Fred Hersch

Quick Facts

Full Name	Fred Hersch
Occupation	Pianist
Date Of Birth	Oct 21, 1955(1955-10-21)
Age	69
Birthplace	Cincinnati
Country	United States
Birth City	Ohio
Horoscope	Libra

Fred Hersch Biography

Fred Hersch is one of the most popular and richest Pianist who was born on October 21, 1955 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Jazz musician is described in Vanity Fair as “arrestingly innovative” and one of the greatest talents of his generation.

The musician Jason Moran said of him, “Fred at the piano is like His fellow musician Jason Moran said of him, “Fred at the piano is like LeBron James on the basketball court,” adding that he was perfection on the keyboard. on the basketball court,” noting that he was a master at the piano.

One of Fred Hersch’s earliest professional engagements was with Art Farmer in Los Angeles in 1978. Jazz critic Leonard Feather wrote that he “showed his ability as an accompanist and soloist at the out-of-tune piano”. He played with Farmer again in 1981. In 1982, the album A Work of Art (Art Farmer Quartet, Concord Jazz CJ-179), was released, with Hersch on piano. It included two original compositions by Hersch. Leonard Feather gave it 3½ stars.

In 1980, the Fred Hersch Trio played at B. Dalton Bookseller, one of many fringe events that were an offshoot of the Newport Jazz Festival.

The family was aware of his talent for music when he began learning to play the piano at age four and was composing music by the age of eight.

Fred Hersch Net Worth

Fred Hersch is one of the richest Pianist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Fred Hersch 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was granted seven composition residencies at The MacDowell Colony.

He started his role as a spokesperson as well as a fundraiser for various AIDS programs and educational agencies.

Fred Hersch (born October 21, 1955) is an American jazz pianist and educator. He has performed solo and led his own groups, including the Pocket Orchestra consisting of piano, trumpet, voice, and percussion. He was the first person to play weeklong engagements as a solo pianist at the Village Vanguard in New York City. He has recorded more than 70 of his jazz compositions. Hersch has been nominated for several Grammy Awards, and, as of December 2014, had been on the Jazz Studies faculty of the New England Conservatory since 1980 (with breaks).

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In 1983, Hersch played a duo session with bassist Ratzo Harris at the Knickerbocker Saloon, New York. The New York Times wrote, “Mr. Hersch is a romantic. He is openly involved in what he is playing and projects this involvement with body English and facial expressions that subtly underline the sense of his music. His lines often become gently billowing waves of sound, and he rises and falls, tenses and relaxes along with them.”

Facts & Trivia

Fred Ranked on the list of most popular Pianist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Fred Hersch celebrates birthday on October 21 of every year.

He was the pianist for the Eddie Daniels quartet in 1987 and appeared on his album, To Bird with Love.