Charlie Hunter

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Charlie Hunter onstage at the Newport Jazz Festival 2023 at Fort Adams State Park on August 05, 2023

Charlie Hunter has played with John Mayer, D’Angelo and Frank Ocean – just don’t call him a session guitarist

By Andrew Daly published

The storied explorer thinks the age of the session musician is over. He shares why blues has shaped his playing more than jazz, his experiments with seven- and eight-strings, and why he’s gigging a bass-meets-guitar hybrid that’s harder to play than most

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Charles Mingus, Jazz bass player.

The 10 best covers of Charles Mingus songs

By Nick Wells published

From Keith Richards to Joni Mitchell, we chart the 10 best takes on ‘The Angry Man of Jazz’, Charles Mingus

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Kirk Hammett performs with Metallica at the Tres de Marzo Stadium on March 1, 2009 in Zapopan, Mexico

Kirk Hammett's 8 favorite unsung guitar heroes

By Guitar World Staff published

We know about Randy Rhoads, Hendrix, Jimmy Page and Peter Green... but the Metallica lead guitar hero has also been inspired by the likes of Tuck Andress, Adrian Belew and George Helm

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Charlie Hunter playing his seven-string guitar

Charlie Hunter on Discovering His Rhythm and His New Trio Album, ‘Let the Bells Ring On’

By Ethan Varian published

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