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A billboard outside the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport advises travelers to report "Suspicious Activity," a phrase which typifies the "paranoid security-conscious society in which we're now living," says The Bad Plus bassist Reid Anderson. Struck by the advisory, drummer David King found in it the perfect title for the new Bad Plus album and the perfect metaphor for the group's new music. "There is a sound in the middle of the three of us that is The Bad Plus," says David. On Suspicious Activity?, the group's third album for Columbia Records, that sound moves and grows in fantastic new directions, testing limits of what an acoustic bass-piano-drums trio can accomplish and what genuinely new music can actually sound like. Pianist Ethan Iverson observes, "Our concept is far removed from the traditional roles of our instrumentation
The Bad Plus, James Falzone, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith And Many Others
by Lawrence Peryer
This hour moves through four decades of creative music, 1979 to 2026, with a Pacific Northwest thread running quietly underneath. The Bad Plus reimagine Nirvana, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith summons majestic Mt Baker, and James Falzone brings his mystical clarinet all alongside downtown New York no-wave (Material, Curlew, Laurie Anderson), a rare Palle Mikkelborg suite, and ECM ...
The Billy Hart Quartet featuring Ethan Iverson at Blues Alley
by Robert Bellafiore
The Billy Hart Quartet featuring Ethan Iverson Blues Alley Washington, DC May 3, 2026 Elder statesman of the drums, contributor to Miles Davis's On the Corner (Columbia, 1972), and Washington, DC, native: Billy Hart was the perfect figure to feature in a centennial celebration of Miles Davis at DC's Blues Alley. Hart ...
Brian Lynch, Bebel Gilberto, and Do Yeon Kim
by Jerome Wilson
This episode has an international flavor, incorporating music from Brazil, China and Korea as well as the usual sources. Musicians heard include, Brian Lynch, Don Ellis, Bebel Gilberto, The Bad Plus, and Do Yeon Kim.Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry ...
Jazz Juniors 2025
by Martin Longley
Jazz Juniors Cricoteka Krákow, Poland October 2-4, 2025 What is happening with today's youth? The annual Jazz Juniors competition (and accompanying festival) assembled its usual eager participants, vying for cash and concerts in prizes. For this 49th edition, six acts appeared at the very suitable Cricoteka riverside venue, allotted very brief ...
Improvising the Russian Classical Composers: Stravinsky, Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev
by Larry Slater
In the 19th century, Russian composers created timeless melodic works ripe for jazz interpretation. The 20th century in Russia ushered in decades of experimentation and revolutionary musical ideas.Prokofiev's output ranged from lyrical compositions to experimental avant-garde works. In this hour, you'll hear jazz interpretations of Prokofiev from Jo-Yu Chen, Peter Beets and Oliver Nelson. ...
Have A Holly, Jazzy Christmas
by Kurt Ellenberger
In my music history classes, particularly in November and December, students have often asked me about the relationship between jazz and Christmas: “Why are so many popular Christmas songs so jazzy?" It is a good question--indeed, many of the most popular secular Christmas music does have a jazz flavor, while a few are actually jazz. There ...
Lightning Trio: Lightning
by John Eyles
Lightning is the debut album from the Norway group Lightning Trio, which comprises pianist / synthesizer player Sondre Moshagen, double bassist Kertu Aer and drummer Steinar Heide Bo, who first met one another at the jazz program in Trondheim, Norway, in autumn 2022. After participating in 2024's Jazzintro launch program, the trio was named Young Jazz ...
Theo Girard: La rivière coulera sans effort
by Andrew Hunter
French double bassist Théo Girard has built a career with great patience, not releasing his debut as a leader until the age of 40. That well- received record, 30YearsFrom (Discoble, 2017), was a trio piece and included drummer-in-demand Sebastian Rochford, with whom Girard has built a not inconsiderable body of work. La Rivière Coulera Sans Effort ...
Happy Thanksgiving! End Of Month Keyboard Special with Shirley Scott, Thelonious Monk, and Others
by David W. Daniels
End Of The Month Keyboard Special with songs related to Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving activities (eating, drinking, and talking). Music from Dave Grusin, The Bad Plus, Ben Sidran, and other jazz keyboard musicians.Playlist David Leonhardt Trio “Explorations" from Explorations (Big Bang) 00:00 Charles Earland “Thanksgiving" from Stomp! (HighNote) 7:50 William Green “Todah (Thanksgiving)" from Mind ...
