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GABRIEL MARK HASSELBACH
Gabriel's Horns
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Dubbed by critics as a 'funkmeister of diverse talents', award winning multi-instrumentalist Gabriel Mark Hasselbach lives up to that praise in his oh-so-sexy ninth release Gabriel's Horns. Fluent, funky, fun, and fiery on trumpet, flutes, flugelhorn, 'bone, and EWI, Gabriel nails the contemporary jazz idiom with an exciting set of originals that already have critics drooling. His unique textural approach to combining his many horns is augmented by the sultry Sade style vocals of Christine Duncan.
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GABRIEL MARK HASSELBACH and the Jazz Perpetrators
Come Out Swingin'
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Critics rave "...a jazz master class.... if you are looking for an amazing collection of well performed jazz pieces, this is your album." Proving he truly leads a double life, award winning hornman Gabriel Mark Hasselbach puts forth a vibrant mainstream collection of uniquely arranged originals and standards that swing hard and yet get up close and personal. Gabriel shows sass and sensuality on trumpet, flutes, flugelhorn, 'bone, and EWI. Featuring the hot new rising vocal star, Michael Bublé.
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Denver native Gabriel Mark Hasselbach -- a Jazz Force to be reckoned with - is debuting not one, but two CDs in the US this fall -- "Gabriel's Horns" for the smooth jazz format and "Come Out Swingin'" (featuring guest vocalist Michael Bublé) for traditional jazz lovers.
Gabriel, a smooth jazz icon in Canada since 1981 with his first release on PolyGram (Solar Winds), is an original member of the multi-platinum Powder Blues Band. When he left Powder Blues to pursue a solo career, he's never looked back, with nine releases under his own name (ALL recently remastered and reissued), and many European and US releases, some as compilations with artists such as Al Jarreau, Chaka Khan, Lee Ritenour, Sade, etc.
"Gabriel may look like a mild mannered young executive with a horn, but appearances mask a funkmeister of diverse talents." Elle O'Day of Vancouver's Georgia Straight observes. Further, Alex Varty from the same publication says about Gabriel: "His abilities as a composer are on a par with his competence as a musician and I have no trouble seeing his material being picked up by others."
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