Ethan Iverson
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| Background information | |
| Born | February 11, 1973 Menomonie, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, arranger |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Associated acts | Reid Anderson, Dave King |
| Website | dothemath.typepad.com |
Ethan Iverson (born February 11, 1973) is a pianist, composer, and critic best known for his work in the postmodern jazz trio The Bad Plus,[1] with bassist Reid Anderson and drummer Dave King.
Iverson was born in Menomonie, Wisconsin.[2] Prior to the forming of The Bad Plus, he was the musical director for the Mark Morris Dance Group and a student of both Fred Hersch and Sophia Rosoff. He has worked with artists such as Billy Hart, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Tim Berne, Mark Turner, Ben Street, Lee Konitz, Albert "Tootie" Heath, Paul Motian, Larry Grenadier, Charlie Haden and Ron Carter.
Iverson writes about jazz and other subjects at length at his blog, Do The Math.
Discography
- School Work (Mons, 1993) - with Dewey Redman, Johannes Weidermueller and Falk Willis
- Construction Zone (Originals) (Fresh Sound New Talent, 1998) - with Reid Anderson and Jorge Rossy
- Deconstruction Zone (Standards) (Fresh Sound New Talent, 1998) with Reid Anderson and Jorge Rossy
- The Minor Passions (Fresh Sound New Talent, 1999) - with Reid Anderson and Billy Hart
- Live at Smalls (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2000) - with Bill McHenry, Reid Anderson and Jeff Williams
- Costumes Are Mandatory (HighNote, 2013) - with Lee Konitz, Larry Grenadier and Jorge Rossy
With The Bad Plus
- The Bad Plus (2001)
- Authorized Bootleg: New York 12/16/01 (2002)
- These Are the Vistas (2003)
- Give (2004)
- Blunt Object: Live in Tokyo (1999)
- Suspicious Activity? (2005)
- Prog (2007)
- For All I Care (2008 Europe, 2009 North America)
- Never Stop (2010)
- Made Possible (2012)
- The Rite of Spring (2014)
- Inevitable Western (2014)
- The Bad Plus Joshua Redman (2015)
With Albert Heath
- Live at Smalls (2010) with Ben Street
- Tootie's Tempo (2013)
With Billy Hart
- Billy Hart Quartet (HighNote, 2006)
- All Our Reasons (ECM 2012)
- One Is the Other (ECM, 2014)
With Buffalo Collision (incl. Tim Berne, Hank Roberts, David King)
- Duck (2008)
With Avantango: Thomas Chapin and Pablo Aslan
- Y En El 2000 Tambien... (EPSA Music, Argentina)
With Patrick Zimmerli
- "Twelve Sacred Dances" (1998)
References
- ↑ Farberman, Brad. (July, 2009). "Shorts: Ethan Iverson." Beyond Race Magazine (BRM).
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Do The Math
- Bio page at Do the Math
- Iverson interviews Billy Hart
- Iverson interviews Keith Jarrett
- Iverson on Lester Young
- Iverson on Stravinsky
- Iverson on Bud Powell
- Ethan Iverson on Beyond Race Magazine (BRM)
- Federation Bells
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