Fred Hersch Now

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

Charlotte — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:38:25 +0000

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.

Tagged: Columbia University, Dr. Rita Charon, Fred Hersch, Jazz, My Coma Dreams

“A remarkable and touching work” says ARTINFO about Fred Hersch’s MY COMA DREAMS

Charlotte — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:46:41 +0000

MY COMA DREAMS will be at Columbia University March, 2nd. Get your tickets at http://www.mycomadreams.com/

Photo by Stephanie Berger

ARTINFO‘s review “It is a remarkable and touching work, by turns alarming and funny, tense and tender, showcasing equally Hersch’s deep love of, say, Thelonious Monk’s music, and his deeply loving relationship with his partner.”

Tagged: Fred Hersch, Herschel Garfein, Michael Winther, My Coma Dreams

Fantastic shoot at the Village Vanguard – Fred Hersch performing solo

Charlotte — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 02:56:10 +0000

Fred Hersch was the first solo pianist to play the Vanguard, which has been the country’s premier jazz club for 70 years!

Tagged: Carrie Lozano, Charlotte Lagarde, Documentary, Film, Fred Hersch, Jazz, Performances, Village Vanguard

We are having a blast editing Fred Hersch Now with the fantastic Vivien Hillgrove

Charlotte — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:38:32 +0000

Great day in the editing room with renown editor Vivien Hillgrove.

Charlotte Lagarde, Vivien Hillgrove and Carrie Lozano

Tagged: Carrie Lozano, Charlotte Lagarde, Fred Hersch, Jazz, Vivien Hillgrove

In Berkeley for a couple of months editing a rough-cut of Fred Hersch Now

Charlotte — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 01:24:00 +0000

Carrie Lozano

Tagged: Carrie Lozano, Charlotte Lagarde, Documentary Editing, Film, Fred Hersch, Jazz

Don’t miss Fred Hersch Trio at the Village Vanguard this week

Charlotte — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:44:30 +0000

If you are not able to join, get Fred’s new DVD Alive at the Vanguard. It’s a gem!

Tagged: Fred Hersch, Jazz, Performances, Village Vanguard

“Last week on his blog Ethan Iverson published a long-form interview on this subject with his former piano guru, Fred Hersch.” writes Nate Chinen in the NY Times

Charlotte — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:05:14 +0000

Ethan Iverson (photo by Cristina Guadalupe)

Beginning in 1993, I studied consistently with Fred Hersch for several years. I still occasionally consult with him about piano problems. Logically he should have been one of the first DTM interviews; I’m surprised it’s taken this long to sit down together. Before turning on the tape, I said to Fred, “Let’s go from the beginning,” and he dove right in.

Read the fantastic interview by Ethan Iverson about Fred Hersch in Do The Math
and its mention in the New York Times Jazz Apprentices Still Find Their Masters

Tagged: Fred Hersch, Jazz, Review

Back in production with a weekend at Scott and Fred Hersch’s home in PA.

Charlotte — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:58:15 +0000

Carrie Lozano, Fred Hersch and Charlotte Lagarde

Fred Hersch and Scott Morgan at their home in PA

Our awesome Director of Photography Andy Schocken in action

Tagged: Andy Schocken, Carrie Lozano, Charlotte Lagarde, Fred Hersch, Jazz

Production grant from The Reva and David Logan Foundation!

Carrie Lozano — Fri, 04 May 2012 21:35:13 +0000

Jon, Richard and Dan Logan. Photo by Marlena Telvick.

We are thrilled to be recipients of a generous production grant from The Reva and David Logan Foundation. The Logan Foundation supports the arts, investigative reporting, healthcare and education and is dedicated to ”doing good in a responsible way.” The foundation’s support is incredibly meaningful to us and to Fred Hersch Now. Heartfelt thanks to the Logan family and the Logan Foundation! The cameras will be rolling soon, capturing one of Fred’s exciting collaborations. Stay tuned.

Tagged: Documentary, Film, Fred Hersch, Funding, Jazz, Logan Foundation

“Hersch brings verve to Whitman’s verse with LEAVES OF GRASS ” The Boston Globe

Charlotte — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:56:02 +0000

“Fred Hersch first read the earthy transcendentalist verse of Walt Whitman as an undergraduate at New England Conservatory in the mid-1970s, an encounter that made an indelible impression on the rapidly blossoming jazz pianist…”