Introduction
Gilad Hekselman (Hebrew: גלעד הקסלמן; born 1983) is an Israeli-born jazz guitarist. He has performed withAnat 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.
His albums include Splitlife (2006), Words Unspoken (2008), Hearts Wide Open (2011), This Just In (2013), and Homes (2015). Hekselman was featured on the album Radio Music Society by Esperanza Spalding.
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.
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)
As sideman
- Strings Attached, Kenneth Dahl Knudsen, 2010
- Lines of Oppression, Ari Hoenig, 2011
- Nomadic Nature, Gianni Gagliardi, 2014
- The Town Musicians, Johannes Wallmann, 2015
- Minor Dispute, Petros Klampanis, 2015
- Real Feels, John Raymod, 2016
- Real Feels: Live, Vol. 1, John Raymond, 2016
- The Pauper and the Magician, Ari Hoenig, 2016
- Suite for Modigliani, Matteo Pastorino, 2017
- NY Standard, Ari Hoenig, 2018
- Joyride, John Raymond & Real Feels, 2018
- The Seasons, Ben Wendel, 2018