Event:
The Charlie Hunter Trio
Dec. 12th-13th
The Mint
Los Angeles, CA

The Mint, a great upscale and popular night club and hangout in LA, will host The Charlie Hunter Trio for two nights. Touring in support of their current album Baboon Strength, the Charlie Hunter Trio will hit the Mint December 12th and 13. Hunter, an adventurous guitarist who plays bass, rhythm and solos simultaneously on custom 7- and 8-string guitars, studied with Joe Satriani in his teens and started his career as a member of The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy. He has collaborated with the likes of Stanton Moore, Bobby Previte and Christian McBride. The trio on Baboon Strength and on this tour includes Eric Deutsch on keys and Tony Mason on drums.

About The Club:

Every Monday, The Mint, together with 32 Bar Productions, delivers a speak-easy style Jazz experience, reminiscent of some of the old New York Jazz clubs back in the day. Our jazz night , hosted by Kevin Kanner and his quintet and featuring different DJ’s every week is called The Groove Pocket. The night combines uncompromised Jazz, Bebop and Hip Hop as well as artists painting and drawing throughout the night together with some of LA’s edgiest DJ’s spinning Breaks, Soul and Hip Hop between sets.

Kanner is changing the way Jazz is presented, appealing to new and younger ears without compromising anything musically. This rare treat has become a mainstay and a central event for the Los Angeles jazz scene. Some say that great jazz experiences in Los Angeles are somewhat hard to find. Many feel that one must go to New York, Chicago or New Orleans to capture a real jazz scene. Here at the Mint, we beg to differ. Right here in Los Angeles you will find a bona fide jazz band doing 2 sets each Monday night, the second set being an open jam session with experienced jazz musicians being invited up to the stage.

This all takes place every Monday at The Mint, an LA landmark dating back to 1937. 2 for 1 happy hour before 10 PM so we invite you to come down and wash away your Monday blues. NO COVER CHARGE! Full Bar, tap beers, wine list, and a fine food menu.

About The Group:

Charlie Hunter had his start back in the early 90s in the San Francisco Bay Area. Mixing traditional jazz with hip-hop, funk, and rock, Hunter was the first out of a bunch of groups in the area to be released on CD. His inventive use of a custom guitar earned him astute musicians as fans, and his talent for creating infectious hip-hop dance grooves made Hunter’s live shows guaranteed good times for college crowds.

Location:
The Mint
6010 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90035
(323) 954-9400
http://www.themintla.com/jazzclublosangeles.html

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