“The Ballad of Fred Hersch operates with much the same logic as a jazz session, […] any audience can appreciate its simple honesty, bravery, and beauty”
– Unseen Films
SYNOPSIS
The Ballad of Fred Hersch is an intimate portrait of one of today’s foremost jazz pianists and composers and his extraordinary work. A genre unto himself, Hersch has significantly influenced a new generation of musicians and jazz itself. His poignant story as an AIDS survivor and openly gay man reveal an unlikely musical journey and an irrepressible American master.
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For more information: www.fredherchfilm.com
THE BALLAD OF FRED HERSCH
A film by Carrie Lozano and Charlotte Lagarde
Documentary film - 74:00 – 2016
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CREDITS
Directors & Producers: Carrie Lozano & Charlotte Lagarde
Editors: Warwick Meade and Carrie Lozano
Principal Cinematography: Andy Schocken, Octavio Warnock-Graham and Charlotte Lagarde
Original Music: Fred Hersch
Additional Editing and Colorist: Robert Arnold
Sound Editing and Mix: James LeBrecht