McClenty Hunter

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McClenty Douglas Hunter Jr. (* around 1985 in Detroit ) is an American modern jazz musician ( drums ) .

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Hunter grew up in Columbia, Maryland , where he began as a drummer in his community at the age of twelve. Darin Atwater, the leader of the church music there, became his mentor and also let him play in his Soulful Symphony . He studied from 2005 on a scholarship at Howard University in Washington, DC with Grady Tate , which he completed with a bachelor's degree in music education. In 2007 he obtained a Masters degree in Jazz Studies from the Juilliard School of Music , where he had studied with Carl Allen .

During his student days in New York, Hunter was a member of Eric Reed's trio , to be heard on his Grammy- nominated album The Dancing Monk (2011). From 2012 he toured for three years with Kenny Garrett ( Pushing the World Away , Grammy nomination 2013) and five years with Dave Stryker ( Messin with Mr. T , 2015). His debut album The Groove Hunter was released in 2018 . He also directs the KIPP Academy String and Rhythm Orchestra . Hunter also played with Lou Donaldson , Cedar Walton , Buster Williams , Curtis Fuller , Les McCann , Wycliffe Gordon , Peter Bernstein , Eric Alexander , Mike LeDonne and Paul Bollenback . He has also worked on recordings by Jim Snidero ( Interface , 2011) and Javon Jackson ( Live at Smoke: Expression , 2013). In the field of jazz he was involved in 26 recording sessions between 2001 and 2017.

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  1. ↑ a b McClenty Hunter. Smalls, January 3, 2019, accessed January 3, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Meeting (AllAboutJazz)
  3. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed January 8, 2019)
personal data
SURNAME Hunter, McClenty
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hunter, McClenty Douglas Jr.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH around 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Detroit