For Immediate Release

February 4, 2026

THE BAD PLUS ADD NEW DATES TO FAREWELL CONCERT TOUR

FOUNDING BASSIST REID ANDERSON AND DRUMMER DAVE KING

DECLARE END TO JAZZ COMBO’S LANDMARK CAREER

AFTER MORE THAN 25 GROUNDBREAKING YEARS

CURRENT ITERATION OF THE BAD PLUS

TO SAY GOODBYE WITH NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE DATES

GETTING UNDERWAY APRIL 21-22 IN SEATTLE

ANDERSON AND KING ALSO SET TO JOIN FORCES

WITH CRAIG TABORN AND CHRIS POTTER

FOR SPECIAL PROJECT PAYING HOMAGE TO THE MUSIC OF

KEITH JARRETT’S LEGENDARY AMERICAN QUARTET

THE BAD PLUS CHRIS POTTER AND CRAIG TABORN

BEGIN WORLD TOUR MARCH 3 IN LEXINGTON, KY

Reid Anderson and Dave King

Photo credit: Evelyn Freja / Download Hi-Res Image

“The most important and inimitable act in improvised music…There have hardly been any

jazz ensembles with a stronger collective identity or more longevity.”

 – The New York Times

The Bad Plus have added a number of new dates to their recently announced 2026 farewell tour. The world renowned group’s current lineup – which see founding bassist Reid Anderson and drummer Dave King joined by Ben Monder (guitars) and Chris Speed (saxophones) – will say goodbye to fans across the US and Canada beginning with a two-night stand at Seattle, WA’s venerable Jazz Alley on April 21-22, followed by headline shows and top-billed festival performances through late June. Highlights include a one-night-only date at New York City’s Sony Hall (June 19), a two-night run at Washington, DC’s Blues Alley (June 20-21), and a sure-to-be-memorable final performance at Westport, NY’s The Mill (June 27). For complete details and ticket availability, please visit www.thebadplus.com/tour.

The Bad Plus have spent their groundbreaking lifespan reimagining music in their own boldly original style, always challenging convention while propelling jazz in boundary-breaking new directions. Now, after more than a quarter century and three unique iterations, founding bassist Reid Anderson and drummer Dave King have decided to call an end to The Bad Plus’s one-of-a-kind career.

“The Bad Plus has been a band for 26 years,” says Reid Anderson and Dave King. “That’s quite a long time! As we enter into year 27 – after a great deal of soul searching and consideration – we have decided to bring this chapter to a close. 2026 will be the final year of The Bad Plus. We share this news with heavy hearts, but also with great pride in what we have accomplished. It has been a privilege to share our music with the world and we leave behind a body of work that we could not be more proud of.

“We look forward to performing our final shows throughout the coming year and hope to see as many of you as possible. This band changed our lives. Thank you all for being a part of that.”

In typical fashion, The Bad Plus will wrap things up with two utterly distinct tour schedules. Anderson and King will also join forces with pianist Craig Taborn and saxophonist Chris Potter for a special project paying homage to the music of Keith Jarrett’s legendary American Quartet. The Bad Plus Chris Potter and Craig Taborn will revisit this formative repertoire with deep reverence and fresh vision, capturing Jarrett, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, and Paul Motian’s groundbreaking fusion of swing, freedom, and folk-like melodicism while bringing their own distinct voices to the material. This special project is more than simply a tribute – it is a continuation of the raw, exploratory spirit that the American Quartet embodied: a fearless commitment to musical dialogue, emotional depth, and boundary-pushing improvisation. North American dates begin March 3 at Lexington, KY’s Singletary Center for the Arts; EU/UK dates then get underway March 21 at Bergamo, IT’s Bergamo Jazz Festival. 

THE BAD PLUS - TOUR 2026

APRIL

21 – Seattle, WA – Jazz Alley

22 – Seattle, WA – Jazz Alley

24 – Boise, ID – Shrine Social Club Ballroom 

25 – Gresham, OR – Mt. Hood Jazz Festival 

JUNE

15 – Portland, ME – One Longfellow Square

16 – Old Saybrook, CT – The Kate

17 – Northampton, MA – Iron Horse

18 – Groton, MA – Meadow Hall at Groton Hill Music Center

19 – New York, NY – Sony Hall 

20 – Washington, DC – Blues Alley

21 – Washington, DC – Blues Alley

23 – Albany, NY – The Egg 

24 – Rochester, NY – Club Pass Series at Rochester International Jazz Festival

26 - Montréal, QC – Montréal Jazz Festival at Théâtre Jean-Duceppe

27 – Westport, NY – The Mill 

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THE BAD PLUS CHRIS POTTER AND CRAIG TABORN –

TRIBUTE TO KEITH JARRETT’S AMERICAN QUARTET

TOUR 2026

MARCH

3 – Lexington, KY – Singletary Concert Hall

5 – Toronto, ON – Meridian Arts Centre: George Weston Recital Hall

6 – Boulder, CO – Boulder Theater

7 – Oakland, CA – Yoshi’s

8 – Oakland, CA – Yoshi’s

10 – Los Angeles, CA – Blue Note LA (Early Show)

10 – Los Angeles, CA – Blue Note LA (Late Show)

11 – Los Angeles, CA – Blue Note LA (Early Show)

11 – Los Angeles, CA – Blue Note LA (Late Show)

12 – La Jolla, CA – The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center

13 – Santa Fe, NM – The Lensic Performing Arts Center

21 – Bergamo, IT – Bergamo Jazz Festival at Auditorium Parco della Musica: Sala Sinopoli

23 – Roma, IT – Auditorium Parco della Musica

25 – Gdansk, PL – Jazzjantar

27 – Madrid, ES – Auditorio Nacional de Musica

28 – Paris, FR – Maison de la Radio et de la Musique - Studio 104

29 – Monheim am Rhein, DE – Aula am Berliner Ring

30 – London, UK – Barbican

APRIL

3 – Leuven, BE – 30CC Leuven

4 – Heidelberg, DE – Enjoy Jazz @ Kulturhaus Karlstorbahnhof

5 – Stuttgart, DE – Theaterhaus Jazztage

7 – Barcelona, ES – L’Auditori

8 – Cenon, FR – Le Rocher de Palmer

9 – Utrecht, NL – TivoliVredenburg

10 – Amsterdam, NL – Muziekgebouw

11 – Cully, CH – Cully Jazz Festival 

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Press Contacts:

Ken Weinstein

weinstein@bighassle.com

Fia Kaminski

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