Fred Hersch

Two years ago, celebrated jazz pianist Fred Hersch was in the throes of a life-threatening, A.I.D.S.-related dementia. He’d been living with H.I.V. since the mid-’80s, but when the virus spread to his brain, he suffered hallucinations, paranoia, and fell into a coma. Perhaps the only thing more miraculous than his survival was his recovery. Two […]