Gilad Hekselman
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Background information | |
Born | Israel |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Guitar |
Labels | Smalls, Jazz Village, Le Chant du Monde |
Website | www |
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Gilad Hekselman (Hebrew: גלעד הקסלמן; born 1983) is an Israeli-born jazz guitarist.[1] He has performed with Anat Cohen, Mark Turner, Dayna Stephens, Aaron Parks, Jeff Ballard, John Scofield, Ari Hoenig, and Chris Potter.
Biography
Hekselman moved to New York City in 2004 to attend The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music on a scholarship. In July 2005, he won the Gibson–Montreux Jazz Festival Guitar Competition in Switzerland.[2]
His albums include Splitlife (2006), Words Unspoken (2008), Hearts Wide Open (2011), This Just In (2013), and Homes (2015).[3] Hekselman was featured on the album Radio Music Society by Esperanza Spalding.[4]
Hekselman's working quartet includes saxophonist Mark Turner, bassist Joe Martin, and drummer Marcus Gilmore; they performed on NPR on The Checkout: Live in May 2012.[5][6][7][8]
Discography
As leader
- Splitlife (Smalls, 2006)
- Words Unspoken (LateSet, 2008)
- Hearts Wide Open (Le Chant du Monde, 2011)
- This Just In (Jazz Village, 2013)
- Homes (Jazz Village, 2015)
- Ask for Chaos (Motema, 2018)
- Further Chaos (Motéma, 2019)
- Trio Grande (Whirlwind, 2020)
As sideman
- Pat Bianchi, Back Home (Doodlin, 2010)
- Anat Cohen, Notes from the Village (Anzic, 2008)
- Anat Cohen, Luminosa (Anzic, 2015)
- Lorraine Feather, Math Camp (Relarion, 2018)
- Ari Hoenig, Bert's Playground (Dreyfus, 2008)
- Ari Hoenig, NY Standard (Fresh Sound, 2018)
- Petros Klampanis, Chroma (Motema, 2017)
- Christian Sands, Reach (Mack Avenue, 2017)
- Esperanza Spalding, Radio Music Society (Heads Up, 2012)
- Ben Wendel, The Seasons (Motema, 2018)
References
- ^ "Gilad Hekselman". nextbop. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ^ "Gilad Hekselman". All About Jazz. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ^ "Gilad Hekselman Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ^ "Gilad Hekselman Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Gilad Hekselman Quartet". NPR. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ^ Turner, Mark F. (28 May 2013). "Gilad Hekselman: This Just In". www.allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ Wolff, Carlo (10 January 2012). "Jazz Reviews: Hearts Wide OpenGilad Hekselman - By Carlo Wolff — Jazz Articles". jazztimes.com. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ Shadrick, Jason (11 May 2013). "Album Review: Gilad Hekselman - This Just In". Premier Guitar. Retrieved 13 January 2017.