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Fred Hersch Trio: Alive At The Vanguard
by Mark Corroto
Tradition is served well on this Fred Hersch Trio live recording from New York's Village Vanguard. The pianist's covers of the American songbook, like Cole Porter's “From This Moment On" and jazz classics such as Miles Davis' “Nardis" and Thelonious Monk's “Played Twice," animate and energize every moment of this club date.Hersch, whose touring and output has been rejuvenated since he survived a two-month coma caused by complications of HIV, released two previous discs--Whirl (Palmetto, 2010) (a trio ...
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by Larry Taylor
Pianist Fred Hersch's Alone at the Vanguard (Palmetto) was chosen by many as one of 2011's best, and rightfully so. Now, following up that solo album, is Alive at the Vanguard, a double album which finds the pianist with his current trio. Playing together since 2010, Hersch has settled in comfortably with bassist John Hébert and drummer Eric McPherson, veteran musicians of estimable talent who both can drive hardily and swing delicately. This recording puts the three on ...
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by Dan McClenaghan
Pianist Fred Hersch has found a place to come alive: The Village Vanguard, where so many great live albums have been recorded. Saxophonists John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins, pianist Bill Evans and drummer Paul Motian also found the New York City venue a prime spot for live recordings. Hersch revisits the venue with Alive the the Vanguard, following Live at the Village Vanguard (Palmetto Records, 2003), an excellent trio affair with bassist Drew Gress and drummer Nasheet Waits, and Alone ...
Continue ReadingNico Gori - Fred Hersch: Da Vinci
by AAJ Italy Staff
Dopo Shadows, che l'ha visto ospitare in quattro brani Tom Harrell, Nico Gori documenta con Da Vinci la sua collaborazione col pianista Fred Hersch, altra figura eccelsa del jazz contemporaneo. Il duo non è affatto occasionale e l'album era atteso. Gori ed Hersch s'erano conosciuti nel 2009 al North Sea Jazz Festival, condividendo il palco nella stessa serata: il clarinettista faceva parte dei Visionari di Stefano Bollani mentre Hersch guidava il suo trio [clicca qui per leggere l'intervista a Gori ...
Continue ReadingFred Hersch Trio: New York, NY, July 19, 2011
by Warren Allen
Fred Hersch TrioThe Village VanguardNew York, NYJuly 19, 2011 It's reassuring to see that, within the highly fragmented and divided genre of jazz, a player like Fred Hersch flourishes and pushes the music forward as a modern form. He plays it like it doesn't need an explanation, which is to say he plays jazz at its very best. He eschews easy definitions--playing in a variety of contexts from solo piano, to a variety of trio ...
Continue ReadingFred Hersch's "My Coma Dreams" World Premiere
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
There's much to say about the extraordinary My Coma Dreams, the new multimedia piece that describes the medically induced coma experienced by pianist/composer Fred Hersch in 2008. But three days after its world premiere at Montclair State University's Kasser Theater, I'm still looking for the right words to describe it. It seems that my usual critic's concerns keep dissolving under the visceral pull of the thing. This 70-minute piece grew out of eight dreams Fred remembers having during ...
Continue ReadingFred Hersch: Alone at the Vanguard
by Raul d'Gama Rose
The beauty of subtle emotion and the glacial calm of Fred Hersch's pianism are so arresting and so captivating that it virtually stops the breath. His mastery of the instrument, coupled with a deep and soulful connection with the joy of music gives Hersch the unique power to both entertain as well as heal the mind with utmost spirituality. This is so rare a phenomenon among musicians that only a handful of them in recent times--perhaps John Coltrane and Bobby ...
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