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The Ballad of Fred Hersch

A film by Carrie Lozano and Charlotte Lagarde

 

 

“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.

For more information: www.fredherchfilm.com

 

THE BALLAD OF FRED HERSCH

A film by Carrie Lozano and Charlotte Lagarde

Documentary film - 74:00 – 2016

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

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