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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

Read "Steve Hunt, Mike Miller, The Trackers, Markus Reuter And Lee Puckett" reviewed 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 ...

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John McLaughlin, Jeremy Green, Steve Hunt, Stephan Thelen and Dave Holland

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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" ...

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New Music And Old Favourites In Jazz-Rock

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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" ...

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New and recent releases, plus live recordings

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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 ...

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New and recent releases in jazz fusion

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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 ...

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Scott Jones: Fictional Characters

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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 ...

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Mars Williams: An Ayler Xmas Vol. 4: Chicago vs. NYC

Read "An Ayler Xmas Vol. 4: Chicago vs. NYC" reviewed 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 ...

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World-Renowned Guitar Player Steve Hunter Releases Live CD & DVD

World-Renowned Guitar Player Steve Hunter Releases Live CD & DVD

Source: Glass Onyon PR - William James

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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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Convertible

Self Produced
2023

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Fictional Characters

Autumn Hill Records
2020

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An Ayler Xmas Vol. 4:...

Astral Spirits
2020

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Point of Reference

Self Produced
2020

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Change

Aggregate Music
2006

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Cobblestones

From: Convertible
By Steve Hunt

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