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Critical Acclaim for Jake Hertzog

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“Very impressive for such a young man!”
– John McLaughin

“…the blazing wunderkind”
– Guitar Player Magazine

“Brilliant…Hertzog is a tremendous guitar talent with a developing voice sure to garner widespread recognition”
– All About Jazz

“Advanced, moving, and elegant.”
– Jazz Times

“Jake Hertzog is a risk-taker and a mind-blowing guitarist. There is nothing else like it.”
– JazzReview.com

“Jake clearly plays in his own style, and in a much more jazz-oriented vein... his guitar talent shines through each note…my pick for "best emerging young jazz guitarist"
– Rotcod Zzaj

“A bright young player who will quite possibly end up being one of the leaders in modern jazz guitar playing.”
– Richard Lemke, JazzPolice.com

“Jake Hertzog is a jazz guitarist of and for the 21st century.”
– Jack Kleinsinger, producer of “Highlights in Jazz” NYC

”[Jake has} All the Metheny earmarks that you love
and fear at once...the Wow! factor”
– Boston Phoenix

“Hertzog is sure to blow your ears wide open and
create a new generation of jazz fans. Hot stuff.”
– Midwest Record

“Hertzog is the real deal on many levels...one of the
most original I have heard”
–Jazz.com

“[Chromatosphere is]...truly a marvel, perhaps one for the ages.”
– Kultur.cmichaelbaily.com

“Hertzog speaks the language of guitar—successfully merging just about every instrumental jazz-related style and sound from Django to Jimi.
– MusicWebExpress.com

“the sky is the limit for Hertzog. Hop on, his career
could prove to be a very interesting ride”
–Somethingelsereviews.com