TUES 8-11pm Jam Session. House Band Set - Gilad Hekselman, Ugonna Okegwo, Diego Voglino
About This Event
The house-band set at Bar Bayeux brings together guitarist Gilad Hekselman, bassist Ugonna Okegwo and improviser Diego Voglino. Hekselman — a regular at the Blue Note who has worked with Chris Botti, Chris Potter and Joey Alexander — pairs with Okegwo’s steady time and clear harmonic grounding and Voglino’s late-night free‑improvisation sensibility, yielding a session that moves between standards, open forms and spontaneous structures.
About the Artists
Gilad Hekselman
Gilad Hekselman, a jazz guitarist of remarkable talent and creativity, has become a captivating presence in New York City's vibrant music scene. Known for his innovative approach and emotive performances, Hekselman has shared the stage with jazz luminaries such as Chris Botti, Chris Potter, and Joey Alexander.
Ugonna Okegwo
Ugonna Okegwo is a German-Nigerian bassist and composer working in New York City’s jazz and free-improvisation circles. At Bar Bayeux, he appears regularly with house-band lineups that have included Victor Gould, Diego Voglino, Ed Cherry, Bill McHenry, and Adam Birnbaum, moving between standards and open forms as the room shifts into a jam session.
Diego Voglino
Diego Voglino is a jazz and free-improvisation musician heard around New York City late-night sets, including appearances at Bar Bayeux. In the venue’s jam-session orbit, he has worked alongside pianist Ethan Iverson and bassist Matt Penman in house-band lineups that move between standards, open forms, and spontaneous structures.