Charlie Hunter

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Charlie Hunter
Hunter at SPACE, Portland, Maine, February 25, 2006
Background information
Born	(1967-05-23) May 23, 1967 (age 56) Rhode Island, U.S.
Genres	Jazz, jazz fusion, acid jazz, jazz rock, funk, blues
Occupation(s)	Musician, Producer
Instrument(s)	Guitar
Years active	1990–present
Labels	Blue Note, Ropeadope, Concord Records, SideHustle Records
Member of	Garage A Trois, Groundtruther, SuperBlue
Formerly of	T. J. Kirk
Website	www.charliehunter.com

Charlie Hunter (born May 23, 1967) is an American guitarist, composer, producer and bandleader. First coming to prominence in the early 1990s, Hunter plays custom-made seven- and eight-string guitars on which he simultaneously plays bass lines, chords, and melodies. Critic Sean Westergaard described Hunter's 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."^[1] Hunter's technique is rooted in the styles of jazz guitarists Joe Pass and Tuck Andress, two of his biggest influences, who blended bass notes with melody in a way that created the illusion of two guitars.^[2]