Ethan Iverson
Encyclopedia
Ethan Iverson is a pianist, composer, and critic best known for his work in the postmodern jazz trio The Bad Plus
, with bassist Reid Anderson
and drummer Dave King
.
Prior to the forming of TBP, he was the musical director for the Mark Morris
Dance Group and a student of both Fred Hersch
and Sophia Rosoff
. He has worked with artists such as Billy Hart
, Kurt Rosenwinkel
, Tim Berne
, Mark Turner
, Ben Street
, Lee Konitz
, Albert "Tootie" Heath, Paul Motian
and Charlie Haden
.
Iverson writes about jazz and other subjects at length at his blog, Do The Math.
With Reid Anderson
and Billy Hart
With Buffalo Collision (incl. Tim Berne
, Hank Roberts
, David King
)
With Ben Street
and Albert Heath
With Avantango: Thomas Chapin
and Pablo Aslan
With Dewey Redman
, Johannes Weidermueller and Falk Willis
With Reid Anderson
and Jorge Rossy
The Bad Plus
The Bad Plus are a jazz trio from the United States, consisting of pianist Ethan Iverson, bassist Reid Anderson, and drummer Dave King, originating from Minneapolis, MN.-History:...
, with bassist Reid Anderson
Reid Anderson
Reid Anderson is a bassist and composer originally from Minnesota. Anderson is best known for his work in The Bad Plus with pianist Ethan Iverson and drummer Dave King...
and drummer Dave King
David King (musician)
David King is a drummer/ composer from Minneapolis. He is best known for being a founding member of the jazz groups The Bad Plus and Happy Apple although he is active in many other projects including free jazz collective Buffalo Collision with NYC "Downtown" legends Tim Berne and Hank Roberts and...
.
Prior to the forming of TBP, he was the musical director for the Mark Morris
Mark Morris
Mark William Morris is an American dancer, choreographer and director whose work is acclaimed for its craftsmanship, ingenuity, humor, and at times eclectic musical accompaniments...
Dance Group and a student of both Fred Hersch
Fred Hersch
Fred Hersch is a contemporary American jazz pianist who has become a consistent and highly demanded performer on the international jazz scene....
and Sophia Rosoff
Sophia Rosoff
Sophia Rosoff is an American pianist and educator, and a founder of the Abby Whiteside Foundation.She was a co-editor of the reprinted collection of Abby Whiteside's writings, along with Joseph Prostakoff....
. He has worked with artists such as Billy Hart
Billy Hart
William "Billy" Hart is a jazz drummer and educator who has performed with some of the most important jazz musicians in history.-Biography:Early on Hart performed in Washington, D.C...
, Kurt Rosenwinkel
Kurt Rosenwinkel
Kurt Rosenwinkel is an American jazz guitarist and keyboardist who came to prominence in the 1990s.-Biography:He attended the Berklee School of Music for two and a half years before leaving in his junior year to tour with Gary Burton, the dean of the school at the time...
, Tim Berne
Tim Berne
Tim Berne is an American jazz saxophone player and composer.Described by critic Thom Jurek as commanding "considerable power as a composer and ... frighteningly deft ability as a soloist," Berne has composed and performed prolifically since the 1980s...
, Mark Turner
Mark Turner (musician)
Mark Turner is a jazz saxophonist and clarinetist with several recordings to his credit.-Biographical information:Born in Fairborn, Ohio, and raised in Southern California, Turner originally intended to become a commercial artist. In elementary school he played the clarinet, followed by the alto...
, Ben Street
Ben Street
Ben Street is a New York-area jazz double bassist. He has played with many great jazz artists, notably Kurt Rosenwinkel on the album Next Step, Ben Monder on the album Dust and Sam Rivers on the album Violet Violets...
, Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz is an American jazz composer and alto saxophonist born in Chicago, Illinois.Generally considered one of the driving forces of Cool Jazz, Konitz has also performed successfully in bebop and avant-garde settings...
, Albert "Tootie" Heath, Paul Motian
Paul Motian
Stephen Paul Motian was an American jazz drummer, percussionist and composer of Armenian extraction.He first came to prominence in the late 1950s in the piano trio of Bill Evans, and later led several groups...
and Charlie Haden
Charlie Haden
Charles Edward Haden is an American jazz musician. He is a double bassist, probably best known for his long association with saxophonist Ornette Coleman...
.
Iverson writes about jazz and other subjects at length at his blog, Do The Math.
Discography
With The Bad PlusThe Bad Plus
The Bad Plus are a jazz trio from the United States, consisting of pianist Ethan Iverson, bassist Reid Anderson, and drummer Dave King, originating from Minneapolis, MN.-History:...
- The Bad PlusThe Bad Plus (album)The Bad Plus is the eponymous first album released by The Bad Plus. It contains covers of Abba's "Knowing Me, Knowing You", Rodgers and Hart's 1934 classic "Blue Moon", and Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit"...
(2001) - Authorized Bootleg: New York 12/16/01 (2002)
- These Are the VistasThese Are the VistasThese Are the Vistas was the second studio album released by the jazz trio The Bad Plus, and the band's first album for a major label...
(2003) - GiveGive (album)Depending on the pressing, one or both of the following tracks may appear as bonus tracks. The recording of "Knowing Me, Knowing You" is not the same as the one that appeared on The Bad Plus album.-Personnel:*Ethan Iverson – piano*Reid Anderson – double bass...
(2004) - Blunt Object: Live in Tokyo (2005)
- Suspicious Activity?Suspicious Activity?Suspicious Activity? is the fourth studio album by the jazz band The Bad Plus. The band had previously garnered attention for covering well-known rock songs in an "acoustic power trio" style, but Suspicious Activity? includes only one cover version: the theme to the 1981 movie Chariots of Fire...
(2005) - ProgProg (album)Prog is the fifth studio album recorded by jazz trio The Bad Plus. Like previous Bad Plus recordings, Prog features several covers including "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears, "Life on Mars?" by David Bowie, and "Tom Sawyer" by Rush...
(2007) - For All I CareFor All I CareFor All I Care is an album by The Bad Plus with Wendy Lewis on vocals. It was released on October 20th, 2008 in Europe and on February 3rd 2009 in the U.S. This is the first Bad Plus album to include a vocalist, as well as the first to feature no original songs...
(2008 Europe, 2009 North America) - Never StopNever Stop (The Bad Plus album)Never Stop is the seventh studio album by jazz trio The Bad Plus, released on September 14, 2010. This album is the first by the band to consist entirely of original compositions.-Track listing:#"The Radio Tower Has a Beating Heart" – 5:44...
(2010)
With Reid Anderson
Reid Anderson
Reid Anderson is a bassist and composer originally from Minnesota. Anderson is best known for his work in The Bad Plus with pianist Ethan Iverson and drummer Dave King...
and Billy Hart
Billy Hart
William "Billy" Hart is a jazz drummer and educator who has performed with some of the most important jazz musicians in history.-Biography:Early on Hart performed in Washington, D.C...
- The Minor Passions (Recorded Live in NYC) 1999
With Buffalo Collision (incl. Tim Berne
Tim Berne
Tim Berne is an American jazz saxophone player and composer.Described by critic Thom Jurek as commanding "considerable power as a composer and ... frighteningly deft ability as a soloist," Berne has composed and performed prolifically since the 1980s...
, Hank Roberts
Hank Roberts
Hank Roberts is an American jazz cellist and vocalist. He plays the electric cello, and his style is a mixture of rock, jazz, avant garde, folk and classical influences...
, David King
David King
David or Dave King may refer to:In sports:*David King , Australian rules footballer for the Kangaroos Football Club*Dave King , Scottish businessman, Rangers F.C...
)
- Duck (2008)
With Ben Street
Ben Street
Ben Street is a New York-area jazz double bassist. He has played with many great jazz artists, notably Kurt Rosenwinkel on the album Next Step, Ben Monder on the album Dust and Sam Rivers on the album Violet Violets...
and Albert Heath
- Live at Smalls (2010)
With Avantango: Thomas Chapin
Thomas Chapin
Thomas Chapin was an American composer and saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist. Though primarily an alto saxophonist, he also played sopranino saxophone and various flutes....
and Pablo Aslan
- Y En El 2000 Tambien... (EPSA Music, Argentina)
With Dewey Redman
Dewey Redman
Dewey Redman was an American jazz saxophonist, known for performing free jazz as a bandleader, and with Ornette Coleman and Keith Jarrett....
, Johannes Weidermueller and Falk Willis
- School Work (1993)
With Reid Anderson
Reid Anderson
Reid Anderson is a bassist and composer originally from Minnesota. Anderson is best known for his work in The Bad Plus with pianist Ethan Iverson and drummer Dave King...
and Jorge Rossy
Jorge Rossy
Jorge Rossy is a jazz drummer. He started playing drums at age 11.Between 1980 and 1989, he toured and recorded extensively with several musicians in the Spanish jazz scene, as well as with internationally acclaimed artists such as Woody Shaw, Kenny Wheeler, Jack Walrath, Dave Schinitter, Sal...
- Construction Zone (Originals) (1998)
- Deconstruction Zone (Standards) (1998)