Gabriel's year end chart action - Gabriel Mark Hasselbach

Gabriel's year end chart action

2014 draws to a close, and a lot has happened this year.

If you are reading this, close your eyes for 2 solid seconds and be GRATEFUL you are here, and can read and interact at all.

That point was driven home today when a good, longtime friend told me he might have to accept being declared legally blind.... keep that attitude of gratitude, friends!

2015 looks to be a promising year for me in music, but the music biz, especially the selling of music, just continues to atrophy. People can turn YouTube videos into mp3s now, and streaming services aren't paying much if anything, and the Copyright Boards just keep taking more and more away from the artist.

Anyway, I still have a chart presence, and look forward to more success with my new project Open Invitation.

Got some good reviews:

~Gabriel Mark Hasselbach - Open Invitation 4/4

O's Place Jazz Newsletter: Canadian trumpeter Gabriel Mark Hasselbach returns on Open Invitation with his proven formula for success: a cadre of talented guest artists, fresh, funky rhythms and at least one soulful vocal track. "Lovelight" spotlights Hasselbach with vocals from Dee & Brittani Cole. Bob Baldwin (p) shines on "Charmed Life"; Bob Mintzer (sax) adds spice on "Let It Slide" and Cory Weeds (sax) stars on "Carte Blanche". These are a few of the highlights in yet another winning set from GMH.

Here is a current review from Germany: http://gabrieljazz.posthaven.com/new-review-from-germany

I also have some cool chart action going on.... I hit #3 on the Best of 2014 list in Australia http://gabrieljazz.posthaven.com/australias-best-of-2014-at

Out of the gates it was awesome, then Christmas playlists froze...

I made a niche for myself on the main charts this December

and still see my name out there with long lasting projects as a featured guest

I am looking forward to my CD Release Concerts http://gabrieljazz.posthaven.com/gabriels-big-cd-release-concert-event

....and hope you pick up the new disc or download, available here:

Windtunnel Records http://windtunnelrecords.com

CD Baby: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/gabrielmarkhasselbach3

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/open-invitation/id953798292

Liner notes: http://tinyurl.com/lhd4b4k

Gabriel Mark Hasselbach

This site documents my journey as an independent jazz artist in a chaotic music industry. I guess this is where I get to 'blow my own' horn, so here goes.

I consider myself rather unique, as I am a multi-wind instrumentalist, performing and recording (mostly jazz) on trumpet, flugelhorn, C and alto flutes, valve trombone, and the Akai EVI wind instrument. I was born and raised in Denver, Colorado, but followed my muse to Vancouver, Canada, where my career on the world stage started with the success of the multiplatinum Powder Blues Band. After many national, international, and world tours, I launched a solo career with my Polydor album Solar Winds, and the dozen or so albums since then seem to have withstood the test of time, steadily building up my body of work. Due to pent up demand, my entire catalog has been meticulously remastered and is now on iTunes and all digital distributors, with a limited physical pressing of each available at info@windtunnelrecords.com

I have toured world festivals in locales such as Switzerland (Montreux), Netherlands (North Sea Jazz Fest), and the UK, Japan, Singapore, Philippines, Mexico, USA, and I continue to develop my fanbase through live appearances and esome choice exposure on radio and TV. I have spent the most number of weeks of ANY Canadian artist on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Charts.

My 2010 release, ‘Told Ya So’, won ‘Album of the Year’ and ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’ at the 2011 Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards, and spawned three singles including ‘Rockin’ The Ribjoint’, my first Billboard charting track, co-written with Jeff Lorber.

‘Kissed By The Sun’, the 2012 follow-up to that home run, seems to have been a home run with three Billboard charting singles, including ‘Starpixie’ and ‘Lock It Up’; and ‘Ready When You Are’. KBTS reached #8 on the Smooth Jazz Top 50 Album Charts, and was in the top 200 on the Contemporary Groove Charts for 2012. ‘Kissed By The Sun’ was co-produced with, and features Jeff Lorber, as well as a plethora of stellar guests such as Chuck Loeb, Brian Bromberg, Rock Hendricks, and fellow Canadians Rob Tardik and Walle Larsson.

I have also had notable straight ahead jazz successes, including a relatively lengthy two month run on the Jazz Week Mainstream charts with my ‘Come Out Swingin’ album, which featured Michael Bublé (before his rise to prominence), and also made a splash with ‘Swingin’ Affair’ which featured international latin star Nancy Ruth and the legendary jazz and blues icon Dee Daniels. I try to keep the improvisational content of my playing rich but concise, drawing from the Blue Mitchell/ Donald Byrd legacy. Critics seem to support that theory, and I have mountains of reviews to attest to that fact.

However, I prefer the more rhythmically succinct domain of contemporary jazz (or smooth jazz as it is sometimes called) for the variety of color and texture that it provides. I have tried to develop a style that pleases my ear and suits my skills, and that is highly listenable to music aficionados of all stripes.

I am the recipient of a JUNO Award (Canadian equivalent of a Grammy), two JUNO/Technics ‘All Star Band’ Awards (people choice awards with Guido Basso and Maynard Ferguson also in the running), a West Coast Music Award, a Jazz In The Park ‘Best Instrumental Performance’ Award, an Ampex Golden Reel Award, and several gold and platinum album awards (with my earlier group Powder Blues and a few others), besides the aforementioned ‘Album of the Year’ and ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’ nods at the 2011 Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards. I have recorded or performed with the likes of such varied artists as Michael Bublé (I toured with him extensively, and recorded several albums with him, and even produced his album ‘Dream’ in my studio), Bob James, Ernie Watts, Little Richard, Tom Scott, George Benson, Lowell Fulsom, John Denver, The O’Jays, Ben E King, Heart, John Lee Hooker, Nikki Yanofsky, and Long John Baldry, including recent Billboard-charting records with Paul Hardcastle, Bob Baldwin and Steve Oliver.

Home Page: www.gabrieljazz.com

Webstore: http://tinyurl.com/pjcl977

Flash site: www.gabrielmarkhasselbach.com

Twitter: @gabrieljazz

Linked In: http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/gabriel-mark-hasselbach/11/55a/429

Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GabrielsJazz

Wedge 'Gabriel' Signature Mouthpiece line: http://goo.gl/1v7OrM

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEB4D2A58A839C402

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