GILAD HEKSELMAN
Genres: Post Bop, Classic Fusion, Eclectic Fusion • Israel

Since his arrival to New York in 2004, Gilad Hekselman has been earning a reputation as one of the most promising guitarists in New York. In only four years this native Israeli has shared the stage with many top names from the New York jazz scene including Chris Potter, John Scofield, Anat Cohen, Jeff Ballard, Sam Yahel, Gretchen Parlato, Avishai Cohen, Jeff 'Tain' Watts, Ari Hoenig, Tigran Hamasyan, Aaron Parks, Greg Hutchinson, Reuben Rogers, François Moutin and Eric McPhearson. He has played the Blue Note, The Jazz Gallery, Smalls, 55 Bar, Dizzy's Club, Minton's Playhouse, Fat Cat and toured in Switzerland, Japan, Scotland, Canada, Norway, Hungary, and Israel. He has also played in world famous Jazz festivals such as Montreux JF, Duke Ellington JF, San Francisco JF and Tel Aviv JF.  Gilad is the Winner of the 2005 Gibson Montreux International Guitar Competition. A string of performance dates followed that read more...