Tremendous weekend of jazz - Gabriel Mark Hasselbach

Tremendous weekend of jazz

There are some tremendous events packed into this weekend, mark your calendar!

This Saturday April 18, from 2-5 pm, I will be performing for National Record Store Day at Beat Merchant Records, the stalwart, time honoured music mecca in Steveston. Owned by music aficionado extraordinaire Frankie Neilson, this place has it all, and he can order anything you want. I'll be performing live and will have my complete catalogue there, and will do some cd signing. Expect some special guests (you know who you are, c'mon down!). The Beatmerchant, 160 / 12240 2nd Ave, Richmond, BC, V7E 3L8. An easy drive south on #2 Rd, #3 Rd, or Hwy 99 to Steveston Hwy, west into the scenic waterfront MAP

Saturday evening I am at my 'roost' Ten Ten Tapas, after a week off for an Awards Show. I am bringing my new red trumpet (Zeff France) and have invited some special guests like Lisa Fennell and J. Anthony to join me. It is always a party, the food is great, and Sylvia will be your hostess with the mostess! Be sure to make a rezzie 604-689-7800!

Then on Sunday, at 4 pm, I will be performing at the venerable Jazz Vespers at St Andrews Wesley United Church on Burrard at Nelson. Free parking below, alley entrance. Jazz Vespers is a tradition from the 40's, brought into the public eye by Duke Ellington and a few other icons in NYC. I will have a quartet made up of Tim Stacey on bass, Chris Haas on drums, and Jason Decouto on grand piano. We have a swinging, straight-ahead set planned with some classics from Horace Silver and Cole Porter, as well as a few originals. Rev Dan Chambers has a message prepared about how Hope and Belief Systems provide some structure in our lives and smooth out the sometimes rough ride. The music has been tailored to this message, so come and see how it all fits together....We'll keep it swingin' and joyous.

If you miss any of these events and would like some of my music, it can be found at the usual popular download providers, but all physical cds and downloads are available only from www.WindtunnelRecords.com. Read the stellar reviews of my latest release Open Invitation HERE.

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

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

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