February 8, 2009 at
All Souls at Sundown:

Gilad Hekselman, guitar
     Yotam Silberstein, guitar

with Aaron Goldberg , piano
and The Art of the Sonnet

Since his arrival to New York in 2004, jazz guitarist Gilad Hekselman has been earning a reputation as one of the most promising guitarists in New York. In only three years, this native Israeli has shared the stage with many top names from the New York jazz scene, including Gretchen Parlato, Reuben Rogers, Anat Cohen, Jason Lindner, Omer Avital, and Matt Brewer. His debut album, SplitLife, was released by Smalls Records in the summer of 2006 and received rave reviews from the press.

At age 21, Israeli-born jazz guitarist Yotam Silberstein released his debut record, The Arrival, to positive reviews. After touring Europe for two years, he moved to New York and performed with such great artists as Jimmy Heath, James Spaulding, Kenny Barron, Ben Dixon and Peter Bernstein, to name a few.

The Art of the Sonnet

Born in the small, sunlit courts of Italy, the 14-line sonnet reached its apotheosis in Shakespeare and Browning. Lyrical, musical, memorable, and brief, the sonnet suits our world. It is the ideal form to chronicle human yearning.