The Bad Plus

Name: The Bad Plus
Start: 2025-03-22T17:00
End: 2025-03-22T18:30
Location: The Smith Center

Date Mar 22, 2025

Approx. 75-90 minutes with no intermission
Subject to change at artist’s discretion.

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The Bad Plus are the ultimate originals – a democratic unit with a clear vision and a refusal to conform to convention. For the past two decades the Minneapolis jazz band has played with spirit and adventure, writing its own rules and doing so with a bold sense of creativity and intent. The group has won critical acclaim and a legion of fans worldwide with its unique sound and flair for live performance.

The band is set to play two unique shows March 22 at Myron’s – The Bad Plus’ first ever performances in Las Vegas during a career stretching back 25 years.

Founding members Reid Anderson (bass) and Dave King (drums) have embarked on a new piano-less incarnation of the band with Ben Monder (guitar) and Chris Speed (tenor saxophone) now in the fold, instigating a new wave of excitement and anticipation that has re-energizing its sound and inspiration.

The Bad Plus has constantly searched to bridge genres and techniques, working with such acclaimed musicians as Bill Frisell, Joshua Redman, Tim Berne, Kurt Rosenwinkel and Wendy Lewis.

Through the years, in addition to its own boundary-pushing original compositions, The Bad Plus has covered the likes of Nirvana, Radiohead, Black Sabbath, Blondie, ABBA and Aphex Twin on its albums and onstage.

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The Bad Plus has been a hip name to know in – and beyond – jazz circles since the early 2000s, when the Minneapolis group earned coverage by Pitchfork and Rolling Stone for reimagining songs by such ’90s alternative darlings as Nirvana, Radiohead and Aphex Twin. The talented instrumentalists’ primary focus, however, have always been on The Bad Plus’ original compositions – consistently interesting material that pushes the genre’s boundaries and keeps listeners on their toes. Read more...