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Pianist Steve Hunt, throughout his career, has stayed true to an uncompromising vision of composing and performing jazz music from his heart. Steve has continued to push himself technically, focusing on a musical style which is both challenging and meaningful…
Steve credits jazz greats Keith Jarrett, Joe Zawinul, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and Thelonius Monk as strong influences to his jazz style. During his formative years he studied with concert pianist Albert Hirsh, and jazz pianists Sid Davis and Lyle Mays who all helped form his lighting fast technique and unique style. Steve later attended Berklee College of Music in Boston where he continued his study of jazz.
After recording and performing with top Boston jazz musicians such as Randy Roos and Tiger Okoshi, and leading his own jazz fusion band, Steve spent the next ten years on the road with several renowned jazz artists such as Billy Cobham, Stanley Clarke, Angela Bofill, Tom Brown, and Allan Holdsworth. Steve's international touring took him to countries such as Japan, Israel, Austria, France, England, Italy, Sweden, Argentina, and Australia, as well as major cities in the US and Canada.
During this time, Steve also served as musical director for the famous touring Jazz Explosion where he led the trio which headlined artists Freddy Hubbard, Gato Barbaira, Stanley Turentine, Ramsey Lewis, violinist Noel Pointer, Kenny G, and the late Phillis Hyman. The Jazz Explosion performed in major concert venues including the Circle Star in San Francisco, Beacon Theater in New York, Universal Theater in Los Angeles, and Hammersmith Odium in London. Steve's desire towards challenging himself is no where more evident than with his long time association with Allan Holdsworth, whose progressive and innovative style has helped Steve to further his own musical development. Holdsworth's more recent CD releases including Secrets, Wardencliff Tower, and Hard Hat Area, as well as featuring Steve on keyboards, also include Steve's original tunes "Maid Marion," "Joshua," and "Dodgy Boat." While touring with Holdsworth, Steve was featured in the Japanese edition of Keyboard Magazine (July 1991 and March 1993). Other noteworthy recording contributions by Steve include two of Stanley Clarke's CD releases If This Bass Could Only Talk and East River Drive. Steve reached a major milestone, producing his solo jazz CD From Your Heart and Your Soul (BMI). For the promotional release tour of his new CD, Steve organized a quintet including Gregg Bendian, John Lockwood, Ole Mathisen, and Bruce Bartlett.
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Steve Hunt, Mike Miller, The Trackers, Markus Reuter And Lee Puckett
by Len Davis
Steve Hunt featuring Allan Holdsworth, Mike Miller with his new release Trust; more from The Trackers with Gary Husband and Kentucky bassist Lee Puckett. Playlist Steve Hunt Wring It Out" from From Your Heart and Soul Spice Rack) 00:00 Cristian Tamblay Revolutions" from Revolutions (Self Produced) 06:59 Mike Miller Bipolar Bear" from Trust (Blue Canoe) 13:43 The Trackers The Middle Distance" from Vaudeville 8:45 (Abstract Logix) 20:43 Markus Reuter Rounds of Love" from Truce 2 (Moonjune) 27:48 Lee ...
read moreJohn McLaughlin, Jeremy Green, Steve Hunt, Stephan Thelen and Dave Holland
by Len Davis
We continue with our random selections of new releases from 2021 including John McLaughlin, Steve Hunt, Stephan Thelen and Benjamin Croft. Playlist John McLaughlin As The Spirit Sings" from Liberation Time (Abstract Logix) 00:00 Benjamin Croft Brock" from Far & Distant Things (Ubuntu) 06:24 Jeremy Green Michael And Me" from Standing 8 (Self Produced) 12:39 Justin Rothberg Green Room" from Hurricane Mouse (Self Produced) 19:05 Cory Wong Assassin" from Assassin (Roundwound Media) 25:29 Steve Hunt Now's The Time" ...
read moreNew Music And Old Favourites In Jazz-Rock
by Len Davis
The new release from keyboardist Steve Hunt Connections includes an impressive list of musicians. Jimmy Haslip Alex Machacek and Virgil Donati to name just a few. Also music from Simon Phillips from his Out Of The Blue live album and Frank Gambale Stuart Hamm and Steve Smith. Playlist Steve Hunt Quantum Entanglement" from Connections (Spice Rack) 00:00 Steve Hunt le Zonage Trois" from Connections (Spice Rack) 07:55 John Abercrombie Lungs" from Timeless (ECM) 15:36 Simon Phillips Indian Summer" ...
read moreNew and recent releases, plus live recordings
by Len Davis
New music from pianist Steve Hunt, New York bassist Al Garcia and Sweden's Derupeto. Playlist Steve Hunt Connections" from Connections (Spice Rack) 00:00 Al Garcia Between Worlds" from Between Worlds (Self Produced) 08:03 Roger Burn Clusters Last Stand" from Trilogy a Tribute to Roger Burn (Blue Canoe) 15:52 Derupeto Bahia" from Derupeto (Noble Records) 23:51 Tim Hagens-Bob Belden Animation/Imagination" from Re:Animation Live (Blue Note) 31:45 Janek Gwizdala And Another Thing" from Mystery To Me (Self Produced) 39:50 Matt ...
read moreNew and recent releases in jazz fusion
by Len Davis
Today we feature the new album from Steve Hunt Connections, which features many superb musicians. Steve has not released many albums of his own over the years, but has worked with many great musicians all around the world including Allan Holdsworth and Virgil Donati also music from guitarist Scott Jones from his album Fictional Characters, Oz Noy and Brazillain drummer Igor Willcox. Playlist Steve Hunt Memories of Sherwood" from Connections (Self Produced) 00:00 Steve Hunt Now is the ...
read moreScott Jones: Fictional Characters
by Mike Jacobs
Let's face it, if you're an electric guitarist with high-level jazz fusion chops, there are certain inevitabilities. Merely treading (or in this case stomping) through the stylistic domains of Tribal Tech, Allan Holdsworth, The Chick Corea Elektric Band and the like means stepping into the quicksand of comparison to such behemoths of the genre, so one had better come prepared. With his latest offering Fictional Characters, guitarist Scott Jones does not shrink from those comparisons; he in fact stands up ...
read moreMars Williams: An Ayler Xmas Vol. 4: Chicago vs. NYC
by Mark Corroto
For more than a decade, Mars Williams has been making (to borrow a phrase) Christmas music great again. He does so by exchanging the saccharine for the sublime, intersecting holiday classics with the music of Albert Ayler. Born out of his Chicago Ayler repertory band which can be heard on Witches And Devils At The Empty Bottle</em> (Knitting Factory Records, 2000), Williams applied the Gospel and spiritual nature of Ayler's methodology to Xmas music. While the eponymously titled first volume ...
read moreWorld-Renowned Guitar Player Steve Hunter Releases Live CD & DVD
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Los Angeles, CA - For the first time ever, Blues Rock Guitarist Steve Hunter, renowned for his work with Peter Gabriel, Lou Reed and Alice Cooper, is captured on film playing a career-spanning anthology in an intimate setting with some of the worlds finest players. Also featuring Tony Levin, Phil Aaberg and Alvino Bennett! The DVD, titled 'Tone Poems Live', was filmed on August 24th 2013 at a recording studio in LA. Alongside Steve was Tony Levin on Bass (Peter ...
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