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Biography
for the New Zealand racehorse trainer and driver see: Charlie Hunter (trainer)|Charlie Hunter BLP sources|date= March 2011Infobox musical artist| name = Charlie Hunter | image = Charliehunter.jpg | caption = Hunter performing on February 25, 2006 at SPACE in Portland, Maine|Portland , Maine . | image_size = | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_name = Charlie Hunter | genre = Jazz , post-bop , jazz fusion , acid jazz , jazz-funk | origin = Berkeley, California , United States|U.S. | instrument = Guitar | occupation = Guitarist | years_active = | label = Blue Note Records | associated_acts = The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy The Coalition of the Willing (band)|The Coalition of the Willing Garage A Trois | website = | current_members = | past_members = | notable_instruments = 8-string guitar|8-string guitar / bass guitar|bass hybrid, custom built by Ralph Novakcite web | url = http://www.charliehunter.com/gear/index.php | title = Gear information from the official website | accessdate = February 23, 2009 Charlie Hunter (born May 23, 1967) is an American guitar ist, composer and bandleader.
First coming to prominence in the early 1990s, Hunter has recorded 17 albums. Hunter plays custom-made seven and eight-string guitars, on which he simultaneously plays basslines , rhythm guitar , and lead guitar|solos . Critic Sean WestergaardAllmusic|class=album|id=r733269|pure_url=yes allmusic ((( Steady Groovin' > Overview ))) describes Hunter's guitar technique as "mind-boggling ... he's an agile improviser with an ear for great tone, and always has excellent players alongside him in order to make great music, not to show off."
Biography
Ref improve section|date=July 2010Hunter was born in Rhode Island. When he was four his mom packed him and his younger sister in an old yellow school bus and headed west. After several years living on a commune in Mendocino County they settled in Berkeley, California . Hunter graduated from Berkeley High School and took lessons from famed guitar teacher Joe Satriani . At eighteen he moved to Paris. Returning to the Bay area, Hunter played a seven-string guitar and organ in Michael Franti|Michael Franti's political rap group, The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy . In 1992, they were one of the opening acts for U2 's Zoo TV Tour .
Since the debut of his self-titled Charlie Hunter Trio (album)|Charlie Hunter Trio (which included Dave Ellis on sax and Jay Lane on drums) in 1993, Charlie Hunter has recorded seventeen albums. He co-founded Garage A Trois , a jazz fusion band with Stanton Moore and Skerik . He has collaborated with Bobby Previte for an ongoing project entitled "Groundtruther." He also recorded and toured for Bobby Previte's The Coalition of the Willing (band)|The Coalition of the Willing in 2006. http://ropeadope.com/press/bobbyprevite/ 02/18/2006 He appears on acclaimed jazz bassist Christian McBride|Christian McBride's Live At Tonic . On both The Coalition of the Willing and Live at Tonic he plays 6-string guitars. His earliest known released recording without unusual guitars is as a guest bassist for the band Sweet Potato from California's East Bay. The song "Crankshaft" can be found on the Ubiquity Records compilation Mo Cookin from 1994 and the song "Monkey Wrench" can be found on the Ubiquity Records compilation Still Cookin from 1995. He also played guitar on the track "Me and Chuck" from the Les Claypool and the Holy Mackerel album, Highball with the Devil , released in 1996.
Charlie played in the band T.J. Kirk active 1990s that merged the music of Thelonious Monk , James Brown , and Rahsaan Roland Kirk . T.J Kirk is: Will Bernard - Guitar, John Schott - Guitar, Charlie Hunter - 8-string guitar and Scott Amendola - Drums. Three recordings of the time are called: T.J. Kirk August 8, 1995, If Four Was One September 24, 1996 and Talking Only Makes it Worse released in 2005. Hunter contributed to three songs for D'Angelo 's '' Voodoo (D'Angelo album)|Voodoo (2000), including " The Root ". Hunter has stated that the session for the song was the most challenging session he has worked on.Columnist. http://www.charliehunter.com/discs/voodoo.html Collaborations: Voodoo . Charlie Hunter. Retrieved on 2009-09-01.
In the summer of 2007, Charlie toured with a trio that included New York keyboardist Erik Deutsch and New York/New Orleans drummer Simon Lott. This trio recorded the July, 2007 Fantasy release Mistico . In 2008, Hunter recorded his first self-release, Baboon Strength . Featured on the record are Erik Deutch on keys and Tony Mason on drums. Hunter returned to the studio in Fall of 2009 to record with drummer Eric Kalb.
In 2008, eminent clarinetist and composer Ben Goldberg put together a project entitled "Go Home" with Charlie on guitar(s), Ron Miles (trumpet) and Scott Amendola (drums). The alternately funky, beautiful, spacious and deep compositions showcase all the musicians. The group performed at the Jazz Standard in New York from October 29 to November 1, 2009 with Curtis Fowlkes on trombone, replacing Miles on trumpet.
Hunter was also an inaugural member of the The Independent Music Awards|Independent Music Awards' judging panel to support independent artists. http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima_new/pastjudges.asp Independent Music Awards - Past Judges
Charlie Hunter is represented by Tree Lawn Artists, Inc. http://www.treelawn.org Tree Lawn Artists, Inc. website
Equipment
Hunter currently plays a custom-made, seven-string guitar made by Jeff Traugott. Previously, Hunter played a custom-made, eight-string guitar made by luthier Ralph Novak of Novax Guitars. He plays the lead guitar on the top five strings (tuned ADGBe) and bass guitar (tuned EAD) on the bottom three strings simultaneously. With the addition of a Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere (a Leslie speaker|Leslie rotary speaker simulator), his unique style produces a sound similar to that of a Hammond organ -- an instrument he set out to imitate. citation needed|date=March 2011 In 2006, Hunter removed the top guitar string and had the neck of his guitar reworked and now plays a modified 7-string on the formerly-8 string body. Hunter has mentioned that because of his small hands, he had to move out of position to make use of the 8th string and thus wasn't using it much. A change in Hunter's style away from the organ sound into a more blues and distortion based sound happened at the same time. After removing the 8th string, Hunter retuned all of the strings up a half step: F-A#-D# on the bass and A#-D#-G#-C on the guitar. As of 2008, he had once again retuned up another whole step: G-C-F on the bass and C-F-A#-D on the guitar. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php? storyId=123163336 NPR Music Interviews "Charlie Hunter Has 'Neglected To Inform You'" - Listen Now Section Discussed In Interview, Jan 31, 2010
He has recently begun using Headstrong amps. Headstrong is based out of Santa Cruz, California.
Discography
1993 - Charlie Hunter Trio (album)|Charlie Hunter Trio - Prawn Song
1995 - Bing, Bing, Bing! - Blue Note
1996 - Ready, Set...Shango! - Blue Note
1997 - Natty Dread - Blue Note
1998 - Return of the Candyman - Blue Note
1998 - All Kooked Out& #33; (Stanton Moore album)|All Kooked Out! (Stanton Moore) - Fog City
2001 - Songs from the Analog Playground - Blue Note
2003 - Emphasizer (Garage a Trois) - Tone-Cool
2003 - Right Now Move - Ropeadope
2003 - Come In Red Dog, This is Tango Leader (with Bobby Previte ) - Ropeadope
2004 - Friends Seen and Unseen - Ropeadope
2004 - Latitude (Groundtruther) - Thirsty Ear
2005 - ''Steady Groovin' - Blue Note
2005 - Longitude (Groundtruther) - Thirsty Ear
2005 - Outre Mer (Garage a Trois) - Telarc
2005 - Earth Tones (with Chinna Smith and Ernest Ranglin) - Green Street
2006 - The Coalition of the Willing (album)|The Coalition of the Willing (Bobby Previte) - Ropeadope
2006 - Live at Tonic (Christian McBride)|Live at Tonic (Christian McBride) - Ropeadope
2006 - Copperopolis - Ropeadope
2007 - Mistico - Fantasy
2007 - Altitude (Groundtruther) - Thirsty Ear
2007 - Continuum_(John_Mayer_album)|Continuum ( In_Repair_(John_Mayer_song)|In Repair ) - John Mayer
2008 - Baboon Strength - reapandsow
2008 - Fade - (Tim Collins featuring Charlie Hunter & Simon Lott) - Ropeadope
2009 - Go Home - (Ben Goldberg, Charlie Hunter, Scott Amendola & Ron Miles) - BAG Production
2009 - Gentlemen, I Neglected To Inform You You Will Not Be Getting Paid - Spire Artist Media / reapandsow
2010 - Public Domain -
Videography
2004 - Right Now Live , Ropeadope Records|Ropeadope Digital (DVD released July 13)
2005 - Solo Inventions , Shanachie Records|Shanachie Entertainment (DVD released September 6)
2006 - In_Repair_(John_Mayer_song)|In Repair: One Song, One Day , playing 8-string with John Mayer , Aware Records ( iTunes download)
2011 - Solos: the Jazz Sessions , Original Spin Media (DVD released February 22)
Filmography
SOLOS: the jazz sessions (2004)
'' Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1997)
Rochester, New York Jazz Festival (2009)
References
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External links
http://www.charliehunter.com/ CharlieHunter.com
http://www.archive.org/details/CharlieHunter Charlie Hunter collection on the Internet Archive 's live music archive
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