Johnny Hunter (musician)

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

Discography

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As leader/co-leader

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  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.
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