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| Jake Hertzog And His Band Headline The Famed Blue Note Jazz Club In NYC Acclaimed jazz and rock guitarist Jake Hertzog and his band (featuring Victor Jones and Harvie S, ) headline the famed Blue Note Jazz Club in NYC on August 17th. Guitar Player has described Hertzog as "…the blazing wunderkind, " and "one of the finest young jazz guitarists on the scene". He is the the youngest winner of the Montreux Jazz Guitar Competition and continues to expand his repertoire with the recent release of his fourth CD, 'Throwback' (featuring special guest Randy Brecker). BLUE NOTE CONCERT DETAILS: The Jake Hertzog Band comes to one of the most famous jazz venues in the world - New York's Blue Note Jazz Club! Sunday Brunch performance - Sets at 11:30am and 1:30pm with Victor Jones and Harvie S FROM THE BLUE NOTE WEBSITE: Guitar Player is calling him"…the blazing wunderkind." and "one of the finest young jazz guitarists on the scene". Award-winning jazz-rock guitarist and composer, Jake Hertzog, has just released his fourth studio album, Throwback [Zoho], featuring special guest jazz fusion icon Randy Brecker! His first three albums, Chromatosphere (2009), Patterns [Buckyball Records], and Evolution [Buckyball Records], quickly gained international regard and critical acclaim, including a five page interview in Guitar Player magazine (June 2009) highlighting his unique technique and approach to modern jazz guitar. Throwback highlights the unique contempoary sound of Jake's original music and a back-to-basics traditional recording philosophy. It was produced by Grammy award winner, Rob Fraboni [Rolling Stones, The Band, Eric Clapton, Wayne Shorter]. "Throwback emerges as a major milestone in Hertzog's young career" - Glenn Astarita, All About Jazz For three years, Jake stood as musical director and lead guitarist for Nickelodeon's The Naked Brothers Band stars, Nat and Alex Wolff. They concluded two national tours and have performed on countless national television shows including Good Morning America, The View, Nickelodeon's Kids Choice Awards and The Today Show. - A true dual jazz-rock musician, Jake is co-leader and co-songwriter of the rock band The Young Presidents with bassist Mitch Kaneff. Their first album Freedom Of Speech was played on AAA radio in 2011 featuring the single "Wide Open", and their upcoming project Coalition [MKM], features such legendary talent as Corey Glover (Living Colour), Blondie Chaplin (The Rolling Stones, Beach Boys), Ivan Neville and Anton Fig (Drummer for the Letterman Show). The record represents a landmark collaboration for the band and was also produced by the brilliant Grammy winner, Rob Fraboni. The Young Presidents also produced a short documentary on the making of the project entitled "Building The Coalition" that premiered at New York's VisionFest Film Festival in June 2013. - Under the alias Hey Jazz Guy, Jake is a frequent contributor to Guitar Player magazine's 'Lessons' section. He has over 30 published articles with coinciding YouTube instructional videos. Guitar Player has coined him the "Jazz ambassador to the non-jazz world". Readers can visit the Official Hey Jazz Guy website for articles and tutorial videos. Recent master classes and clinics include Jazztravaganza at the Clarion Performing Arts Center in Lake Jackson, Texas and Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, WA., Women In Jazz in Halle, Germany and a faculty position at the Swarnhaboomi Academy of Music in Chennai, India. After winning of the Grand Prize in 2006 for the Montreux Jazz Guitar Competition in Switzerland, he was invited back in 2007 to open for John Scofield and Medeski, Martin and Wood. Jake is an alum of the prestigious Berklee College of Music and recipient of several performance scholarships. write your comments about the article :: © 2014 Jazz News :: home page |