Award-winning bassist Daniel Casimir and vocalist Tess Hirst released their debut album via pioneering London-based record label Jazz re:freshed following the success of Daniel Casimir's critically acclaimed debut EP 'Escapee' which featured Hirst on vocals and, then, rising stars on the scene, Moses Boyd, Joe Armon-Jones and Shirley Tetteh
Casimir, a former Birmingham Conservatoire student, has collaborated with Julian Joseph, Jason Rebello, Benet McLean, Lonnie Liston Smith, Nathan Facey, Chihiro Yamanaka, Ashley Henry, David Lyttle, Nubya Garcia, The Tracey Quintet (Meantime Jubilation), Tom Harrison (Unfolding In Tempo), Jasmine Power (Stories And Rhymes), Camilla George and Art Blakey Jazz Messenger saxophonist, Jean Toussaint
Named Young Jazz Musician of the Year by the Musicians' Company in 2016, Casimir has received plaudits for his arrangements and recital, while Hirst has made a name for herself with her vocals on the jazz circuit having moved between London, Leeds and LA to hone her craft. What sets Hirst apart as a musician is not only the originality of her music but her perspective of herself as an artist. She is an Ethnomusicology Graduate of SOAS.
Daniel Casimir and Tess Hirst have received radio support from BBC Radio 3, BBC Music Introducing and Jazz FM, along with coverage in the London Evening Standard and Jazzwise Magazine
Here they present their cover of the sublime Bill Withers track Hope She'll Be Happier.
Stripped back vocal and double bass with a sprinkling of female harmonies showcase Hirst's dynamic vocal range.
"Hope She'll Be Happier" (Withers) (c)Universal Music Publishing