Pianist/composer Fred Hersch and vocalist/bassist/songwriter Esperanza Spalding can both be counted among the most acclaimed and inventive artists in modern jazz. The ...

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 ...

We join the pianist at his loft in SoHo to talk about his upbringing in Cincinnati, late-night gigs in New York, his recovery from a coma in 2008,... Fred Hersch And The Art Of Introspection Fred ...

Among Hersch's gifts is a generous ability to allow his musical partners ample opportunity for personal expression while never losing the thoughtful and elegant aesthetic that marks his music. These ...

One of the most gifted and resourceful pianists of his generation — and a key influence on his former student and fellow jazz keyboard master Brad Mehldau — Fred Hersch thrives in almost any musical ...

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, ...

When Hersch invited jazz, pop and opera composer Spalding to perform three nights with him at the Village Vanguard, he thought she'd bring her bass. Instead, Spalding just wanted to use her voice.

Jazz pianist Fred Hersch fully embraces the freedom that comes with improvisation on his solo album “Silent, Listening,” spontaneously composing and performing tunes that are often without melody, ...

"Live at the Village Vanguard" Palmetto Fred Hersch, the gifted and prolific jazz pianist, has two new CDs out that will likely appeal to different audiences. "Songs & Lullabies" is a hushed and ...

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 ...

Better than: Whatever “the same ol’, same ol'” means to you. I wish some neuroscientist (perhaps edgy violinist-turned-Columbia University neurobiologist Dave Soldier?) would conduct a study on the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Alive at the Village Vanguard" Fred Hersch and esperanza spalding's “Alive at the Village Vanguard” (Palmetto) is just a whole ...