The Bad Plus

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010

"Prog rock" is usually associated with half-hour synthesizer solos and concept albums about hobbits. But the latest album by the New York jazz-rock trio The Bad Plus, "Prog" has less to do with fantasy-based lyrics and wacky cover art than with pushing the envelope. The group performs live in our studio.

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