Fred Hersch – born on October 21, 1955 in Cincinnati, Ohio – is a 15-time
Grammy-nominated jazz pianist, composer, and educator.; known for adding
classical music influences into his playing. Throughout his career, he has won
numerous awards including the 2016 and 2018 Jazz Pianist of the Year from the
Jazz Journalists Association, and the 2017 Prix Honorem de Jazz from L’Académie
Charles Cros. An innovative, unusually expressive pianist and eloquent composer,
Fred Hersch has also made a considerable mark as an educator and as jazz's first
openly gay, HIV positive artist, unafrai...