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The Fred Hersch Trio at Healdsburg Jazz Festival at Jackson Theater
Courtesy of Michael Ricci | Posted on May 4, 2018
Where
Jackson Theater
Healdsburg Jazz Festival
4440 Day School Place
Santa Rosa, CA
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When
Sat, June 2, 2018
7:00 pm
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Any honest accounting of the Fred Hersch Trio must arrive at the stark fact that it is the finest piano threesome since Bill Evans took the form into new dimensions in the late ’50s. But the resemblance stops right there. Though they both are undoubtable geniuses of the piano, Fred sounds nothing like Evans. In fact, Fred doesn’t sound like anyone. In the jazz world, he stands alone.
There are ways to describe his style: sprightly, spare, deeply romantic, elegant, classically infused, precise. But it is what it is for one basic reason: Fred has worked tirelessly, for decades, to eradicate any trace of cliché from his playing. And yes, jazz musicians, even the greatest ones, fall into clichés – it would be almost impossible not do, considering that the art of improvising requires inventing on the spot. What pianist can do this without relying on well-known supports like, for example, contrasting block chords or arpeggios with upper-register cherries on top or bluesy growls or a little salsa rumble? Listen to Fred Hersch and, amazingly, you will find someone who comes very close....