Workshop with Gilad Hekselman

The LJGS is pleased to present a workshop with one of the most popular and influential guitarists on the New York and international jazz scene today, Gilad Hekselman. 

Gilad will be in London to perform at Ronnie Scott’s on Sunday 12 May and has agreed to share his experience and knowledge with our group in a workshop that afternoon.

The cost for the clinic is £20 payable in advance. Please reserve your place by RSVPing at meetup.com/londonjazzguitarsociety The page will ask for payment via PayPal when you RSVP. We are able to offer a student rate of £15. If you wish to claim the student rate, please email music@davidbenyahia.co.uk to make arrangements.

The workshop will take place in the upstairs bar.

Please note that Gilad’s evening performance in the main club is not included with entry to this event. For gig tickets, you will need to book directly with Ronnie Scott’s here: https://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/performances/view/5...

Enquiries about the afternoon workshop should be directed to the London Jazz Guitar Society, either here or on meetup.com/londonjazzguitarsociety

Gilad Hekselman has been developing a reputation as one of the most promising guitarists in New York since his arrival in 2004. He has shared the stage with some of the greatest artists in the New York City jazz scene including Chris Potter, Eric Harland,  Mark Turner, Anat Cohen, Ari Hoenig, Esperanza Spalding, Christian McBride, Jeff Ballard, Ben Wendel, Gretchen Parlato, Avishai Cohen, Jeff 'Tain' Watts, Tigran Hamasyan, Aaron Parks, Becca Stevens, John Scofield, Terri Lyne Carrington, Danilo Perez & Peter Bernstein among many others.

Gilad has played all major jazz clubs in New York City including the Blue Note, The Jazz Standard, Dizzy's Club and Smalls. He is constantly touring world-wide and has played most of the major jazz festivals.

Ask For Chaos, Gilad's most recent album, was released in September 2018 and features both his current working bands: The first is ZuperOctave, a bass-less band exploring electronics with the goal of still keeping the music organic and flexible. The other is the gHex Trio, continuing the classic guitar trio sound that Gilad has become known for, but also bringing something fresh to the music.