: tableaux de la Russie païenne en deux parties) (french: Le Sacre du printemps, link=no) is a ballet and orchestral ...
It's Hard
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Ethan Iverson
Ethan Iverson (born February 11, 1973) is a pianist, composer, and critic best known for his work in the avant-garde jazz trio The Bad Plus with bassist Reid Anderson and drummer Dave King.
Biography
Iverson was born in Menomonie, Wisconsin ...
* ''Construction Zone (Originals)'' (Fresh Sound, 1998)
* ''Deconstruction Zone (Standards)'' (Fresh Sound, 1998)
* ''The Minor Passions'' (Fresh Sound, 1999)
* '' Live at Smalls'' (Fresh Sound, 2000)
With Bill McHenry
* ''Graphic'' (Fresh Sound, 1999)
* ''Bill McHenry Quartet featuring Paul Motian'' (Fresh Sound, 2003)
* ''Roses'' (Sunnyside, 2007)
* ''Ghosts of the Sun'' (Sunnyside, 2011)
With others
* Jeff Ballard, ''Fairgrounds'' (Edition, 2019)
* Till Bronner, ''German Songs'' (Minor Music, 1996)
*
Uri Caine
Uri Caine (born June 8, 1956, Philadelphia, United States) is an American classical and jazz pianist and composer.
Biography
Early years
The son of Burton Caine, a professor at Temple Law School, and poet Shulamith Wechter Caine, Caine began p ...
Bill Carrothers
Bill Carrothers (born July 13, 1964) is a jazz pianist and composer based in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.Gerald Cleaver, ''Adjust'' (Fresh Sound, 2001)
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Jamie Cullum
Jamie Cullum (born 20 August 1979) is an English jazz-pop singer, songwriter and radio presenter. Although primarily a vocalist and pianist, he also accompanies himself on other instruments, including guitar and drums. He has recorded nine st ...
, ''In the Mind of Jamie Cullum'' (District 6, 2007)
*
Orrin Evans
Orrin Evans (born 28 March 1975) is an American jazz pianist. Evans was born in Trenton, New Jersey and raised in Philadelphia.Lutz, Phillip. "Orrin Evans The Instigator." ''Downbeat'' 81.11 (2014): 42-45. Print. He attended Rutgers University, ...
, ''Listen to the Band'' (Criss Cross, 1999)
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Fred Hersch
Fred Hersch (born October 21, 1955) is an American jazz pianist, educator and HIV/AIDS activist. He was the first person to play weeklong engagements as a solo pianist at the Village Vanguard in New York City. He has recorded more than 70 of his ...
, ''Songs Without Words'' (2001)
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Donna Lewis
Donna Lewis (born August 1959) is a Welsh singer. She is best known for the 1996 pop hit single "I Love You Always Forever", which peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart, and also peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Aus ...
, ''Brand New Day'' (Palmetto, 2015)
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Orange Then Blue
Orange Then Blue is an avant-garde big band from Boston, Massachusetts led by drummer George Schuller. Several well known jazz musicians have performed with the group as either members or guests, including trumpeters Dave Douglas (trumpeter), Dav ...
, ''Hold the Elevator'' (GM, 1999)
* Mark Turner, ''
Dharma Days
''Dharma Days'' is an album by saxophonist Mark Turner which was recorded in 2001 and released by the Warner Bros. label.
Reception
The AllMusic review by William Ruhlmann states "''Dharma Days'' is a virtual duo album with guitarist Kurt Rose ...
'' (Warner Bros., 2001)
*
Patrick Zimmerli
Patrick Zimmerli (born July 23, 1968) is an American saxophonist, composer, arranger, and record producer.
His work has been performed at Carnegie Hall and Town Hall in New York, Wigmore Hall in London and Salle Pleyel in Paris, as well as at ...