Jeff Heisholt

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Jeff Heisholt
Born (1975-07-28) July 28, 1975 (age 48)
Thunder Bay, Ontario
GenresRock n roll
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Keyboards, vocals, guitar, accordion

Jeffrey Thoralf Heisholt (born July 28, 1975) is a Canadian keyboardist, vocalist, composer, broadcaster, and producer. In 1996 he formed Burt Neilson Band, with whom he co-wrote and released four records. The band 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 has been a part of their live and studio configuration since then.

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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 played keys and recorded with Hamilton's Terra Lightfoot from 2015 to 2017.

Heisholt formed Current Fantasy in early 2019, a solo, largely improvised electronic project. He also has hosted a radio show of the same name since early 2020, airing weekly on multiple university radio stations across Canada.

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
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
Rufus Wainright
Terra Lightfoot
Eli and The Straw Man
Whitehorse
The Proud Sons
Sarah Jane Scouten
Current Fantasy
Joan Smith & The Jane Does
Jeen
Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar

As producer

Poor Young Things
Little Foot Long Foot
Mark Crissinger

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