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 ...

Announcing March Line-up For Smoke Jazz Club Featuring Harold Mabern 90th Birthday Celebration, Fred Hersch Trio And More. Posted in “Performance / Tour” column. Published: February 2, 2026 @ All Abou ...

Well, Alone at the Vanguard is Fred Hersch's fourth solo piano release and for someone who has steadily built up his reputation for more than a quarter century, Hersch's legacy has long been ...

Marking her first time on the SMOKE stage, NEA Jazz Master Terri Lyne Carrington celebrates the legendary Max Roach in his centennial year by performing his "Freedom Now Suite.” One of the seminal ...

For years, pianist Fred Hersch kept his two identities at arm's length from each other. But when he began writing music professionally, he nudged them together. "Through these first compositions, I ...

“I’m first and foremost a jazz pianist playing songs,” said Fred Hersch, lest there be any mistake about it. This general confusion can come from the classical feeling in Hersch’s music. No matter ...

The first point is in favor of pianist Fred Hersch’s setting of Walt Whitman’s “Leaves Of Grass” – which he performed with his 10-member ensemble last Friday at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall and which has ...

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 ...

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 ...