PART OF THE ANCONA’S WINES & LIQUORS LIVE IN THE BACKSPACE SERIES
Doors 6:30pm ~ Show 7pm.
Charlie Hunter first came to prominence in the early 90s, playing custom-made seven- and eight-string guitars on which he simultaneously plays bass lines, chords, and melodies. His playing has been described as “mind-boggling…he’s an agile improviser with an ear for great tone, and always has excellent players alongside him in order to make great music, not to show off.” Hunter’s technique blends bass notes with melody in a way that creates the illusion of two guitars. His original, masterful and soulful playing has been heard with artists as diverse as D’Angelo, John Mayer, Mos Def, Norah Jones, Scott Amendola, Will Bernard, Skerik, Jay Lane, Dave Ellis, John Ellis, Mimi Fox, Peter Apfelbaum, Stefon Harris, Kurt Elling, Bobby Previte, Greg Osby, Chris Lovejoy, Leon Parker, Josh Roseman & many more.
CT-based Carter McLean was working at Manny’s Music in NYC in the early 2000s when he was noticed by Dennis Davis, a vet of Stevie Wonder’s band. This led to an invite to play with legendary musician Roy Ayers in Harlem. While touring with Melvin Sparks in 2002 McLean was approached to be a sub at The Lion King in NYC. This eventually lead to McLean taking over the chair at the hit show in 2011, which he still performs on to this day. In addition to Broadway, McLean tours and does studio work as well as having a busy teaching schedule. In addition McLean has shared the stage or recorded with Jamie McLean, Greg Holden, Charlie Hunter, Victor Wooten, Anthony Hamilton, Bernie Worrell (Parlament Funkadelic), Fred Wesley (James Brown), Shelby Johnson (Prince), Melanie Gabriel (Peter Gabriel) Leni Stern, Matt Duke and many others.
