Biography
An acclaimed jazz pianist, Fred Hersch is a supremely gifted soloist with a sophisticated, yet unselfconscious approach to playing standards and his own original compositions. His nuanced style, influenced by such giants as Ahmad Jamal, Bill Evans, and Oscar Peterson, is considered a benchmark for modern jazz, garnering him multiple Grammy nominations (1992's Dancing in the Dark, 2014's Floating, and 2017's Open Book). Among other accolades, Hers...Read more