The Bad Plus live in concert.
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The Bad Plus

28
critic concert reviews
experimental

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

71
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28
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Last 12 Months Rating  
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Critic Consensus

Based on 28 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that The Bad Plus is rated as a decent live performer, with shows that lack distinction. The Bad Plus concert reviews describe live shows and performances as emotional and avant-garde.

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Latest Release

Complex Emotions (8 November 2024)

Artist Info

Genre
experimental
Origin
Minneapolis, United States (2000 - present)
Bio
The Bad Plus are a U.S. jazz piano trio consisting of bassist Reid Anderson, drummer Dave King, and pianist Orrin Evans. Anderson and King are originally from Minnesota. King is also part of the Minnesota-based groups Halloween, Alaska, Happy Apple, and Love-Cars.
Has Performed With

Critic Concert Reviews

Jazzwise (UK)

November 13, 2023
%
The new-look Quartet showcase their signature blend of avant-garde jazz with rock and indie influences

Nippertown (USA)

February 20, 2019
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The Bad Plus @ The Egg, 2/8/19

The Guardian (UK)

November 16, 2016
80
%
Pianist Robert Glasper’s heavily electronic, hip-hop infused jazz segued into R&B while the Bad Plus turned Cyndi Lauper into Thelonious Monk

The Guardian (UK)

November 18, 2014
40
%
Village Underground Shoreditch, London, UK

The Telegraph (UK)

November 18, 2014
40
%
At their EFG London Jazz Festival gig last night the Village Underground was packed with awe-struck fans sending selfies off to their mates to prove they really were standing on hallowed ground.

Grateful Web (USA)

October 22, 2013
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Denver, USA

The Guardian (UK)

October 25, 2012
80
%
In earlier years a substantially uninitiated crowd could get antsy if what was happening on stage didn't sound like a tune they could sing – but no longer.

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