The Bad Plus and Joshua Redman – Bad to the Bone
Thursday, June 25, 2015
With parallel careers spanning the last two decades saxophonist Joshua Redman and piano trio The Bad Plus have forged equally acclaimed, but distinctly separate paths in contemporary jazz.
An opportunity to collaborate in 2011 revealed an unforeseen compatibility and subsequent world tours deepened both musical empathy and personal friendship that’s resulted in the quartet’s explosive debut album, The Bad Plus Joshua Redman. Stuart Nicholson spoke to Redman and Bad Plus bassist Reid Anderson about how this evolving partnership has brought out the best in all of them, especially through the rigours of the road
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