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Charlie Hunter at Thekla, Bristol
Courtesy of Joshua French | Posted on September 8, 2016
Where
Thekla, Bristol
The Grove, East Mud Dock, Bristol
Bristol
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When
Tue, November 22, 2016
19:30
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Charlie Hunter – Guitar
Bobby Previte – Drums
Yelfris Valdes – Trumpet
Kieran McLeod – Trombone
Hailing from San Francisco, Charlie Hunter is one of the most exciting jazz guitarists working today, and one whose style is genuinely unique. Playing a custom-made Novax eight-string guitar featuring special frets and separate signals for its guitar and bass portions, Hunter picks bass notes with his right thumb while fretting them with his left index finger (while at the same time fingerpicking guitar chords), an incredibly complex technique that achieves the real sound of two-for-one and leaves audiences stunned....