This Just In Gilad Hekselman feat. Jeff Ballard

• 1 Above 07:37
• 2 Newsflash #1 00:24
• 3 This Just In 08:11
• 4 Newsflash #2 00:52
• 5 The Ghost Of The North 04:17
• 6 Newsflash #3 00:35
• 7 March Of The Sad Ones 07:04
• 8 Newsflash #4 00:15
• 9 Nothing Personal 07:59
• 10 Eye In The Sky 05:03
• 11 Newsflash #5 00:46
• 12 Dreamers 05:50
• 13 This Just Out 01:53
• Total Runtime 50:46

Info for This Just In

'Erst kürzlich war der gebürtige Israeli, seit einer Weile in New York lebende Gitarrist Gilad Hekselman noch im Finale vom „BMW Welt Jazz Award“ in München im Quartett von Ari Hoenig zu erleben – mit einem gleichermaßen traditionsbewussten wie aktuellen Modern Jazz. Eine etwas andere Gangart legt der Gitarrist mit seinem eigenen Trio auf „This Just In“ ein. Eine breit angelegte Fusion verschiedenster Stilistiken steht bei Hekselman, (Drums) im Mittelpunkt, wobei Jazz-Rock eher als Haltung der Musiker und weniger als Gattung in Erscheinung tritt. Der Leader hält die Fäden in der Hand: Sein crisper Ton auf der Gitarre ist überzeugend, seine eloquente Phrasierung ist selbst dann flüssig, wenn er weite Tonsprünge macht, und sein harmonisches Verständnis ist für alle Richtungen offen. Hekselmans Spielverständnis schafft Räume, die durch die virile Improvisationskunst seiner beiden Musiker gefüllt werden. Und wenn Mark Turner in zwei Stücken auf dem Saxofon hinzutritt, dann bekommt der Modern Jazz des Gitarristen urplötzlich auch eine Grundierung in der Jazzgeschichte.' (Martin Laurentius, Jazz thing)

Gilad Hekselman, guitar
Joe Martin, bass
Marcus Gilmore, drums
Mark Turner, tenor saxophone (tracks 3, 9, 13)

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Michael Perez-Cisneros at Peter Karl Studios
Produced by Gilad Hekselman

Gilad Hekselman
has been developing a reputation as one of the most promising guitarists in New York since his arrival in 2004. In only a few years this native Israeli has shared the stage with some of the greatest artists in the New York jazz scene including Chris Potter, Mark Turner, John Scofield, Anat Cohen, Ari Hoenig, Sam Yahel, Jeff Ballard, Gretchen Parlato, Avishai Cohen, Jeff 'Tain' Watts, Tigran Hamasyan, Aaron Parks and Greg Hutchinson.

He has played all the major jazz clubs in New York including the Blue Note, The Jazz Standard, Dizzy's Club and Smalls. He is constantly touring world-wide and has played most major jazz festivals including Montreux, North Sea, Montreal and San Francisco.

Gilad is the winner of the 2005 Gibson Montreux International Guitar Competition. He opened for guitar legend Paco de Lucia at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2006, which led to a string of performances at the IAJE Conference and at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola in New York.

That same year Gilad released his debut album SplitLife (Smalls Records) recorded with bassist Joe Martin and drummer Ari Hoenig.

It received rave reviews from the press as did his second album, Words Unspoken (LateSet Records), recorded and released in 2008 with Joe Martin, drummer Marcus Gilmore and tenor saxophonist Joel Frahm.

In 2009, Gilad recorded three tracks for Walt Disney Records, one of which was included in the record Everybody Wants To Be a Cat (2011). The album features versions to Disney songs played by top-shelve lineup of musicians including Dave Brubeck, Joshua Redman, Esperanza Spalding, Diane Reeves, Roy Hargrove, Kurt Rosenwinkel, The Bad Plus and other jazz legends.

In the spring of 2010 Gilad recorded his third album, Hearts Wide Open, with Joe Martin on bass, Marcus Gilmore on drums and world-renowned saxophonist Mark Turner, a project that Gilad defines as his 'best recorded work so far'.

Born in Israel in 1983, Gilad studied classical piano from age six and began studying guitar at the age of 9. From age 12 to 14 he performed regularly with the band of a weekly children's television show. He attended the prestigious Thelma Yellin School of Arts, graduating with excellence from the jazz department at age 18.

Gilad received the America - Israel Cultural Foundation Scholarship for studies abroad to attend The New School in New York, where he completed a BFA degree in performing arts in 2008.

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