CD: Ask for Chaos
Gilad Hekselman
release date: 7 Sep 2018
With "Ask For Chaos," acclaimed guitarist Gilad Hekselman (who took first place in the Rising Star Guitar category in the 2017 Downbeat Magazine Critics poll) takes a new turn, inspired by two new, quite different trio configurations.
Hekselman sequenced the new album with the two trios, resulting in sonic surprise but also seamless aesthetic unity. The gHex Trio, featuring Rick Rosato on bass and Jonathan Pinson on drums and ZuperOctave, with pianist/keyboardist Aaron Parks and drummer Kush Abadey.
Musically, the album features asymmetrical rhythms and McCoy Tyner-style modern blues harmonies over deeply grooving 5 / 4 bars, with accented melodic parts reminiscent of Wayne Shorter.
"Ask For Chaos" is the first release from the guitarist's new label, Hexophonic Music, in collaboration with Motema Music.
Hekselman sequenced the new album with the two trios, resulting in sonic surprise but also seamless aesthetic unity. The gHex Trio, featuring Rick Rosato on bass and Jonathan Pinson on drums and ZuperOctave, with pianist/keyboardist Aaron Parks and drummer Kush Abadey.
Musically, the album features asymmetrical rhythms and McCoy Tyner-style modern blues harmonies over deeply grooving 5 / 4 bars, with accented melodic parts reminiscent of Wayne Shorter.
"Ask For Chaos" is the first release from the guitarist's new label, Hexophonic Music, in collaboration with Motema Music.