Person · Male
Fred Hersch
American jazz pianist and composer
- From
- Cincinnati, United States
- Since
- 1955–present
- Releases
- 51
- jazz
- classical
- modern creative
- post-bop
About
Fred Hersch (born October 21, 1955) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and a 17-time Grammy nominee. He was the first person to play weeklong engagements as a solo pianist at the Village Vanguard in New York City. He has written and recorded more than 75 original compositions.
Member of
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The Fred Hersch Trio piano
Discography
Albums
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Sarabande Apple Music
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Short Stories
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Evanessence: A Tribute to Bill Evans
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Red Square Blue: Jazz Impressions of Russian Composers
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Slow Hot Wind
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Point in Time Apple Music
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Passion Flower
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Fred Hersch Plays Rodgers & Hammerstein Apple Music
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I Never Told You - Fred Hersch Plays Johnny Mandel
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Thelonious: Fred Hersch Plays Monk Apple Music
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The Duo Album
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Songs We Know
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Duo Live
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Songs Without Words Apple Music
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Songs & Lullabies
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Leaves of Grass
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Da Vinci
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Only Many
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{Open Book} Apple Music
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Mussorgksy: Pictures at an Exhibition / Hersch: Tchaikovsky Variations
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Begin Again
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For Now
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Songs From Home Apple Music
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The Song Is You
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Breath by Breath Apple Music
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Silent, Listening Apple Music
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The Surrounding Green
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Suspended in Time
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Feebles, Fables & Ferns
Singles
Live
Links
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Concerts
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Teacher
Also known as
Hersch, Fred
Tags
- arrangers
- composers
- film score
- jazz ballads
- jazz instrument
- pianists
- piano jazz
- standards
- straight-ahead jazz
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- f573100a-b05b-4286-83f0-5620adf73695
- ISNI
- 0000000114892554
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.