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Hersch began playing piano at a very young age and graduated from the New England Conservatory Of Music in Boston . He moved to New York City in the late 1970s where he soon found a place playing with notable artists such as Stan Getz , Joe Henderson , Lee Konitz , and Charlie Haden . Hersch soon began cutting his own records and became a noted composer. Like a number of jazz pianists who have come of age over the past 20 years, he is heavily influenced by the work of Bill Evans . Although Hersch has played in a number of different instrumental arrangements, his preference and ability for performing solo are well-known. In 1986 he was diagnosed with HIV . Since then, Hersch has campaigned and performed for several AIDS -related charities and causes. Hersch is one of the few jazz musicians to openly admit to being Homosexual . He is also a music educator, having taught at the New School University , Manhattan School Of Music , Western Michigan University , and his alma mater, the New England Conservatory. DISCOGRAPHY
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