The Bad Plus Profiled

The Bad Plus is getting a ton of press with their tour, including from the Philadelphia Daily News:

Their name alone, the Bad Plus, suggests a group that’s looking for trouble. And brother, do they get it. This is a splashy, imaginative piano, bass and drums trio that stirs up controversy.

While rooted in jazz, they face rejection from some purists for ignoring the traditional repertoire. Yet at the same time they’ve managed to touch a nerve among rock- and pop-lovin’ audiences who don’t know Monk from Miles from Mingus.