Featured Artist:
Richard Hunter, Harmonica
(audio samples coming soon)
Richard Hunter's groundbreaking music
is credited with re-establishing the harmonica as a modern
solo instrument with its own virtuosic repertoire. Richard
is the author of Jazz Harp (Oak Publications, NYC, 1980),
a method for intermediate to advanced level players that
is internationally regarded as the best book ever written
on the art of playing the harmonica.
Richard landed his first recording session
in the summer of 1970 with Sir Henry and His Butlers,
the leading Danish rock band. From 1974 to 1980 he worked
with a variety of jazz and rock bands, and formed his
avant-garde duo with Chris Turner. It was during this
period also that he wrote Jazz Harp, whose original working
title was Harmonica for Musicians. The book has since
sold over 20,000 copies worldwide, has been translated
into several foreign languages, including Japanese, and
has earned Hunter an international reputation.
From 1980 to 1991, Richard worked as
a session player in Boston, where he played on hundreds
of sessions for major and small label record releases,
commercial jingles, and television and film soundtracks,
including John Sayles's film City of Hope. Richard now
lives with his wife in Connecticut, where he continues
to push the limits of music for his instrument.
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