Fog City Swing

San Francisco seven-piece Fog City Swing brings together horn-led jazz, swing-era standards, hard bop, vocal features, and reworked pop songs in a compact “smallest big band” format.

Artist details

Home base: San Francisco, California
Styles: Swing, Big Band Jazz, Hard Bop, Traditional Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Instruments: Trumpet, Saxophone, Trombone, Piano, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Vocals
Band: Co-led by Daniel Herrera, trumpet, and Greg Johnson, saxophone.

About

Fog City Swing is a San Francisco jazz and swing band created in 2023 by trumpeter Daniel Herrera and saxophonist Greg Johnson. The seven-piece ensemble combines a three-horn front line, rhythm section, and vocal features in arrangements that draw from swing-era and mid-century jazz while reaching beyond the standard repertoire. Their songbook includes music associated with Frank Sinatra and Count Basie as well as reworked selections connected to artists such as Tom Jones and Michael Jackson. Fog City Swing has developed an ongoing local presence through its Dawn Club residency and appearances at San Francisco jazz venues, presenting a dance-friendly blend of classic swing, hard bop, and popular-song arrangements.