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

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. He worked for the

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in 1976–1977 and then played with

Mose Allison Mose John Allison Jr. (November 11, 1927 – November 15, 2016) was an American jazz and blues pianist, singer, and songwriter. He became notable for playing a unique mix of blues and modern jazz, both singing and playing piano. After moving to ...

(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 a ...

(1981–1985),

Toshiko Akiyoshi is a Japanese–American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader. Akiyoshi received fourteen Grammy Award nominations and was the first woman to win Best Arranger and Composer awards in '' Down Beat'' magazine's annual Readers' Poll. ...

(1986–1989), and

Bennie Wallace Bennie Wallace (born November 18, 1946) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Biography He was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. Wallace began playing in local clubs with the encouragement of East Ridge, Tennessee High School ba ...

(1987–1990). Alongside

Fred Hersch Fred Hersch (born October 21, 1955) is an American jazz pianist, educator and HIV/AIDS activist. 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 70 of his ...

and Steve LaSpina, 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 Michael Formanek (born May 7, 1958) is an American jazz bassist born in San Francisco, California, United States, and associated with the jazz scene in New York. Career In the 1980s, Formanek worked as a sideman with Freddie Hubbard, Joe Hender ...

. 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 Mul ...

, 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 Conservato ...

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

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and

Dieter Ilg Dieter Josef Ilg (born September 30, 1961 in Offenburg) is a German jazz double-bassist. He worked early in his career with Joe Viera in the early 1980s, then with Randy Brecker, the WDR Big Band, Bennie Wallace, Albert Mangelsdorff, Wolfgang Da ...

(1992–1995), another trio with

Tim Berne Tim Berne (born October 16, 1954) is an American avant-garde jazz saxophonist and record label owner. His primary instruments are the alto and baritone saxophones. Biography Berne was born in Syracuse, New York, United States. He has said t ...

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 James Robert Belden (October 31, 1956 – May 20, 2015) was an American saxophonist, arranger, composer, bandleader, and producer. As a composer he may be best known for his Grammy Award winning orchestral jazz recording, ''Black Dahlia'' (2001 ...

, Marc Copland,

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, Steve Slagle,

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Jay Anderson Jay Anderson (born October 24, 1955) is an American jazz double-bassist and studio musician. Career Anderson received a bachelor's degree from California State University, Long Beach in 1978, then worked with Woody Herman (1978-1979), Carmen McR ...

, and

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Discography

As leader or co-leader

With Marc Cohen,

Gary Peacock Gary George Peacock (May 12, 1935September 4, 2020) was an American jazz double bassist. He recorded a dozen albums under his own name, and also performed and recorded with major jazz figures such as avant garde saxophonist Albert Ayler, pianist ...

, 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

Jamie Baum Jamie Baum is an American jazz flautist. Career Baum grew up in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Bridgeport, Connecticut in a musical family. Her mother studied piano and trombone at Juilliard and her parents often took her to New York City for jazz con ...

* ''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

* ''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

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* ''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

* ''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 Steve LaSpina * ''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 Loren Stillman (born June 14, 1980) is a jazz saxophonist and composer. He has received two ''Outstanding Performance Awards'' (1996 and 1998) and the ''Rising Star Jazz Artist Award'' (2004) from ''Down Beat'' Magazine. and received the CMA/A ...

* ''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

* ''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) *

, ''Next Exit'' (DMP, 1992) * Jay Anderson, ''Local Color'' (DMP, 1994) *

, ''Reflections'' (ESA, 1991) *

Theo Bleckmann Theodor Raoul Bleckmann (born 28 May 1966) is a German singer and composer. Biography Bleckmann was born in Dortmund, West Germany. He planned to be an ice skater before becoming a vocalist. In 1989 he moved to New York City and recorded his ...

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

, ''

Notes on Ornette ''Notes on Ornette'' is an album by pianist Paul Bley recorded in 1997 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label. Reception All About Jazz said "Bley, at times, can be a brooding musician, although the more carefree exuberance of be-bop is ...

'' (SteepleChase, 1998) *

Gordon Brisker Gordon Brisker (November 6, 1937 in Cincinnati, Ohio – September 10, 2004) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Brisker began on piano as a child, and studied reed instruments at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. He played with Ral ...

, ''The Gift'' (Naxos, 1997) * Ted Brown, ''Preservation'' (SteepleChase, 2003) *

Joey Calderazzo Joseph Dominick Calderazzo (February 27, 1965) is a jazz pianist and brother of musician Gene Calderazzo. He played extensively in bands led by Michael Brecker and Branford Marsalis, and has also led his own bands. Early life Calderazzo was born ...

, ''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. He was born and raised in Roxboro, North Carolina. He did some work at Chapel Hill before moving to Washington, D. C. in 1980 and then New York City ...

, ''Rumors'' (Palmetto, 2010) * Frank Kimbrough, ''Solstice'' (Pirouet, 2016) * Eero Koivistoinen, ''Sometime Ago'' (A Records, 1999) *

Joe Fonda Joe Fonda (born December 16, 1954) is an American jazz bassist. Career Fonda was born in Amsterdam, New York to parents who both played jazz. He played guitar as a youth but switched to bass guitar later. He studied bass at Berklee College of M ...

, ''What We're Hearing'' (W.E.R.F. , 1996) * Joe Fonda, ''Step-in'' (W.E.R.F., 2000) *

Jerry Hahn Jerry Hahn (born September 21, 1940, Alma, Nebraska) is an American jazz guitarist. Hahn studied at Wichita State University, then moved to San Francisco in 1962, where he played with John Handy (1964–66). He toured with the 5th Dimension in ...

, ''Time Changes'' (Enja, 1995) * Jerome Harris, ''In Passing'' (Muse, 1990) *

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, ''The Surrealist Table'' (Arthur Circle Music, 2003) * Ken Hatfield, ''For Langston'' (Arthur Circle Music, 2012) *

Charlie Mariano Carmine Ugo Mariano (November 12, 1923 – June 16, 2009) was an American jazz saxophonist who focused on the alto and soprano saxophone. He occasionally performed and recorded on flute and nadaswaram as well. Biography Mariano was born in ...

, ''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. Biography Martino was born Patrick Carmen Azzara in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, to father Carmen "Mickey" ...

, '' All Sides Now'' (Blue Note, 1997) *

Bill Mays William Allen Mays (born February 5, 1944), known professionally as Bill Mays, is an American jazz pianist from Sacramento, California. Biography Mays came from a musical family and at the age of 15 became interested in jazz at an Earl Hines co ...

, ''Kaleidoscope'' (Jazz Alliance, 1992) *

Ron McClure Ron McClure (born November 22, 1941) is an American jazz bassist. Early life McClure was born in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. He started on piano at age five, and later played accordion and bass. McClure studied privately with Joseph I ...

, ''Sunburst'' (SteepleChase, 1992) *

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

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'' (

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, 1991) *

Daniel Schnyder Daniel Schnyder (born March 12, 1961 in Zurich) is a Swiss jazz reedist and composer of both jazz and classical music. Schnyder learned to play cello before saxophone. He attended Berklee College of Music and the Conservatory of Winterthur. H ...

, ''(Mythology,'' (Enja, 1991) * Alexander Sipiagin, ''Images'' (TCB, 1998) *

Judi Silvano Judi Silvano (born May 8, 1951) is a jazz singer and composer. Career Before attending college she studied flute, piano, and dance. She graduated from Temple University in Philadelphia with a degree in music and dance. She is a scholar of Sheila ...

, ''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 Jack Rivers Lewis (born June 4, 1944), known professionally as Jack Wilkins, is a jazz guitarist. Career A native of New York City, Wilkins grew up listening to his parents' music, such as Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and Billie Holiday. He ...

, ''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