The Bad Plus has added dates to its farewell tour, giving more fans an opportunity to say goodbye to the celebrated Minneapolis jazz band. The group’s final year is split into two unique experiences. The Bad Plus will first join forces with pianist Craig Taborn and saxophonist Chris Potter to perform a tribute to Keith Jarrett’s American Quartet in March and April, then the band will headline its own North American trek from April through June.
“The Bad Plus has been a band for 26 years,” Reid Anderson and Dave King said in a statement. “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.”
The Keith Jarrett’s American Quartet tribute kicks off March 3 at Singletary Concert Hall in Lexington. That special tour includes stops at Toronto’s Meridian Arts Centre: George Weston Recital Hall, Blue Note Los Angeles, Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid, London’s Barbican and Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam before wrapping up at Cully Jazz Festival in Switzerland. The group then goes right into its headline tour with a two-night stand April 21-22 at Jazz Alley in Seattle. The Bad Plus will visit venues like Shrine Social Club Ballroom in Boise, The Iron Horse in Northampton, New York City’s Sony Hall and two nights at Blues Alley in Washington, D.C., before wrapping up at The Mill in Westport, New York, on June 27.
THE BAD PLUS 2026 TOUR DATES
April 21 – Seattle, WA – Jazz Alley
April 22 – Seattle, WA – Jazz Alley
April 24 – Boise, ID – Shrine Social Club Ballroom
April 25 – Gresham, OR – Mt. Hood Jazz Festival
June 15 – Portland, ME – One Longfellow Square
June 16 – Old Saybrook, CT – The Kate
June 17 – Northampton, MA – Iron Horse
June 18 – Groton, MA – Meadow Hall at Groton Hill Music Center
June 19 – New York, NY – Sony Hall
June 20 – Washington, DC – Blues Alley
June 21 – Washington, DC – Blues Alley
June 23 – Albany, NY – The Egg
June 24 – Rochester, NY – Club Pass Series at Rochester International Jazz Festival
June 26 – Montréal, QC – Montréal Jazz Festival at Théâtre Jean-Duceppe
June 27 – Westport, NY – The Mill
THE BAD PLUS WITH CHRIS POTTER AND CRAIG TABORN – TRIBUTE TO KEITH JARRETT’S AMERICAN QUARTET 2026
March 3 – Lexington, KY – Singletary Concert Hall
March 5 – Toronto, ON – Meridian Arts Centre: George Weston Recital Hall
March 6 – Boulder, CO – Boulder Theater
March 7 – Oakland, CA – Yoshi’s
March 8 – Oakland, CA – Yoshi’s
March 10 – Los Angeles, CA – Blue Note LA (Early Show)
March 10 – Los Angeles, CA – Blue Note LA (Late Show)
March 11 – Los Angeles, CA – Blue Note LA (Early Show)
March 11 – Los Angeles, CA – Blue Note LA (Late Show)
March 12 – La Jolla, CA – The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
March 13 – Santa Fe, NM – The Lensic Performing Arts Center
March 21 – Bergamo, IT – Bergamo Jazz Festival at Auditorium Parco della Musica: Sala Sinopoli
March 23 – Roma, IT – Auditorium Parco della Musica
March 25 – Gdansk, PL – Jazzjantar
March 27 – Madrid, ES – Auditorio Nacional de Musica
March 28 – Paris, FR – Maison de la Radio et de la Musique – Studio 104
March 29 – Monheim am Rhein, DE – Aula am Berliner Ring
March 30 – London, UK – Barbican
April 3 – Leuven, BE – 30CC Leuven
April 4 – Heidelberg, DE – Enjoy Jazz @ Kulturhaus Karlstorbahnhof
April 5 – Stuttgart, DE – Theaterhaus Jazztage
April 7 – Barcelona, ES – L’Auditori
April 8 – Cenon, FR – Le Rocher de Palmer
April 9 – Utrecht, NL – TivoliVredenburg
April 10 – Amsterdam, NL – Muziekgebouw
April 11 – Cully, CH – Cully Jazz Festival