More than just a jazz power quartet, this acclaimed, genre-bending group play a maverick combination of originals and covers that blur the line between post-bop jazz, and instrumental rock. Avant-garde and unpredictable, The Bad Plus is an acoustic group of composer-musicians that boasts a cutting-edge repertoire of original jazz-rock fusion scores interspersed with covers of hard rock classics. The band is known for its on-stage shenanigans, as well as for its high-decibel audio hi-jinks, making it one of the loudest bands in jazz. 

Now in their 21st year, The Bad Plus continues to push boundaries as founding members Reid Anderson (bass) and Dave King (drums) embark on a new piano-less incarnation of the band with Ben Monder (guitar) and Chris Speed (tenor saxophone—instigating a new wave of excitement and anticipation within the band that is re-energizing their sound and inspiration. 

Tonya & Bob Omdahl