The Axeman Cometh: Charlie Hunter
Bay Area product Charlie Hunter returns to his old stomping grounds May 14-16 for a three-day stopover at Yoshi's San Francisco. The trouble with Charlie has always been that he's too damn talented and prolific for his own good. Contemporary jazz guitarists don't get a lot of play these days, but Hunter is one of the best there is. His melodic, groove-oriented style is best described as fluid yet thick, and he's able to coax notes out of his custom, 7-string ax