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 ...

July 17, 2025 • As he nears 70, pianist Fred Hersch looks back on a fearless life in jazz, sharing personal favorites, stories behind bold collaborations and music from his new album. November 6, 2020 ...

I never paid enough attention, over the years, to the jazz pianist Fred Hersch, but when I picked up his revelatory memoir, “Good Things Happen Slowly,” a few months ago, it made me want to sit down ...

If you were a composer, would you write a piece of music based on your experience of being unconscious for 40 days in a medically-induced coma? The answer is probably "No!" You'd want to forget the ...

It is not unusual for musicians to be hailed for their courage and devotion, as well as artistic excellence. But few can come close on all three counts to matching jazz piano great Fred Hersch, who ...

When Fred Hersch was learning to be a jazz pianist in New York City in the 1970s, the requirements were simple: Be able to play the tunes and don’t be a jerk. “Today every young jazz pianist is ...

Fred Hersch's frail physical appearance (he has lived with HIV for more than 25 years) creates expectations of similarly delicate music. Indeed, delicacy is one of the pianist's calling cards, ...

Hersch often works in small settings, either as a piano soloist, or in a duo or trio. But he amplifies his message on his latest album by teaming up with Germany's WDR Big Band. This is FRESH AIR.

“Well, I guess they were right about the weather,” pianist Fred Hersch said, welcoming rain-soaked attendees to TD Arena. Though a stark departure from the majestic Cistern Yard, it made no difference ...

When it comes to the art of solo piano in jazz, there are currently two classes of performers: Fred Hersch and everybody else. A statement such as that might spur the jazz cognoscenti to ready the ...

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