Fred Hersch is a contemporary American jazz pianist who has become a consistent and highly demanded performer on the international jazz scene. Hersch began playing piano at a very young age, growing up in the North Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. He also had an early interest in mandolin. By age 12, Fred had written his first symphony. He studied at Grinnell College in the mid 1970s and began playing in jazz clubs in Cincinnati.

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  • Fred Hersch is a contemporary American jazz pianist who has become a consistent and highly demanded performer on the international jazz scene. Hersch began playing piano at a very young age, growing up in the North Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. He also had an early interest in mandolin. By age 12, Fred had written his first symphony. He studied at Grinnell College in the mid 1970s and began playing in jazz clubs in Cincinnati. He later graduated from New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. His teachers included Sophia Rosoff. He moved to New York City in the late 1970s where he soon found a place playing with artists including Stan Getz, Joe Henderson, Lee Konitz, Art Farmer, and Charlie Haden. Hersch soon began recording his own records and composing music. Like a number of jazz pianists who have come of age over the past 20 years, he is strongly influenced by the work of Bill Evans, though Hersch has also been at pains to distance himself from Evans' influence. Although Hersch has played in a number of different instrumental combinations, he also plays as a solo performer, and many of his albums--such as Live at the Bimhuis (2005)--are solo recitals. In 2006 he was invited by club owner Lorraine Gordon to perform the first-ever solo piano booking at the legendary Village Vanguard jazz club in New York City. Hersch's also works as a vocal accompanist and has recently recorded duo work with Jay Clayton, Nancy King, and Karin Oberlin. In 1986 he was diagnosed with HIV. Since then, Hersch has campaigned and performed for several AIDS-related charities and causes. Along with Gary Burton and Andy Bey, Hersch is one of the few openly gay jazz musicians. He is also a music educator, having taught at the New School University, Manhattan School of Music, Western Michigan University, and his alma mater, the New England Conservatory.
  • Fred Hersch ist ein der New Yorker Jazzszene zugehöriger US-amerikanischer Jazzpianist und -komponist. Bekannt als Grenzgänger zwischen Jazz und Klassik hat sich der von Bill Evans beeinflusste Pianist einem impressionistischen Stil verschrieben.
  • Fred Hersch on yhdysvaltalainen jazz-pianisti. Hersch aloitti pianonsoiton nuorella iällä ja valmistui vuonna 1977 New England Conservatory of Musicista Bostonissa. Häntä opetti mm. Sophia Rosoff. Hersch siirtyi 1970-luvun lopulla New Yorkiin, jossa hän pääsi esiintymään yhdessä Stan Getzin, Joe Hendersonin, Lee Konitzin ja Charlie Hadenin kanssa. Hersch on saanut vaikutteita Bill Evansilta. Hän on soittanut lukuisissa kokoonpanoissa, ja lisäksi monet albumeista, kuten Live at the Bimhuis ovat sooloresitaaleja. Hersch todettiin HIV-positiiviseksi vuonna 1986. Hän on saanut mainetta myös musiikin opettajana. Hän on avoimesti homoseksuaalinen.
  • Fred Hersch, né le 21 octobre 1955 à Cincinnati, est un pianiste américain de jazz.
  • Fred Hersch, to amerykański pianista i kompozytor jazzowy. Znany ze współpracy z takimi muzykami jak Stan Getz, Joe Henderson, Lee Konitz oraz Charlie Haden.
  • Fred Hersch é um pianista de jazz norte-americano. Fred começou a aprender piano bem cedo e iniciou seus estudos no New England Conservatory of Music em Boston. . Suas primeiras apresentações em grandes formações são em 77, no quarteto de Art Farmer, em Nova York, onde grava seus primeiros discos e faz turnês com Sam Jones, Jane Ira Bloom, Billy Harper, Joe Henderson, Lee Konitz, Charlie Haden e Stan Getz. Engajado na luta contra a AIDS, Hersch é um dos principais militantes de movimentos que ajudam, informam e educam na prevenção ao vírus.
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  • Fred Hersch is a contemporary American jazz pianist who has become a consistent and highly demanded performer on the international jazz scene. Hersch began playing piano at a very young age, growing up in the North Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. He also had an early interest in mandolin. By age 12, Fred had written his first symphony. He studied at Grinnell College in the mid 1970s and began playing in jazz clubs in Cincinnati.
  • Fred Hersch ist ein der New Yorker Jazzszene zugehöriger US-amerikanischer Jazzpianist und -komponist. Bekannt als Grenzgänger zwischen Jazz und Klassik hat sich der von Bill Evans beeinflusste Pianist einem impressionistischen Stil verschrieben.
  • Fred Hersch on yhdysvaltalainen jazz-pianisti. Hersch aloitti pianonsoiton nuorella iällä ja valmistui vuonna 1977 New England Conservatory of Musicista Bostonissa. Häntä opetti mm. Sophia Rosoff. Hersch siirtyi 1970-luvun lopulla New Yorkiin, jossa hän pääsi esiintymään yhdessä Stan Getzin, Joe Hendersonin, Lee Konitzin ja Charlie Hadenin kanssa. Hersch on saanut vaikutteita Bill Evansilta.
  • Fred Hersch, né le 21 octobre 1955 à Cincinnati, est un pianiste américain de jazz.
  • Fred Hersch, to amerykański pianista i kompozytor jazzowy. Znany ze współpracy z takimi muzykami jak Stan Getz, Joe Henderson, Lee Konitz oraz Charlie Haden.
  • Fred Hersch é um pianista de jazz norte-americano. Fred começou a aprender piano bem cedo e iniciou seus estudos no New England Conservatory of Music em Boston. . Suas primeiras apresentações em grandes formações são em 77, no quarteto de Art Farmer, em Nova York, onde grava seus primeiros discos e faz turnês com Sam Jones, Jane Ira Bloom, Billy Harper, Joe Henderson, Lee Konitz, Charlie Haden e Stan Getz.
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