Jeff Heisholt

Jeff Heisholt
Born (1975-07-28) July 28, 1975
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Genres Rock n roll
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Keyboards, vocals, guitar, accordion
Associated acts The Trews, Burt Neilson Band, Peter Elkas, Little Foot Long Foot, The Coppertone, Tim Chaisson, The Skydiggers

Jeffrey Thoralf Heisholt (born July 28, 1975 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian keyboardist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer. In 1996 he formed Burt Neilson Band, with whom he co-wrote and released four records, toured Canada twenty times, played more than 1000 shows and became a staple of the Canadian jamband community.[1] Since 2004, he has played across the country with soul-rocker Peter Elkas[2] and contributed to Elkas's second album, the Charlie Sexton produced Wall of Fire. In early 2008, Heisholt joined the touring line-up of Canadian rock band The Trews[3] and spent most of 2008, 2009 and 2010 on the road with the band promoting their albums No Time for Later and Friends and Total Strangers. Peter Elkas (Repeat Offender) and The Trews (Hope & Ruin) released and supported of new records in 2011.

In 2012, Jeff joined Toronto trio Little Foot Long Foot, writing and producing their 2013 single "Bridge Concerns". In 2013, Jeff also joined the touring lineup of Canadian roots-rock veterans, Skydiggers.

Jeff's mother, Donna Heisholt, is a well known Thunder Bay-based visual artist.[4]

Discography

Julian
Burt Neilson Band
Carrie Catherine
Steven Elmo Murphy
Peter Elkas
Sean MacDonald & The Astronauts
Trevor Howard
The Ragged Bankers
The Trews
Mark Crissinger and the Bluebudzz
w/ John-Angus MacDonald
Garth Hudson w/ The Trews
Dearly Beloved
Karyn Ellis
Skydiggers
Poor Young Things
Molly Thomason
Meredith Shaw
Jerry Leger
The Meds
The Honeyrunners
The Kerouacs
The Once
Little Foot Long Foot
Tim Chaisson

As producer

Poor Young Things
Little Foot Long Foot
Mark Crissinger

References

  1. Tarantino, Robert (April 2003). "The Boys are Back in Town". The McGill Daily. Archived from the original on May 6, 2003. Retrieved 2007-04-30.
  2. Whibbs, Shannon (February 28, 2007). "Peter Elkas Takes A Team Approach These Days". chartattack.com. Retrieved 2007-04-30.
  3. Saxberg, Lynn (May 30, 2008). "Trews forget to relax and enjoy groove". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
  4. Lee, Jackson (June 2008). "Giant hearts, giant appetites". The Chronicle Journal. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
  5. Shapiro, Shain (April 2003). "BURT NEILSON IS BACK WITH A NEW CD & SOUND". Jambase.com. Retrieved 2008-07-21.

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