The Bad Plus Comes to Yoshi's
For the better part of a decade, the progressive jazz trio known as The Bad Plus have been stirring up a musical stew that defies easy description. Drawing on sources as diverse as classical, jazz, rock, pop and beyond, they have created a singular aesthetic that forces even the most skeptical listener to rethink the commonly held notions of what differentiates one style of music from another. Their most recent effort features alt-rock vocalist Wendy Lewis on the critically acclaimed "For All I Care". On Friday, The Bad Plus will begin a three night stand at Yoshi's on Fillmore. Following the release of Prog, described by Billboard as "easily the most likable and listenable jazz album of 2007," the trio wanted to try some new ideas and broaden their musical concept. To that end, bassist Reid Anderson, pianist Ethan Iverson and drummer David King took a giant step forward last February with the release of "For All I Care" (HUCD 3148) on H