Gilad Hekselman ( he, גלעד הקסלמן; born 1983) is an Israeli-born, NYC-based

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guitarist. He has performed with

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, Mark Turner,

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, Jeff Ballard,

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, Chris Potter and

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Biography

Hekselman was born in

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. He moved to New York City in 2004 to attend

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on a scholarship. In July 2005 he won the Gibson–Montreux Jazz Festival Guitar Competition in Switzerland. Hekselman's albums include ''Splitlife'' (2006), ''Words Unspoken'' (2008), ''Hearts Wide Open'' (2011), ''This Just In'' (2013), and ''Homes'' (2015). Hekselman was featured on the album ''

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'' by

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. Hekselman's working quartet includes saxophonist Mark Turner, bassist Joe Martin, and drummer

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; they performed on

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on ''The Checkout: Live in May 2012''. 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'' (Motema, 2018) * ''Further Chaos'' (Motéma, 2019) * ''Trio Grande'' (Whirlwind, 2020) * ''Far Star'' (Edition Records 2022)

As sideman

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, ''Back Home'' (Doodlin, 2010) *

, ''Lines of Oppression'' (self released, 2010) *

, ''Notes from the Village'' (Anzic, 2008) * Anat Cohen, ''Luminosa'' (Anzic, 2015) *

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, ''Math Camp'' (Relarion, 2018) *

, ''Bert's Playground'' (Dreyfus, 2008) * Ari Hoenig, ''NY Standard'' (Fresh Sound, 2018) *

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, ''Chroma'' (Motema, 2017) *

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, ''Reach'' (Mack Avenue, 2017) *

, ''Radio Music Society'' (Heads Up, 2012) *

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, ''The Seasons'' (Motema, 2018)

References

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