WHEE3TRIO ft. Gilad Hekselman

The WHEE3TRIO is led by drummer Andy Wheelock who is joined by some of the Front Ranges most accomplished, exciting, and in demand musicians. Venezuelan bassist, Gonzalo Teppa and Colorado pianist, Walter Gorra join Michigan native, now Wyoming resident Wheelock, for a unique and exciting exploration of Jazz infused with Afro-Latin, West African, and pop flavors. Each member brings their own highly regarded experiences as band leaders and composers, but when the three joined forces for this project, the joy of friendship and total trust allowed the music to take on a life all its own. First inspired by Wheelock’s study of the Ghanaian Gyil (a wooden xylophone made up of 14 keys, gourd resonators and tuned to roughly a pentatonic scale), the concept for this project began to take shape when Wheelock began exploring playing his Gyil along with live looping and guitar pedals. 

The groups debut record, In The Wheelhouse, features world renown guitarist, Gilad Hekselman, and was named an “Essential album” by Paris Move “for having taken us on a journey into a world that left us deeply moved.”

Food & Bar: Our full food and drink menu will be available before and during the show–our kitchen will be closing at 9pm for this event.