Fred Hersch

WBGO’s Lezlie Harrison speaks with pianist Fred Hersch and vocalist esperanza spalding about their collaboration on the album Alive at the Village Vanguard.

WBGO’s Lee Mergner speaks with the Chilean American singer and songwriter Claudia Acuña about her new album Duo on Ropeadope

Scott Morgan sings and Fred Hersch plays the piano on the latest episode of Singers Unlimited Podcast.

The first Take Five of 2022 has two piano legends (Abdullah Ibrahim, Fred Hersch), two R&B confabs (the MTO with Catherine Russell, MoonChild with Lalah Hathaway), and an ambitious tribute to the Borscht Belt (Sam Sadigursky).

The pandemic has claimed its first major New York City jazz club. Jazz Standard, which opened in 1997, has shut its doors. Recordings of many artists were…

The musical community absorbed some devastating news this week, when Keith Jarrett revealed that he may never return to public performance.Speaking with…

More than a dozen leading jazz artists have joined forces for a concert benefiting the presidential campaign of Joe Biden.Jazz For America, streaming on…

Twelve years ago, we came perilously close to losing Fred Hersch. The acclaimed pianist and composer, who has been living with HIV since the mid-1980s,…

Along with some duo magic from Esperanza Spalding and Fred Hersch, and a ray of sunshine from Matt Wilson.Georgia Anne Muldrow (as Jyoti), “This Walk”The…

Plus a taste of Michael Olatuja’s new album, featuring Regina Carter.Roy Ayers, “Gravity”Pardon the pun, but right about now it would make perfect sense…