Gabriel Mark Hasselbach

"Gabriel is back with another funky contemporary jazz album, a collaboratuion with Jeff Lorber. Hasselbach plays trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone and flute. He soars, soothes and keeps the melodies crisp. They waste no time getting down to business with the opener "King James", the first of ten cuts that sizzle. Gabriel and company are energized and when you plug this one in, you too will be Kissed By The Sun!" - O's Place reviews

"Gabriel is back with another funky contemporary jazz album, a collaboratuion with Jeff Lorber. Hasselbach plays trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone and flute. He soars, soothes and keeps the melodies crisp. They waste no time getting down to business with the opener "King James", the first of ten cuts that sizzle. Gabriel and company are energized and when you plug this one in, you too will be Kissed By The Sun!" - O's Place reviews

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"His trumpet leading the way with pure, solid clarity and force, Hasselbach reaches into the engine of contemporary jazz ....

.... Kissed By the Sun brings variety and depth, real depth, to the genre and is truly a must-hear. With Lorber, it is one great collaboration and a demonstration of what true talent can create." - SmoothJazzRide.com

"You might think that Gabriel Mark Hasselbach might have been a bit nervous recording a follow-up CD to his 2011 Canadian Smoothies award winning project Told Ya So. But that’s hardly the case. And though his previous CD is a hard act to follow, the west coast trumpeter is literally hotter than ever with his new release Kissed By The Sun." - WAVE.FM

"You might think that Gabriel Mark Hasselbach might have been a bit nervous recording a follow-up CD to his 2011 Canadian Smoothies award winning project Told Ya So. But that’s hardly the case. And though his previous CD is a hard act to follow, the west coast trumpeter is literally hotter than ever with his new release Kissed By The Sun." - WAVE.FM

After his 2010 project ‘Told Ya So’, horn player Gabriel Mark Hasselbach, aka Gabriel, certainly had a lot to live up to. It was a recording that brimmed with understated magnificence and included contributions from Jeff Lorber, Paul Brown, Marc Antoine and Darren Rahn. Now Gabriel has re-united with Lorber for the splendid ‘Kissed By The Sun’. Not only does it live up to expectations but in fact blows them sky high. With all ten tracks written produced and engineered by these two fine musicians (and with Lorber variously playing guitar, bass and keys throughout) this is a body of work that is sure to be one of the highlights of the contemporary jazz year. - SmoothJazzTherapy.com

"When I first listened to Gabriel's "Kissed by the Sun" recording, I was impressed by the diversity he showed on his instrument. This was no one dimensional trumpet player. I could hear his hard bop edge. In fact, his straight-ahead side crept through, even when the production was smooth jazz and his soulfully influenced horn lines were punchy and unmistakably rooted in rhythm and blues. I thought to myself, this guy can play it all. Surprisingly, he even added flute as an instrument he mastered." - LAJazz.com

"When I first listened to Gabriel's "Kissed by the Sun" recording, I was impressed by the diversity he showed on his instrument. This was no one dimensional trumpet player. I could hear his hard bop edge. In fact, his straight-ahead side crept through, even when the production was smooth jazz and his soulfully influenced horn lines were punchy and unmistakably rooted in rhythm and blues. I thought to myself, this guy can play it all. Surprisingly, he even added flute as an instrument he mastered." - LAJazz.com