Exclusive Video: Backstage with THE BAD PLUS
Posted: 2/9/10 -- 5:08 pm
by Jim Leija
When the jazz trio The Bad Plus arrived in Ann Arbor last week for their two-set show at the Mendelssohn Theatre, we gave them a Flip Cam and asked them to shoot some backstage video for their fans. The results are amazing — drummer David King took the lead and hilarious antics ensued. So, if you didn’t get enough of these amazing, funny, and smart musicians when they were here, check out this video! (Be sure not to miss the “honey bear” moment around 5:08!) Please beware: adult language ahead.
Jim Leija is UMS Director of Education & Community Engagement. He's an alumni of the University of Michigan College of LSA, School of Music, Theatre & Dance, and School of Art & Design. Jim lives in Ann Arbor with his partner Aric and two dog-children named Olive and Maisie.
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I know I'm biased because I created this post (and full disclosure: I work for UMS), but it really is the most hilarious video.
Jim Leija
OMG! Did he just play "Electric Car"? I can't get that song out of my head. This is great! I love to see artists backstage in their "natural habitat" – haha. More more more!
Beth
How cool! The Bad Plus is so amazing for doing this! THIS is what the Lobby is all about!
Jenny Graf
Has Neil Peart ever been voted People Magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive?"
@thisisourmusic
This is a hilarious video of the Bad Plus! More people need to see this!
Lisa Murray
Very fun. Thanks!
Alicia
I could not stop laughing at that "honey bear" part!
Rachelle Lesko
Thanks to Bad Plus for doing this awesome video!
I also agree with Jenny that this is just the kind of 'value added' stuff to put in the UMS Lobby.
BlueMorpho
Love the honey bear!
Joanne
I see these guys every time they come to town. They seem to have an inexhaustible bag of tricks. I would hope that more people would get in to them…sort of build the genre…turn more alt rock freaks into jazz lovers and vice versa. Hey, I got their T-shirt and it was as cheap as the state fair!
Bob Kinsey
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