Gilad Hekselman
Israeli-born jazz guitarist
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Gilad Hekselman (Hebrew: גלעד הקסלמן; born February 3, 1983) is an Israeli-born jazz guitarist. He has performed with Anat Cohen, Mark Turner, Dayna Stephens, Aaron Parks, Jeff Ballard, John Scofield, Ari Hoenig, Chris Potter and Joey Alexander.
Gilad Hekselman גלעד הקסלמן | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | February 3, 1983 Israel |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Labels | Smalls, Jazz Village, Le Chant du Monde, Motema, Edition, Whirlwind |
| Website | www |
Biography
Hekselman was born in Kfar Saba.[1] He 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]
Hekselman's 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]
Hekselman lives in New York with his wife and their children.
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 (Motéma, 2018)
- Further Chaos (Motéma, 2019)
- Zuperoctave: Eyes of the World (Newvelle, 2019)
- Trio Grande (Whirlwind), 2020)
- Far Star (Edition, 2022)
As sideman
- Anat Cohen, Notes from the Village (Anzic, 2008)
- Ari Hoenig, Bert's Playground (Dreyfus, 2008)
- Pat Bianchi, Back Home (Doodlin, 2010)
- Ari Hoenig, Lines of Oppression (self released, 2010)
- Esperanza Spalding, Radio Music Society (Heads Up, 2012)
- Petros Klampanis, Minor Dispute (Inner Circle Music, 2015)
- Niels Wilhelm Knudsen, Abandoned Places (Gateway 2016)
- Anat Cohen, Luminosa (Anzic, 2015)
- Julian Shore, Which Way Now? (Tone Rogue, 2016)
- Petros Klampanis, Chroma (Motema, 2017)
- Christian Sands, Reach (Mack Avenue, 2017)
- Lorraine Feather, Math Camp (Relarion, 2018)
- Ari Hoenig, NY Standard (Fresh Sound, 2018)
- Ben Wendel, The Seasons (Motema, 2018)
- Oded Tzur, Make A Sound (Sky River Music, 2026)
Guest
- Revocation - New Gods, New Masters (2025)