Group
The Bad Plus
- From
- Minneapolis, United States
- Since
- 2000–present
- Rating
- ★ 4
- Releases
- 32
- jazz
- post-bop
About
The Bad Plus is an American jazz group from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, formed in 2000. They were originally a piano trio, but became a quartet in 2021: founding members Reid Anderson on bass and David King on drums, as well as guitarist Ben Monder and tenor saxophonist Chris Speed.
Members
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Reid Anderson double bass
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Dave King drums (drum set)
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Ben Monder electric guitar
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Chris Speed tenor saxophone
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Ethan Iverson piano
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Orrin Evans piano
Discography
Albums
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The Bad Plus Apple Music
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These Are the Vistas Apple Music
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Give Apple Music
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Suspicious Activity? Apple Music
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Prog Apple Music
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For All I Care Apple Music
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Never Stop Apple Music
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Made Possible Apple Music
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Inevitable Western Apple Music
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The Rite of Spring Apple Music
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The Bad Plus Joshua Redman
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It’s Hard
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Never Stop II Apple Music
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Activate Infinity Apple Music
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The Bad Plus Apple Music
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Complex Emotions Apple Music
Singles
Live
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2017-06-04: Live at Moers Ferstival
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iTunes Festival: London 2007
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Blunt Object: Live in Tokyo Apple Music
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2009-01-07 (late show): Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, MO, USA
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2008-07-26: 10,000 Lakes Festival, Detroit Lakes, MN, USA
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2003-11-23: Bimhuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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2004-07-03: Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, Toronto Star Stage, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON, Canada
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2009-04-25: The Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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2008-06-29: The Jazz Cafe, London, England, UK
Links
Listen
Official
Concerts
Tags
- jazz and blues
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- b9bede5d-89b6-4c43-9c45-ca3930cf4db8
- ISNI
- 0000000106735081
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.