These guys are notorious for doing their versions of tunes by Nirvana or Aphex Twin, atypical fare for a piano trio. But jazz requires building on the music of the time, spurring it forward by absorbing it and spitting it back. When was the last time you heard piano jazz that was challenging? The innovative composers are typically solipsistic (even onanistic), but the innovative players are inclusive and wide-ranging. And piano jazz in the 21st century will probably look more like this: punk inflected, acid jazz derivative, rock and roll joy, beats from far flung locales, the cool calm of a DJ with none of the repetition. Fine with me.
The Bad Plus -- live at the Barbican
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