Johnny Hunter (musician)

Johnny Hunter is a British jazz drummer, composer and bandleader, based in the north of England. ^{[1] [2]}

Discography

As leader/co-leader

• While We Still Can by Johnny Hunter Quartet (Efpi, 2015) ^{[3] [4] [5]}
• Fragments by Fragments (2017) ^[6]
• Has It Been Found? by Beck Hunters (2019) ^[7]
• Going Down The Well by MoonMot (Katalognummer, 2020) – Hunter (drums), Seth Bennett (double bass), Dee Byrne (alto saxophone/electronics), Oli Kuster (Fender Rhodes/electronics), Simon Petermann (trombone/electronics), and Cath Roberts (baritone saxophone). Recorded Live at BeJazz Club Bern, Switzerland, 2019. ^{[8] [9] [10]}
• Pale Blue Dot (Northern Contemporary, 2020) – recorded live at Jazz at the Lescar in Sheffield, 2018 ^[11]
• Revival Room by Revival Room (2021) ^{[12] [13]}
• Spinningwork (New Jazz And Improvised Music Recordings, 2022) – Hunter, Olie Brice, Cath Roberts, Tom Ward ^[14]

As sideman

• Felicity's Ultimatum (2017) – with Martin Archer, Graham Clark, and Stephen Grew ^[15]
• Winifred Atwell Revisited (Efpi, 2022) – with Adam Fairhall ^{[16] [17] [18]}
• Fire Hills (West Hill, 2022) – one disc being Olie Brice Octet (Brice, Hunter, Alex Bonney, Kim Macari, Jason Yarde, George Crowley, Rachel Musson, and Cath Roberts) ^{[19] [20]}
• Divisions (Discus, 2023) – with Olie Brice and Mark Hanslip ^[21]
• Something Happened (New Jazz And Improvised Music Recordings, 2023) – with Michael Moore, and John Pope ^{[22] [23] [24]}
• Practical Dreamers by Ron Caines (Discus, 2024) ^[25]

References

1. Cronshaw, Andy (26 July 2016). "Review: Johnny Hunter Quartet at Manchester Jazz Festival 2016". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
2. "Johnny Hunter Musician". All About Jazz. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
3. Fordham, John (7 July 2016). "Johnny Hunter Quartet: While We Still Can review – street grooves and bebop from Manchester". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
4. "Johnny Hunter Quartet: While We Still Can". Jazzwise. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
5. "CD REVIEW: Johnny Hunter Quartet – While We Still Can". London Jazz News. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
6. "CD REVIEW: Fragments – Fragments". London Jazz News. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
7. Morton, Brian (27 June 2019). "Beck Hunters: Has It Been Found?". Jazz Journal. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
8. "MoonMot: Going Down The Well album review". All About Jazz. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
9. "MoonMot: Going Down the Well". Jazzwise. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
10. "MoonMot – "Going Down The Well"". London Jazz News. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
11. "Johnny Hunter: Pale Blue Dot". Jazzwise. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
12. "Revival Room". Jazzwise. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
13. "Revival Room – 'Revival Room'". London Jazz News. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
14. "Spinningwork". Jazzwise. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
15. "Archer/Clark/Grew/Hunter: Felicity's Ultimatum". Jazzwise. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
16. "Adam Fairhall/Johnny Hunter – 'Winifred Atwell Revisited'". London Jazz News. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
17. "Adam Fairhall & Johnny Hunter: Winifred Atwell Revisited". Jazzwise. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
18. "Jazz Album: Winifred Atwell Revisited by Adam Fairhall". All About Jazz. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
19. "Olie Brice Trio / Octet: Fire Hills album review". All About Jazz. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
20. "Olie Brice Trio/Octet – 'Fire Hills'". London Jazz News. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
21. "Johnny Hunter / Mark Hanslip / Olie Brice: Divisions album review". All About Jazz. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
22. Hamilton, Andy (5 January 2024). "Michael Moore, John Pope, Johnny Hunter: Something Happened". Jazz Journal. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
23. "Michael Moore / John Pope / Johnny Hunter: Something Happened album review". All About Jazz. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
24. Goodall, Susan (23 October 2023). "Michael Moore, John Pope & Johnny Hunter – 'Something Happened' - UK Jazz News" . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
25. "Ron Caines / Martin Archer Axis: Practical Dreamers album review". All About Jazz. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.

External links

• Official website
• Johnny Hunter discography at Discogs