Jazz pianist Ethan Iverson's classically informed writing and playing rivals that of the far more famous Brad Mehldau. Claiming influences as disparate as Stravinsky and Ornette Coleman, the Wisconsin-raised Iverson has displayed great potential at a rather young age. In 1991, he relocated to New York, eventually beginning private studies with Fred Hersch and Sofia Rosoff. He made his recording debut in 1993 at age 20 with School Work, a disc which 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. He has recently played at the Village Vanguard with the Kurt Rosenwinkel Quartet; has played in the Dave Douglas Sextet and the Mark turner Quartet; premiered the Patrick Zimmerli Piano Concerto; other recordings for Fresh Sound New Talent include "Live at Smalls" and "The Minor Passions". He is also exactly one-third of the exciting trio The Bad Plus.