Australian guitarist Ben Eunson has been settled in New York for quite some time, finding a place for himself in the scene to apply his versatile edge in many a setting. As of late, he's found a great set of musical compatriots in bassist Alexander Claffy and drummer Kush Abadey who have played with Eunson for some years, particularly on his 2015 EP, Autumn. Now he's getting … [Read more...]
Gilad Hekselman – Seoul Crushing (Stream)
Last year, guitarist Gilad Hekselman released Ask for Chaos, an album so full of great ideas it required two different bands -- his gHex Trio and his ZuperOctave -- to convey them all. There were so many ideas, they couldn't even be all held on one album, so Hekselman is releasing an EP of B-sides, Further Chaos, on May 10th. He just dropped the single "Seoul Crushing" with the … [Read more...]
Dave Meder – “Elegy (feat. Chris Potter)” (Video)
Pianist Dave Meder is the youngest piano faculty member ever to be hired at the University of North Texas' prestigious jazz program (he'll be there teaching alongside new faculty members Nick Finzer and Scott Tixier). In February, Meder will be releasing his debut album, Passage, on OutsideIn music alongside Kush Abadey on drums and Tamir Shmerling on bass throughout much of … [Read more...]
Wayne Shorter’s “Fall”: A Critical Analysis of Covers
There is no sign of summer letting up just yet but there seems to be something of “Fall” in the air, with two excellent and very different approaches to this Wayne Shorter tune having been released recently by Jesse Fischer and Gilad Hekselman. “Fall” was done first by the Miles Davis Quintet, with Miles on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on sax, Herbie Hancock on piano, Ron Carter … [Read more...]
Gilad Hekselman – “VBlues” (Stream)
Guitarist Gilad Hekselman has been keeping busy, but very soon, there's about to be a new album to show for it. Out this September on Motéma Records, Hekselman is dropping his new album, Ask for Chaos, featuring his two trios-- ZuperOctave with pianist Aaron Parks and drummer Kush Abadey and the gHex Trio with drummer Jonathan Pinson and bassist Rick Rosato. Considering the … [Read more...]