Fred Hersch probably couldn’t imagine a worse time for an interview. When I called the eminent jazz pianist at home in Manhattan, he’d just found out that the trumpeter and flugelhornist Enrico Rava, ...

Pianist and composer Fred Hersch has performed in solo, duo, trio and quintet settings. In 2003, he received a Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, which he used to create Leaves of Grass, a composition ...

What does musical versatility sound like? In the hands of pianist and composer Fred Hersch, it's fearless, intimate and constantly evolving. Over a career spanning more than four decades, Hersch has ...

FRED HERSCH's 15 GRAMMY® Award Nominations include 7 for "Best Jazz Album", 6 for "Best Improvised Jazz Solo" and 2 for "Best Instrumental Composition." Hersch has been called "A Living Legend" by THE ...

Fred Hersch has carved out a niche for himself as one of the most successful, resilient, and disciplined jazz pianists of the current era. Fred Hersch Trio Kimmel Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ...

Although there are no set formulas for success or achievement in jazz, there are certainly a few "legs-up and "add-ons. In the case of the trio, one such advantage is that of comfort and familiarity ...

“Monkey Mind” opens with a few bars of a bass playing a single line solo; these are echoed by a violin playing pizzicato. This pattern is repeated about three times overall, first a few notes of bass, ...

Hear tracks by Ryan Gosling (as Ken), Central Cee, Kesha, Jason Moran and others. By Jon Pareles, Giovanni Russonello and Lindsay Zoladz Igor Levit returned to New York after streaming dozens of ...

As he nears 70, pianist Fred Hersch looks back on a fearless life in jazz, sharing personal favorites, stories behind bold collaborations and... How pianist Fred Hersch's daring collaborations shaped ...