One of Milwaukee’s most popular summer traditions returns tonight when Jazz in the Park launches its 2010 season with one of modern jazz’s most coltishly adored acts: The Jazz Plus. The acoustic New York trio earned crossover attention for its deconstructed covers of unlikely rock songs (including Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit”) and a critical reputation for their virtuosic performances, which blur the line between composition and improvision. The group is touring in advance of a new album of all-originals called Never Stop.
Jazz in the Park w/ The Bad Plus
Tonight @ Cathedral Square Park, 6 p.m.
