Fred Hersch, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Fred Hersch

American musician

Date of Birth: 21-Oct-1955

Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Profession: composer, pianist, university teacher, jazz musician, music pedagogue

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

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).