The Bad Plus is no longer a piano trio. In fact, the Minneapolis-spawned jazz group is no longer even a trio. When pianist Orrin Evans (who had himself replaced original pianist Ethan Iverson in 2017) left earlier this year, remaining founders Dave King (drums) and Reid Anderson (bass) said, “Hey, let’s try something different!” (Pretty sure they said that exact sentence, out loud and in unison.) So they mixed things up with the addition of guitarist Ben Monder (who performed on David Bowie’s farewell album, Blackstar) and tenor saxophonist Chris Speed. The quartet already has a new album in the can, but you’ll have to wait till May to hear that. Their traditional Christmas week stand at the Dakota will give you more than a taste of what the new/old band is up to. —KEITH HARRIS
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