I'm a jazz guitarist who lives in Devon UK. I mostly work with the Ronnie Jones Quartet and with my own trio. For bookings please email: joss_kidd@yahoo.co.uk or visit http://www.josskidd.co.uk or http://www.ronniejonesquartet.co.uk and get in touch via the contact page.

EDINBURGH JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL – 18-27 July 2014

Now in its 36th year, the UK’s oldest jazz festival offers a diverse and exciting range of jazz and blues with over 100 shows in the City’s concert halls, clubs, bars, churches, streets and glamorous tents! There’s something for everyone to enjoy, whether you’re a jazz aficionado or experiencing jazz or blues for the first time. 

Gilad Hekselman has been developing a reputation as one of the most promising guitarists in New York since his arrival in 2004. After only a few years this native Israeli has shared the stage with some of the greatest artists in the New York City jazz scene including Chris Potter, Mark Turner, John Scofield, Anat Cohen, Ari Hoenig, Esperanza Spalding, Sam Yahel, Jeff Ballard, Gretchen Parlato, Avishai Cohen, Jeff 'Tain' Watts, Tigran Hamasyan, Aaron Parks and Greg Hutchinson.

Gilad has played all major jazz clubs in New York City including the Blue Note, The Jazz Standard, Dizzy's Club and Smalls. He is constantly touring world-wide and has played most noteworthy jazz festivals including Montreux (Sui), North Sea (Ned), Montreal (Can) & San Francisco (USA).

Gilad is the winner of the 2005 Gibson Montreux International Guitar Competition. He opened for guitar legend Paco de Lucia at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2006, which led to a string of performances at the IAJE Conference and at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola in New York.

That same year Gilad released his debut album SplitLife (Smalls Records) recorded with bassist Joe Martin and drummer Ari Hoenig. It received rave reviews from the press as did his second album, Words Unspoken (LateSet Records), recorded and released in 2008 with Joe Martin, drummer Marcus Gilmore and tenor saxophonist Joel Frahm.

In 2009, Gilad recorded three tracks for Walt Disney Records, one of which was included in the record Everybody Wants To Be a Cat (2011). The album features versions to Disney songs played by a top-shelf lineup of musicians including Dave Brubeck, Joshua Redman, Esperanza Spalding, Diane Reeves, Roy Hargrove, Kurt Rosenwinkel, The Bad Plus and many other jazz legends.

In the spring of 2010 Gilad recorded his third album, Hearts Wide Open, with Joe Martin on bass, Marcus Gilmore on drums and world-renowned saxophonist Mark Turner, a project that Gilad defined at the time as his "best recorded work so far". The record received rave reviews globally and was featured in many Best-of-2011 lists such as New York Times, Amazon and iTunes.

In April of 2013, Gilad released his fourth album, This Just In, under the JazzVillage label of Harmonia Mundi. Recorded and engineered in New York by Michael Cisneros Perez, the new album features Gilad Hekselman, Joe Martin, and Marcus Gilmore also showcases Mark Turner on three titles.         

Born in Israel in 1983, Gilad studied classical piano from age 6 and began studying guitar at the age of 9. From age 12 to 14 he performed regularly with the band of a weekly children's television show. He attended the prestigious Thelma Yellin School of Arts, graduating with excellence from the jazz department at age 18. Gilad received the America - Israel Cultural Foundation Scholarship for studies abroad to attend The New School in New York, where he completed his BFA in performing arts in 2008.

Robin Brown - vocals - guitar 
Jeff Walker - vocals - bass and guitar


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The Ronnie Jones Quartet are a Devon based jazz band who have played at some of the biggest UK jazz festivals including London's Ealing Jazz Festival, the Cheltenham Jazz Festival and, most recently, the Marlborough Jazz Festival. We perform at a myriad of local jazz venues throughout Devon, Somerset and Dorset.

The quartet has established a reputation for making quite a challenging genre of music accessible to a wider audience through clever arrangements and imaginative programming. Gary Bayley (saxophone) is a veteran of the jazz scene and a featured soloist in the Mike Westbrook group; Joss Kidd (guitar) was taught by Phil Robson (2009 Best Jazz Musician of the year) and is an alumni of the Middlesex jazz degree course. He is known for his sensitive weaving of distinctive melodic lines and sensitive accompaniment; David George (bass) for many years has been the choice of bandleaders where he has been featured in duo through to big-band formats. Ronnie himself was taught by Tubby Hayes' drummer Bill Eyden and is an in-demand jazz drummer on the West Country scene with a reputation for sensitive playing.

Red Sea’s music is deeply relaxing, environmentally conscious, desert jazz that soothes the soul. Think Billie Holiday meets Nora Jones in a Bedouin tent on the shores of the Red Sea.

Nottingham based Red Sea, play extremely chilled, self-penned jazz, originally inspired by the intense stillness and beauty of the Sinai Desert and the Red Sea. Deeply soulful and descriptive, and heavily influenced by the 1930’s most lyrical proponents of jazz, their music explores the relationships between people and the natural world, place and psyche

Twice featured on BBC Introducing in 2019 and formed in 2016, Red Sea has been gigging regularly round Nottingham and the East Midlands and has played some the city’s most prestigious venues including Peggy’s Skylight, Nottingham Contemporary, The Maze and the New Art Exchange.

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Jade started her love for music off at a young age as a flautist before venturing onto the tenor saxophone at age 13.

 She went on to study at Dartington College of Arts as an undergraduate where she gained a BA(hons) in Music (professional practice). During her time at Dartington, she continued her jazz studies privately with jazz saxophonist Martin Dale, who was the first person to introduce Jade to the wonderful world of jazz improvisation. Jade later went on to study classically at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama where she studied under classical saxophonists Lara James and Gerard McChrystal. She went onto graduate as a Master of Arts in music performance in 2013. 

 Jade always had a secret love for the likes of Hank Mobely, Stanley Turrentine, Dexter Gordon and Stan Getz (to name but a few), and knew that jazz was her true love, although the classical training allowed for a solid technique. 

 Jade is regularly performing on the South West scene, performing as a guest artist or with her Quartet and Quintet. She also performs with many local bands and touring companys in various horn sections. Jade's Quintet will be releasing their first album this coming March (2016), so keep your eyes peeled! It will contain some of Jade's favourite standards. 

 Jade is also a keen educator, she is a clarinet and saxophone tutor at Taunton School.


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