by Eric | Jan 8, 2018 | Press
by Liam Trawick for NC Jazz Beat Hirsh’s arrangements, both of his original compositions and of his covers, were all very playful and engaging. His well-thought-out, memorable melodies mixed with elements of odd meter and dissonant harmony came together to create...
by Eric | Jan 7, 2018 | Press
by Peter Burke for Locavore Jazz The Eric Hirsh Quartet is a true band: I’ve heard this group play as often as any around here. Before the gig started Eric asked the sound man if the band sounded “balanced”. They are. Eric’s a fine composer...
by Eric | Nov 29, 2017 | Artistry
Background As of writing this post I am nearly halfway through a Kickstarter project to fund my debut album as jazz composer/bandleader. One of the reward levels is “Composer Package” where “I’d love to share with you PDF scores of each of the...
by Eric | Jul 27, 2016 | Press
by Dan Ruccia for The Independent Weekly “Pianist and composer Eric Hirsh can play pretty much anything you throw at him. When he’s not leading his jazz quartet…he’s helping drive the progressive hip-hop of The Beast or the salsa shake of Orquesta GarDel....
by Eric | May 21, 2016 | Local Art and Artists
The Setup: Moogfest I lead a dual-life as an artist and technologist. This week, those worlds collided geographically. By day I am a sales engineer at Bronto, an email marketing company with gorgeous offices on the American Tobacco Campus in downtown Durham. At the...
