Steve Hunt

Steven Hunt (born 1958)

From late 1985 to 1987, he served as musical director for the Jazz Explosion. Here, he led a trio which backed up one or more important artists on tours. The trio consisted of Hunt, bassist Jimmy Earl, and Victor Jones on drums. The artists included: Gato Barbieri, Angela Bofill, Tom Browne, Stanley Clarke, the late George Duke, Kenny G, Freddy Hubbard, Ramsey Lewis, Noel Pointer, Stanley Turrentine, and the late Phyllis Hyman. The Jazz Explosion performed in the Kennedy Center in Washington, the Circle Star Theater in San Francisco, the Beacon Theatre in New York,

Discography

Studio albums From Your Heart and Your Soul (Spice Rack) (1997) Live at the PCA (Spice Rack) (2007) Sphere of Influence (Spice Rack) (2015) Connections (Spice Rack) (2021) Changes (2024)

With Allan Holdsworth Secrets (Relativity) (1989) Wardenclyffe Tower (Restless) (1992) Hard Hat Area (Relativity) (1994) Then! (Alternity) (2004)

With Stanley Clarke If This Bass Could Only Talk (Portrait) (1988) East River Drive (Epic) (1993) Trios: East River Drive/Schooldays/Live at the Greek (Sony) (2004)

With Gregg Bendian Trio Pianissimo (Aggregate Music) (1999) The Mahavishnu Project: Live Bootleg (Aggregate Music) (2002) The Mahavishnu Project: Phase 2 (Aggregate Music) (2005) Change (Aggregate Music) (2005)

As a performer on releases by Spice Rack Records Blown Fuse, Lukas Pickford (2001) Nebula, David Hines, (2005) Inner Duality, David Hines, (2009) Re-Evaluation Time, Roberto Badoglio, (2010) Too Much TV, Ed Spargo, (2010)

As a guest artist Guitar on the Edge, Mark Varney, (Legato) (1992) Liquid Smoke, Randy Roos, (Narada) (1992) Kinetic Energy, Raz, (Narada) (1998) Stay the Same, Joey McIntire, (Sony) (1999) Beautiful Day, Peter Janson, (Eastern Woods Music), (2006) U – Turn, Sebastiaan Cornelissen, (Abstract Logix) (2009)