21 Jun

[ June the 23rd, 2023 release on Cellar music: Daniel Hersog Jazz Orchestra ‘Open Spaces (Folk Songs Reimagined)’ ]

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Composer Daniel Hersog puts a fresh spin on beloved traditional songs and more with his big band album Open Spaces (Folk Songs Reimagined). The album features the 17-piece Daniel Hersog Jazz Orchestra with star soloists guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel, multi-reed ace Scott Robinson, saxophonist Noah Preminger and pianist Frank Carlberg.

Out on June 23, 2023 via Cellar Music, the album follows 2020’s Night Devoid of Stars, the initial release by Hersog’s big band. As Selwyn Harris wrote in Jazzwise, that album was “a mature, superbly crafted statement that doesn’t sound anything like a debut.”

01 Jul

[ Daniel Hersog’s O Canada Jazz Orchestra July 1st Digital Release – YT, FB, Instagram ]

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Formed during covid quarantine, the Daniel Hersog O Canada Jazz Orchestra is poised to release their first digital video. This video is a remotely recorded and filmed performance of Hersog’s new arrangement of O Canada.

Hersog’s 17-piece ensemble is rife with Juno Award winners, Canadian jazz heavy weights, and even a recipient of the Order of Canada. There are musicians representing all ten Canadian provinces. Formed with the intention of showcasing the comaraderie that exists amongst Canadian jazz musicians in these difficult times, this ensemble delivers a world class, high energy, and infinitely swinging performance of the Canadian National Anthem.

03 Jun

[ 12th of June release via Cellar Music – Daniel Hersog – Night Devoid of Stars ]

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release date: Friday, June 12, 2020 via Cellar Music

“Daniel Hersog has assembled a top-notch band from the cream of the Vancouver jazz community and taken them over the top with such high-powered soloists as Noah Preminger and Frank Carlberg. Daniel’s compositions and the stellar arrangements absolutely glow.” — Nou Dadoun, CFRO-FM, Vancouver

Night Devoid of Stars – due from the Cellar Music label on June 12, 2020 – showcases the 16-piece, Vancouver-based Daniel Hersog Jazz Orchestra in the leader’s richly melodic originals, plus an inventive, deep-blue arrangement of “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes”