Ethan Iverson (photo by Cristina Guadalupe) Beginning in 1993, I studied consistently with Fred Hersch for several years. I still occasionally consult with him about piano problems. Logically he should have been one of the first DTM interviews; I'm surprised it's taken this long to sit down together. Before turning on the tape, I said to Fred, …
Back in production with a weekend at Scott and Fred Hersch’s home in PA.
Carrie Lozano, Fred Hersch and Charlotte LagardeFred Hersch and Scott Morgan at their home in PA Our awesome Director of Photography Andy Schocken in action
Production grant from The Reva and David Logan Foundation!
We are thrilled to be recipients of a generous production grant from The Reva and David Logan Foundation. The Logan Foundation supports the arts, investigative reporting, healthcare and education and is dedicated to "doing good in a responsible way." The foundation's support is incredibly meaningful to us and to Fred Hersch Now. Heartfelt thanks to the Logan family and the Logan Foundation! …
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“Hersch brings verve to Whitman’s verse with LEAVES OF GRASS ” The Boston Globe
"Fred Hersch first read the earthy transcendentalist verse of Walt Whitman as an undergraduate at New England Conservatory in the mid-1970s, an encounter that made an indelible impression on the rapidly blossoming jazz pianist..." Read more in the Boston Globe
“I hear a kind of classical post-War Americana in Hersch’s piece, maybe as much Copland and Bernstein as Ellington.”
Fred is performing Leaves of Grass in Boston Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St, Boston April 26 | 8 pm | Free | 6176.585.1260 Check the review in The Boston Phoenix "For myself, I hear a kind of classical post-War Americana in Hersch’s piece, maybe as much Copland and Bernstein as Ellington. But what …
Fred will be interviewed on WICN this Thursday. Tune in!
Fred Hersch trio rehearsing at the Village Vanguard
Fred solo concert at The Jazz Standard
As part of the Jazz Standard tenth anniversary celebration, Fred will perform solo on March 18th. Fred, Steve Futterman in The New Yorker wrote,“has developed an intensity of intelligence and emotional directness unparalleled among his peers.” Tickets available
Fred Hersch at the Village Vanguard
Fantastic New York Times review of the Fred Hersch Trio at the Village Vanguard.
”My music isn’t a lot of flash and hit-you-over-the-head kind of stuff,” Hersch says. “I like to take the audience on a journey and tell a story.”
Nice article on Fred in the gambit.
The Ballad of Fred Hersch 