The Bad Plus' Never Stop II comes out Jan. 19. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Bad Plus The Bad Plus artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
Anonymous (male) jazz players. Markus Amon/Getty Images hide caption
The Bad Plus' new album, It's Hard, comes out Aug. 26. Josh Goleman/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Charenee Wade led a band featuring saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin in a program featuring the music of Gil Scott-Heron (and his collaborator, Brian Jackson). John Rogers for NPR hide caption
Lou Reed, Tinariwen, The Bad Plus
Only Available in Archive Formats.
Joshua Redman & The Bad Plus' new album, The Bad Plus Joshua Redman, comes out May 26. Cameron Wittig/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Joshua Redman and The Bad Plus play the Detroit Jazz Festival. Susan Hale Thomas/NPR hide caption
The Bad Plus Joshua Redman At Detroit Jazz Festival
WBGO and Jazz At Lincoln Center
The Bad Plus performing at the Village Vanguard. John Rogers for NPR/johnrogersnyc.com hide caption
Pianist Ethan Iverson of The Bad Plus performs at the 2012 Newport Jazz Festival. Erik Jacobs for NPR hide caption
The Bad Plus With Bill Frisell, Live In Concert: Newport Jazz 2012
Dave King. John Rogers for NPR/johnrogersnyc.com hide caption
Dave King Trio: Live At The Village Vanguard
The Bad Plus' new album, The Rite of Spring, comes out March 25. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Rite of Spring
Audio for First Listens is no longer available after the album is released.
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The Bad Plus (L-R): Ethan Iverson, Reid Anderson, Dave King. John Rogers/johnrogersnyc.com hide caption
The Bad Plus in Concert on Toast Of The Nation 2009
The Bad Plus (L-R): Ethan Iverson, Reid Anderson, Dave King. John Rogers/johnrogersnyc.com hide caption
The Bad Plus in Concert on Toast Of The Nation 2009
Flutist Hubert Laws is one of many jazz artists to have recorded an adaptation of themes from The Rite of Spring. Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images hide caption