Gilad Hekselman is a remarkable young guitarist who has recorded and performed with a host of established jazz veterans including Chris Potter, John Scofield, Gretchen Parlato, Aaron Parks, Sam Yahel and Jeff “Tain” Watts. He won the 2005 Gibson Montreaux International Guitar Competition and has issued three outstanding recordings, including 2011’s Hearts Wide Open, which was selected by The New York Times as one of the best jazz releases of the year. Gilad will be performing at the Stanford Coffee House, in celebration of Israel Independence Day!

Co-sponsored by Hillel at Stanford, Stanford Israel Alliance, Jewish Student Association, Stanford Concert at Work, Alpha Epsilon Phi, the Israel Center of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, and the Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest.