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Fred Hersch

Fred Hersch

American jazz pianist
Highly acclaimed pianist, composer, and activist whose lyrical, sophisticated style extends to his interpretive recordings as well as his own pieces.
BornOctober 21, 1955
HometownCincinnati, Ohio, United States
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Music Review: Jazz pianist Fred Hersch creates subdued, lovely colors on 'Silent, Listening'

  • Jazz pianist Fred Hersch fully embraces the freedom that comes with improvisation on his solo album “Silent, Listening,” spontaneously composing and performing tunes that are often without melody, meter or form. Listening to them can be challenging and rewarding. It’s chamber jazz — closer to classical music than the blues — that will be familiar to fans of ECM Records founder Manfred Eicher, who produced.

Albums

Thelonious
Thelonious
1997
Plays Rodgers & Hammerstein
Plays Rodgers & Hammerstein
1996
Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 31
Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 31
1993
Dancing in the Dark
Dancing in the Dark
1992
Horizons
Horizons
1984
As One
As One
1984
Da Vinci
Da Vinci
2012
In Amsterdam: Live at the Bimhuis
In Amsterdam: Live at the Bimhuis
2005
Songs and Lullabies
Songs and Lullabies
2003
Point in Time
Point in Time
1995
Beautiful Love
Beautiful Love
1995
I Never Told You: Fred Hersch Plays Johnny Mandel
I Never Told You: Fred Hersch Plays Johnny Mandel
1994
Fred Hersch Trio Plays...
Fred Hersch Trio Plays...
1994
Red Square Blue: Jazz Impressions of Russian Composers
Red Square Blue: Jazz Impressions of Russian Composers
1992
Forward Motion
Forward Motion
1991
Evanessence: Tribute to Bill Evans
Evanessence: Tribute to Bill Evans
1990
Heartsongs
Heartsongs
1989
French Collection
French Collection
1989
Sarabande
Sarabande
1986
Silent, Listening
Silent, Listening
2024
Little Song
Little Song
2024
Akrasia
Akrasia
2024
Alive at the Village Vanguard
Alive at the Village Vanguard
2023
Song is You
Song is You
2022
Improvisation
Improvisation
2022
Retrato em Branco e Preto
Retrato em Branco e Preto
2022
Breath by Breath
Breath by Breath
2022
Songs From Home
Songs From Home
2020
Live at the Village Vanguard
Live at the Village Vanguard
2020
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