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Fragmented, hyperactive and theatrical, The Bad Plus stretch the piano-trio format inside-out. Reid Anderson plays powerful double-bass and writes a lot of their material, but the key player is drummer David King. When pianist Ethan Iverson introduced him as "the one and only," he wasn't kidding. King is an extraordinary and indispensable talent.

He made the most complex piano line roar and brought rhythmic tension even to the quietest passage. In groove mode his momentum was ferocious, but mostly the trio kept to their formula. Rule one was keep each number short. Two, let King improvise freely while piano or bass set the theme. Three, keep changing the meter, it keeps listeners off balance.

Iverson built effective climaxes in a carefully orchestrated way. New and old numbers, including Mint ("it's in perfect condition"), Giant (in 4-4-2 tempo), and finally David Bowie's Life on Mars pressed all the right buttons.

The Bad Plus
The Jazz Cafe
Parkway, Camden, NW1 7PG