▁offering ▁lect ures ▁and ▁clin ics ▁to ▁asp iring ▁jazz ▁perform ers . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Gil man ▁was ▁a ▁regular ▁final ist ▁in ▁The ▁Great ▁American ▁Jazz ▁P iano ▁Compet ition ▁in ▁Jackson ville , ▁Florida . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁grand ▁prize ▁winner ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Gil man ▁began ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁albums ▁for ▁S unn ys ide ▁Records ▁and ▁Cap ri ▁Records ▁featuring ▁interpret ations ▁of ▁the ▁music ▁of ▁Dave ▁Br ube ck ▁and ▁Ste vie ▁Wonder . ▁His ▁later ▁record ings ▁presented ▁musical ▁interpret ations ▁of ▁Contempor ary ▁American ▁pain ters ▁( American vas ) ▁and ▁the ▁sketch es ▁of ▁M . C . ▁E scher ▁( Rel ativity ). ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 2 0 1 2 , ▁Gil man ▁was ▁music ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Br ube ck ▁Institute ▁in ▁Stock ton , ▁California , ▁and ▁artist ▁in ▁residence ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 2 – 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Gil man ▁became ▁a ▁regular ▁accompan ist ▁to ▁jazz ▁v ib raph on ist ▁Bobby ▁H utch erson , ▁and ▁has ▁since ▁tou red ▁the ▁Blue ▁Note ▁jazz ▁clubs ▁in ▁Japan , ▁D iz zy ' s ▁Club ▁C oca - Col a ▁and ▁Bird land ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁Jazz ▁Al ley ▁and ▁The ▁Tri ple ▁Do or ▁in ▁Seattle , ▁Y