Ethan Iverson
Whether he’s playing in the middle, on the edge, or is just flying out on his own, veteran tenor saxophonist Mark Turner reconfirms on these three new releases that he is still finding his own way.
Conductor Robert Treviño celebrates what we might call the dawning of the North American vernacular school; composer Ethan Iverson displays a fascination with instrumental color.
Pepperland serves up the expected tie-dye nostalgia, keyed to a half-dozen Beatle tunes from the classic album.
You could sometimes be halfway into a Bad Plus show before hearing anything like a jazz chord from pianist Ethan Iverson.
Postmodern jazz trio The Bad Plus plays some of the prettiest Stravinsky ever performed.
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