BIO
1981
1997
Unable to play basketball following an injury, Herman begins piano lessons with jazz musician Opher Brayer whose method incorporates psychology, philosophy, and mathematics.
1999
Junior Talent Award from the Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music
2003
Debut album Takes 2 to know 1 featuring drummer Sylvain Ghio
2006
Solo sophomore album Variations
2007
Third album A Time for Everything with drummer Gerald Cleaver and bassist Matt Brewer
2007
Jazz Adami Talent Award
2008
Jazz Revelation of the Year at the Victoires de la Musique
2009
Fourth album Muse featuring bassist Matt Brewer, drummer Gerald Cleaver, and string quartet Quatuor Ebène
2009
Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, and People’s Choice nominations at the Victoires de la Musique
2009
iTunes Jazz Album of the Year
2010
Fifth album Follow the White Rabbit with drummer Tommy Crane and bassist Chris Tordini
2012
TEDxHelvetia Three Note Symphony
2012
Sixth album Alter Ego featuring saxophonists Logan Richardson and Emile Parisien, drummer Ziv Ravitz and bassist Stéphane Kerecki
2012
President of the Montreux Jazz Solo Piano Competition
2013
TEDxCern and TEDxGlobal
2014
Duo album The New Tradition with violinist Adam Baldych
2015
TEDxParis From an Idea to Composition
2015
Duo album Everyday with drummer Ziv Ravitz
2015
President of the Montreux Jazz Academy
2015
President of the Montreux Jazz Solo Piano Competition
2016
President of the Montreux Jazz Academy
2016
President of the Montreux Jazz Solo Piano Competition
2017
Ninth album Y featuring bassist Bastien Burger and drummer Ziv Ravitz with guest appearances by Hugh Coltman, Matthieu Chedid (-M-), and Dream Koala
2019
Tenth studio album Songs of the Degrees with drummer Ziv Ravitz and bassist Sam Minaie
2020
Book Le déclic créatif published by Editions Fayard
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