Fred Hersch Now is an intimate, heartfelt portrait of one of today’s foremost jazz pianists and composers. A genre unto himself, Hersch has significantly influenced jazz and a generation of musicians. But his poignant story as an AIDS survivor and openly gay jazzman reveal an unlikely musical journey and an irrepressible American master.

Directed by award-winning filmmakers Carrie Lozano and Charlotte Lagarde.

- Read this wonderful profile of Fred Hersch in the New York Times.
- Support the project by donating to Swell Cinema, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

“That Fred Hersch used music to tell about being close to death struck me as such a breakthrough,” said Dr. Rita Charon

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Charlotte

Photo Credit: Steve J. Sherman

“When I first heard Hersch interviewed on NPR years ago, I said, ‘I’ve got to know more about this guy. His music is going to tell me something that, as a doctor, I’d otherwise never know.” said Dr. Rita Charon, the executive director of the Program in Narrative Medicine. What it taught her, and the audience, was about the richness—including the fear, humor, and creativity—of the experience.

Great review in Health Canal of MY COMA DREAMS performance at Columbia University.

Fred Hersch Now

A documentary film in production about composer and pianist Fred Hersch

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