Jazz Finland Live

The feeling quickly grows intense when Gilad Hekselman, an Israeli jazz guitarist in his 30s, steps up to improvise. Since arriving in New York ten years ago, Mr. Hekselman has set himself roughly up in the line of Pat Metheny and Kurt Rosenwinkel, with a warm and clean guitar tone, clear articulation, crazily extended improvisational ideas, speed when he needs it, an advanced understanding of harmony, and the flexibility to go wherever his bands want...

Richard Bona was born in the Cameroonian village of Minta and sings mostly in his native Douala, but the vulnerability of his plaintive sound is unmistakable across barriers of language. His tunes combine African polyrhythms, harmonic virtuosity, and a pop songwriter’s gift for memorable, accessible melodies. His arrangements are almost symphonic, hypnotizing us with the unexpected colors of voices and instruments.

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