Jeffrey Lee Hirshfield (born August 22, 1955) is an American

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drummer. Hirshfield was born in New York City. He studied under Ed Soph. He worked for the

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in 1976–1977 and then played with

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(1977–1979). During the 1980s he worked with

Red Rodney Robert Roland Chudnick (September 27, 1927 – May 27, 1994), known professionally as Red Rodney, was an American jazz trumpeter. Biography Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he became a professional musician at 15, working in the mid-1940 ...

and

Ira Sullivan Ira Sullivan (May 1, 1931 – September 21, 2020) was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, flautist, saxophonist, and composer born in Washington, D.C., United States. An active musician since the 1950s, he often worked with Red Rodney ...

(1981–1985),

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(1986–1989), and

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(1987–1990). Alongside

Fred Hersch Fred Hersch (born October 21, 1955) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and a 17-time Grammy nominée. He was the first person to play weeklong engagements as a solo pianist at the Village Vanguard in New York City. He has recorded more than ...

and

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, he was a member of the trio ''Etc.'' during 1988–1991. During this time he also played in a trio with Hersch and Michael Formanek. From 1990 he played with

Harold Danko Harold Danko (born June 13, 1947 in Ohio) is an American jazz pianist. Danko attended Youngstown State University. Among his credits are work in the big bands of Woody Herman and Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, as well as smaller ensembles with Gerry Mull ...

, played in Formanek's Wide Open Spaces project, and played again with LaSpina in a quartet setting. He also worked in a quartet with John Abercrombie and

Andy LaVerne Andy LaVerne (born December 4, 1947) is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and educator. Education and musical career Born in New York City, LaVerne studied at Juilliard School of Music, Berklee College, and the New England Conservat ...

early in the 1990s. In the mid-1990s he played in a trio with

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and Dieter Ilg (1992–1995), another trio with

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and Formanek (1993–1994), and the

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ensemble with

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, Donny McCaslin, and Scott Colley (after 1995). Hirshfield has also played with a number of other leaders, including Bob Belden, Marc Copland,

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, Steve Slagle, Dave Stryker,

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, Warren Bernhardt, Jay Anderson, and

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Discography

As leader or co-leader

With Marc Cohen,

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, John Abercrombie * ''My Foolish Heart'' (Jazz City, 1988) With ETC * ''ETC'' (Red Record, 1990) * ''ETC Plus One'' (Red Record, 1993) With Roland Heinz & Adam Holzman * ''H3'' (Naxos, 2012)

As sideman

With

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* ''Undercurrents'' (Konnex, 1992) * ''Sight Unheard'' (GM, 1996) * ''Moving Forward, Standing Still'' (Omnitone, 2004) * ''Solace'' (Sunnyside, 2008) * ''In This Life'' (Sunnyside, 2013) * ''Bridges'' (Sunnyside, 2018) With Bob Belden * ''Straight to My Heart'' (Blue Note, 1991) * ''Puccini's Turandot'' (Blue Note, 1993) * ''La Cigale'' (Sunnyside, 1998) With

* ''The Luxury of Guessing'' (AudioQuest, 1995) * ''Free to Dream'' (Mythology, 1998) * ''A Small Madness'' (Auand, 2003) With Michael Cochrane * ''Quartet Music'' (SteepleChase, 2002) * ''Pathways'' (SteepleChase, 2003) * ''Right Now'' (SteepleChase, 2007) With

* ''Next Age'' (SteepleChase, 1994) * ''New Autumn'' (SteepleChase, 1996) * ''The Feeling of Jazz'' (SteepleChase, 1996) * ''Stable Mates'' (SteepleChase, 1998) * ''Fantasy Exit'' (SteepleChase, 2002) * ''Trilix'' (SteepleChase, 2004) * ''Hinesight'' (SteepleChase, 2005) * ''Oatts & Perry'' (SteepleChase, 2006) * ''Times Remembered'' (SteepleChase, 2007) * ''Escapades'' (SteepleChase, 2009) * ''Oatts & Perry II'' (SteepleChase, 2010) * ''Unriched'' (SteepleChase, 2012) * ''Lost in the Breeze'' (SteepleChase, 2016) * ''Triple Play'' (SteepleChase, 2017) With Michael Formanek * ''Wide Open Spaces'' (Enja, 1990) * ''Extended Animation'' (Enja, 1992) * ''Loose Cannon'' (Soul Note, 1993) With

* ''The French Collection'' (EMI, 1989) * ''Heartsongs'' (Sunnyside, 1990) * ''Evanessence'' (Evidence, 1991) * ''Red Square Blue'' (Angel, 1993) With

* ''For the Music'' (Jazzpoint, 1992) * ''Night Tripper'' (SteepleChase, 1995) * ''Music of Alec Wilder'' (Double-Time, 1996) * ''Moonscape'' (SteepleChase, 1997) * ''Remembering Eric Dolphy'' (SteepleChase, 1999) * ''Songbook'' (SteepleChase, 2000) * ''Songbook 2'' (SteepleChase, 2002) With Rich Perry * ''Hearsay'' (SteepleChase, 2002) * ''East of the Sun and West of 2nd Avenue'' (SteepleChase, 2004) * ''You're My Everything'' (SteepleChase, 2005) * ''At the Kitano 2'' (SteepleChase, 2008) * ''Gone'' (SteepleChase, 2009) * ''Time Was'' (SteepleChase, 2012) * ''Nocturne'' (SteepleChase, 2014) * ''Organique'' (SteepleChase, 2015) * ''Mood'' (SteepleChase, 2016) With

* ''New Horizon'' (SteepleChase, 1992) * ''Eclipse'' (SteepleChase, 1994) * ''When I'm Alone'' (SteepleChase, 1995) * ''Story Time'' (SteepleChase, 1996) * ''When Children Smile'' (SteepleChase, 1997) * ''Distant Dream'' (SteepleChase, 1998) * ''The Bounce'' (SteepleChase, 2000) * ''Remember When'' (SteepleChase, 2003) * ''Play Room'' (SteepleChase, 2006) * ''Moments'' (SteepleChase, 2008) With Steve Slagle * ''The Steve Slagle Quartet'' (SteepleChase, 1993) * ''Reincarnation'' (SteepleChase, 1995) * ''Spread the Word'' (SteepleChase, 1995) With Loren Stillman * ''How Sweet It Is'' (Nagel Heyer, 2003) * ''Gin Bon'' (Fresh Sound, 2004) * ''It Could Be Anything'' (Fresh Sound, 2005) * ''The Brothers' Breakfast'' (SteepleChase, 2006) * ''Trio Alto Vol. One'' (SteepleChase, 2006) With Dave Stryker * ''Blue Degrees'' (SteepleChase, 1993) * ''Full Moon'' (SteepleChase, 1994) * ''Nomad'' (SteepleChase, 1995) With others * John Abercrombie &

, ''Now It Can Be Played'' (SteepleChase, 1993) *

, ''Wishing Peace from Liberty Suite'' (Ascent, 1986) * Jay Anderson, ''Next Exit'' (DMP, 1992) * Jay Anderson, ''Local Color'' (DMP, 1994) * Warren Bernhardt, ''Reflections'' (ESA, 1991) *

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, ''Looking-Glass River'' (Traumton, 1995) *

, '' Notes on Ornette'' (SteepleChase, 1998) * Gordon Brisker, ''The Gift'' (Naxos, 1997) * Ted Brown, ''Preservation'' (SteepleChase, 2003) * Joey Calderazzo, ''The Traveler'' (Blue Note, 1993) * Scott Colley, ''Portable Universe'' (Free Lance, 1996) *

Frank Kimbrough Frank Kimbrough (November 2, 1956 – December 30, 2020) was an American post-bop jazz pianist and composer. He was born and raised in Roxboro, North Carolina. He did some work at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Chapel Hill before moving to Washingt ...

, ''Rumors'' (Palmetto, 2010) * Frank Kimbrough, ''Solstice'' (Pirouet, 2016) * Eero Koivistoinen, ''Sometime Ago'' (A Records, 1999) * Joe Fonda, ''What We're Hearing'' (W.E.R.F. , 1996) * Joe Fonda, ''Step-in'' (W.E.R.F., 2000) * Jerry Hahn, ''Time Changes'' (Enja, 1995) * Jerome Harris, ''In Passing'' (Muse, 1990) * Ken Hatfield, ''The Surrealist Table'' (Arthur Circle Music, 2003) * Ken Hatfield, ''For Langston'' (Arthur Circle Music, 2012) *

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, ''Savannah Samurai'' (Jazzline, 1998) *

Pat Martino Pat Martino (born Patrick Carmen Azzara; August 25, 1944 – November 1, 2021) was an American jazz guitarist and composer. He has been cited as one of the greatest guitarists in jazz. Early life Martino was born Patrick Carmen Azzara in Philad ...

, '' All Sides Now'' (Blue Note, 1997) * Bill Mays, ''Kaleidoscope'' (Jazz Alliance, 1992) * Ron McClure, ''Sunburst'' (SteepleChase, 1992) *

, '' Sprint'' (Elektra Musician, 1983) * Rob Schneiderman, ''

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, 1991) * Daniel Schnyder, ''(Mythology,'' (Enja, 1991) * Alexander Sipiagin, ''Images'' (TCB, 1998) * Judi Silvano, ''Dancing Voices'' (JSL, 1992) * Louis Smith, ''Louisville'' (SteepleChase, 2004) *

, ''Storm Rising'' (Ken Music, 1990) * Jim Snidero, ''Urban Tales'' (Square Discs, 1993) *

, ''Bordertown'' (Blue Note, 1988) * Bennie Wallace, ''Brilliant Corners'' (Denon, 1988) * Walt Weiskopf, ''Exact Science'' (Iris, 1989) * Walt Weiskopf, ''Mindwalking'' (Iris, 1990) * Glenn Wilson, ''Blue Porpoise Avenue'' (Sunnyside, 1997) * Jack Wilkins, ''Trioart'' (Arabesque, 1998)

References

*Gary W. Kennedy, "Jeff Hirshfield". '' Grove Jazz'' online. {{DEFAULTSORT:Hirshfield, Jeff 1955 births American jazz drummers Living people 20th-century American drummers American male drummers 20th-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians Drummers from New York City