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Article: Interview

Fred Hersch: The Touch of Genius

by Ken Dryden
April 17, 2026

The sound of Fred Hersch at the piano is so distinctive, a couple of bars is usually enough to identify him. The mainly self-taught Cincinnati native excelled early, playing jazz in his home town before leaving to study with pianist Jaki Byard at the New England Conservatory of Music. From there, Fred moved to New York ...

Article: Live Review

Fred Hersch Trio at Smoke

by Paul Reynolds
March 19, 2026

Fred Hersch Trio Smoke Jazz Club New York, NY March 13, 2026 Pianist Fred Hersch is making a welcome return to trio work after years in which he all but put aside one of his most favored formats. After recording a half-dozen trio albums in the 2010s, Hersch took a break until The Surrounding ...

Article: Year in Review

2025 Year in Review by the Numbers: The Magnificent Seven and the Pluralism of Taste

by Marek J. Śmietański
February 17, 2026

My Journey From Sports Analytics to Counting Jazz I've always had a soft spot for statistics and rankings--especially those that try to say something more than just “what people like." This is probably a result of my rigorous mathematical-informatics education and the scientific research I conducted over a dozen years ago on classification and ranking methods ...

Article: Year in Review

I Dischi del 2025 secondo Ludovico Granvassu

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 5, 2026

Immortalare la bellezza e la varietà del jazz pubblicato nel 2025 attraverso una “top ten" appare tanto arduo, vano--e alla fine deludente--quanto cercare di fotografare un tramonto sulla costiera amalfitana usando una rudimentale fotocamera digitale e facendo un forellino sul copriobiettivo. Certo, una foto verrà scattata. Potrebbe persino dimostrare che eri lì, in quel momento, quando ...

Article: Year in Review

Ludovico Granvassu's Garden Of Jazzy Delights 2025

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 3, 2026

Capturing the breathtaking beauty, range, and diversity of jazz released in 2025 through a list of “10 best albums" feels as challenging, vain--and ultimately disappointing--as trying to photograph the Grand Canyon at sunset by placing a pinhole in front of a rudimentary digital camera's lens. Sure, a picture will be taken. It might even prove you ...

Album

The Surrounding Green

By Fred Hersch

Label: ECM Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Plainsong; Law Years; The Surrounding Green; Palhaço; Embraceable You; First Song; Anticipation.

Article: Year in Review

Doug Collette's Best Jazz Albums Of 2025

by Doug Collette
December 7, 2025

In no order but that which they come to mind to play again... Vijay Iyer Defiant Life ECM Records BEATrio BEATrio Thirty Tigers Fred Hersch The Surrounding Green ECM Records Miguel Zenon Vanguardia Subterránea: ...

Article: Year in Review

Neil Duggan's Best Jazz Albums Of 2025

by Neil Duggan
December 6, 2025

Looking back at 2025, here are some of the year's finest releases, mostly from Europe, encompassing both jazz and music where jazz ventures into other genres Emil BrandqvistPoems For Travellers Skip Records Gabriel LatchinThe Man I Love Alys ...

Article: Year in Review

Jack Kenny's Best Jazz Albums Of 2025

by Jack Kenny
November 30, 2025

A year is an arbitrary time. The list is chronological by how they came to me. The albums that still stand out are Bone Bells (Pyroclastic Records) by Sylvie Courvoisier and Mary Halvorson and the sheer professional expertise of Jed Levy Faces and Places (Self Produced). Both albums, in their different ways, exude creativity and joy. ...