Hersch

Since American taxpayers will be tapped for reconstruction of Iraq (probably by paying Haliburton) perhaps we should rethink the strategy switch Seymour Hersch is now writing about – use of American air power to “win” in Iraq.

Think Progress » Reconstruction Revisionism 2005

His current trio, with bassist John Hébert and drummer Eric McPherson two terrific players who do not shackle Mr. Hersch to the notion that the bass and the drums need to solo on every tune, provides a persuasive argument that the Golden Age of Vanguard piano is right now.

On a Mission for Tradition Will Friedwald 2011

He was coming out of Hersch's Quik Liquor on South 65 one night with a suitcase of Bud Light on his shoulder when he slipped on a ballpoint pen somebody had dropped in the parking lot, fell backwards and hit his head—hard—on the concrete.

With Arthur Rimbaud at the Chamber of Commerce Lunch Con Chapman 2011

Clearwire Chairman John Stanton has been named the interim chief executive while the company conducts a search led by board member Dennis Hersch.

The Circuit: Wireless tax bill, Amazon cuts ties over state taxes, Hulu shrinking its board 2011

At 55, Mr. Hersch is in the midpoint of the canon, both generationally and musically: He's as cutting-edge as any of the younger lions, yet as true to the melody and the bop tradition as any of the elder statesmen.

On a Mission for Tradition Will Friedwald 2011

"Whirl," the title track from the trio album Mr. Hersch released last year, was dedicated to ballet veteran Suzanne Farrell.

On a Mission for Tradition Will Friedwald 2011

"Even today, we owe many of our ideas about the 'look' of space travel to 1950s artists," says space historian Matthew Hersch of the University of Pennsylvania.

Art can be a tool in planetary exploration 2011

Mr. Hersch stated the melody, for the most part, using just his right hand, which displayed such autonomy that when the left hand entered the picture it seemed like two distinct individuals conversing, both stuttering all the while.

On a Mission for Tradition Will Friedwald 2011

Jack Vartoogian/FrontRowPhotos Fred Hersch brings his current trio to the Vanguard through the weekend.

On a Mission for Tradition Will Friedwald 2011

Mr. Hersch played a surprisingly tender "If Ever I Would Leave You"—surprising because the song is usually the province of bravura baritones like Robert Goulet and extrovert tenors like Sonny Rollins.

On a Mission for Tradition Will Friedwald 2011