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the Bad Plus at Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Courtesy of Bennett Jackson | Posted on October 22, 2014
Where
Kuumbwa Jazz Center
320-2 Cedar Street
Santa Cruz, CA
Map
831-427-2227
When
Fri, December 5, 2014
7:00 pm
Save the date
Musicians
The Bad Plus
band / ensemble / orchestraAbout
$25/Adv $30/Door
No Comp Tix
Doors and dinner beginning at 6:00 PM
Sponsored by Daphne and Stuart Wells and Barbara Beerstein and George Badger
The Bad Plus has a well-earned reputation for pushing the limits of what constitutes a jazz trio. Known for quirky originals and inspired takes on classic rock songs, their tenth album, Inevitable Western, continues the band’s commitment to what the New York Times referred to as “avant-garde populism.” The concept refers to the idea that serious music can be as engaging and accessible as it is provocative. Their new record features an emotional twang throughout and is accompanied by the Americana milieu of being dusty and weathered, yet free....