An intimate documentary about jazz pianist and AIDS activist Fred Hersch
Last night, we filmed Fred and critic Gary Giddins at the Jazz Legends series held at CUNY Graduate Center. Fred shared some fun memories of playing in the 70's in NY, interrupted by thunder and a hailstorm hitting the skylights. It will make for an interesting soundtrack!
Fred Hersch's latest: Alone at the Vanguard. Read what the NYTimes had to say.
This is the earliest press we've ever had - literally just as the project is beginning. Lagarde, Lozano Jam with NY Jazzman (via SF360.org)
We all know the virtues of the ipad. But “documentary film catalyst” is a whole new app. That’s what sparked an in-flight conversation between jazz pianist Fred Hersch and my husband Don Loeb, who came home and said to me and Charlotte Lagarde, "You two should make a film about this guy." Which is exactly …
The Ballad of Fred Hersch 