The Bad Plus has a well-earned reputation for pushing the limits of what constitutes a jazz trio. Known for quirky originals and inspired takes on classic rock songs, their tenth album, Inevitable Western, continues the band’s commitment to what the New York Times referred to as “avant-garde populism.†The concept refers to the idea that serious music can be as engaging and accessible as it is provocative. Their new record features an emotional twang throughout and is accompanied by the Americana milieu of being dusty and weathered, yet free.
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The Bad Plus has a well-earned reputation for pushing the limits of what constitutes a jazz trio. Known for quirky originals and inspired takes on classic rock songs, their tenth album, Inevitable Western, continues the band’s commitment to what the New York Times referred to as “avant-garde populism.†The concept refers to the idea that serious music can be as engaging and accessible as it is provocative. Their new record features an emotional twang throughout and is accompanied by the Americana milieu of being dusty and weathered, yet free.
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320-2 Cedar Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
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