The Bad Plus

[Barklessdog]

I read about them in bass player. They take rock & prog songs and do jazz versions of them.

Lithium
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmzoBMdfJps&feature=related


Tom Sawyer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtdNtU9gAj0&feature=related

[Lightyear]

I'm not much for most jazz.  Lithium did nothing for me but Tom Sawyer was incredible!  For the guy to pull off those bass lines on an upright was awesome - I really liked it.

[chromium]

I love this band.  They cover all kinds of crazy stuff - Pixies, Aphex Twin, Black Sabbath... 

Their originals are cool too:

[OldManC]

That was a cool twist. I liked Tom Sawyer as well.

[n!k]

One of the best Twin Cities bands for sure. Love these guys!