Homes Gilad Hekselman feat. Jeff Ballard

• 1 Homes 00:32
• 2 Verona 07:50
• 3 KeeDee 07:36
• 4 Home E-minor 01:29
• 5 Space 00:36
• 6 Cosmic Patience 11:16
• 7 Eyes to See 04:29
• 8 Parisian Thoroughfare 05:40
• 9 Samba Em Prelùdio 07:11
• 10 Last Train Home 05:28
• 11 Dove Song 05:06
• 12 Place Like No Home 01:44
• Total Runtime 58:57

Info zu Homes

„Homes“ is a powerful new album by Gilad Hekselman trio featuring Joe Martin on bass and Marcus Gilmore on drums, and guest drummer Jeff Ballard on two tracks.

Rhythmically speaking Gilad Hekselman is considered the “most brilliant guitarist of the era” and an extraordinary guitarist whose instrumental ease and precision have earned him numerous opportunities with artists like Avishai Cohen, Max Turner, Esperanza Spalding, Chris Potter or Aaron Parks. Homes is his 3rd with Harmonia Mundi, and recorded with his original trio featuring Joe Martin on bass, Marcus Gilmore on drums and special guest Jeff Ballard on drums.

Gilad Hekselman, guitar
Joe Martin, bass
Jeff Ballard, drums
Marcus Gilmore, drums
Katie Lower, vocals (on Eyes To See)

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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