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Jazz pianist Ethan Iverson's classically informed writing and playing have similarities to Brad Mehldau. Claiming influences as disparate as Stravinsky and Ornette Coleman, the Wisconsin-raised Iverson displayed great potential at a rather young age. In 1991, he relocated to New York, eventually beginning private studies with Fred Hersch and Sophia Rosoff. He made his recording debut in 1993 at age 20 with School Work, a disc that featured tenor saxophone giant Dewey Redman. Iverson has since worked extensively with Reid Anderson, Mark Turner, Bill McHenry, and Patrick Zimmerli, among others. In addition, he has served as musical director for the Mark Morris Dance Group, and in that capacity has performed with Mikhail Baryshnikov and Yo-Yo Ma. In 1998, Iverson's trio released Construction Zone (Originals) and Deconstruction Zone (Standards) in tandem, with the latter being hailed by a New York Times critic as a Top Ten pick for that year. A 1999 follow-up, The Minor Passions, featured the famous drummer Billy Hart and was similarly hailed by The Times. After the turn of the millennium, Iverson achieved perhaps his greatest visibility as a member of the Bad Plus, also featuring bassist Anderson and drummer Dave King. In 2013, Iverson collaborated with Albert "Tootie" Heath and Ben Street on Tootie's Tempo and with Lee Konitz, Larry Grenadier, and Jorge Rossy on Costumes Are Mandatory.
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Ethan Iverson (born February 11, 1973 in Menomonie, Wisconsin) is a pianist, composer, and critic best known for his work in the postmodern jazz trio The Bad Plus, with bassist Reid Anderson and drummer Dave King.
Prior to the forming of TBP, 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 and Charlie Haden.
Iverson writes about jazz and other subjects at length at his blog, Do The Math.Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist}} template (see the help page).
