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.

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

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 edit

Julian
  • 1994: Julian ep
  • 1998: Pinstripe Pop
Burt Neilson Band
  • 1998: Burt Neilson Band
  • 2000: Orange Shag Carpet
  • 2001: Five Alive
  • 2004: By the Door[5]
Carrie Catherine
  • 2008: Green Eyed Soul
Steven Elmo Murphy
  • 2004: Friends and I
  • 2006: Open For Business
  • 2012: Demon Nights
Peter Elkas
Sean MacDonald & The Astronauts
  • 2008: Pink Noise – (track – Please take me off your list)
Trevor Howard
  • 2007: The Healing Sessions
The Ragged Bankers
  • 2012: The Ragged Bankers
The Trews
  • 2009: The Trews Acoustic – Friends and Total Strangers CD
  • 2009: The Trews Acoustic – Friends and Total Strangers DVD
  • 2010: Highway of Heroes (single)
  • 2011: Hope & Ruin
  • 2012: Thank You and I'm Sorry
  • 2014: The Trews
  • 2016: Time Capsule
  • 2020: 1921 (Single)
  • 2021: Wanderer
Mark Crissinger
  • 2009: Fear No Journey
  • 2011: Raw Umber
  • 2013: Terra Nova
  • 2015: Blues Expression
  • 2016: Night Light
w/ John-Angus MacDonald
  • 2010: Song For Africa – Rwanda: Rises Up – Yearning
Garth Hudson w/ The Trews
  • 2010: Garth Hudson Presents a Canadian Celebration of The Band! – Move to Japan
Dearly Beloved
  • 2012: Hawk vs Pigeon – (World Series of Fedoras & Lizard Fight)
Karyn Ellis
  • 2013: More Than a Hero
Skydiggers
  • 2013: No.1 Northern
  • 2017: Warmth of the Sun
  • 2020: Lovin You Ain't Easy (Single)
Poor Young Things
  • 2013: The Heart. The Head. The End.
Molly Thomason
  • 2014: Columbus Field
Meredith Shaw
  • 2014: Hardest Goodbye
Jerry Leger
  • 2014: Early Riser
The Meds
  • 2014: South America
The Honeyrunners
  • 2014: EP 2
The Kerouacs
  • 2014: The Kerouacs
The Once
  • 2014: Departures
Little Foot Long Foot
  • 2014: Woman
Tim Chaisson
  • 2015: Lost In Light
Rufus Wainright
  • 2015: Je reviendrai à Montréal - Single
  • 2015: Forever and a Year - from the HOLDING THE MAN Soundtrack
Terra Lightfoot
  • 2017: Live in Concert
  • 2017: New Mistakes
Eli and The Straw Man
  • 2017: Light the World
Whitehorse
  • 2018: A Whitehorse Winter Classic
The Proud Sons
  • 2018: The Proud Sons
  • 2019: Raising Hell (single)
Sarah Jane Scouten
  • 2019: Confessions
Current Fantasy
  • 2020: Currently Fantastic Vol.1
  • 2020: Beforetimes/Aftertimes (single)
  • 2021: Rio (single)
Joan Smith & The Jane Does
  • 2020: Where Did You Sleep Last Night (In The Pines) (Single)
Jeen
  • 2020: Jeen
  • 2021: Dog Bite
Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar
  • 2020: The Reckless One

As producer edit

Poor Young Things
  • 2011: Get Thorny 3 – Easy
Little Foot Long Foot
  • 2013: Bridge Concerns – Single
Mark Crissinger
  • 2013: Terra Nova

References edit

  1. ^ Tarantino, Robert (April 2003). "The Boys are Back in Town". The McGill Daily. Archived from the original on May 6, 2003. Retrieved April 30, 2007.
  2. ^ Whibbs, Shannon (February 28, 2007). "Peter Elkas Takes A Team Approach These Days". chartattack.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2007.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Saxberg, Lynn (May 30, 2008). "Trews forget to relax and enjoy groove". Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2008.
  4. ^ Lee, Jackson (June 2008). "Giant hearts, giant appetites". The Chronicle Journal. Retrieved July 21, 2008. [dead link]
  5. ^ Shapiro, Shain (April 2003). "BURT NEILSON IS BACK WITH A NEW CD & SOUND". Jambase.com. Retrieved July 21, 2008.

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