FRED HERSCH | DREW GRESS | PETER ERSKINE
About This Event
Pianist Fred Hersch brings his long-running relationship with the Village Vanguard to a trio setting with bassist Drew Gress and drummer Peter Erskine. Hersch’s precision and compositional focus meet Gress’s elastic, song-minded pulse and Erskine’s fusion-honed sense of color; the trio favors detail and balance over display.
About the Artists
FRED HERSCH | DREW GRESS | PETER ERSKINE
Fred Hersch brings his long-running relationship with the Village Vanguard to a trio setting with bassist Drew Gress and drummer Peter Erskine. Hersch is widely heard as a pianist-composer in modern jazz, with a body of work recognized through repeated Grammy nominations.
Fred Hersch
Fred Hersch is an American jazz pianist and composer whose work spans decades of trio, solo, and collaborative projects. A 17-time Grammy nominee, he has built a large catalogue of original pieces alongside interpretations that stay close to the song’s inner logic.
Peter Erskine
Peter Erskine is an American jazz drummer whose career bridges straight-ahead playing and the electric edge of fusion. He is widely known for his work with Weather Report and Steps Ahead, projects that sharpened his sense of color, time, and ensemble dynamics.