The Latest Breaking News from Charlie Hunter

“In the hands of lesser musicians, this would simply sound sloppy. In D'Angelo's hands, it’s perfectly imperfect – the precise right amount of wrong”: A music professor breaks down the genius of D'Angelo

"He only recorded three albums and a handful of guest vocals, but those recordings possess extraordinary musical depth"

MusicRadar · Oct 20, 2025

“The people I listened to most are the guitar players from the 1920s, who are some of the best that ever did it”: Charlie Hunter has played with John Mayer, D’Angelo and Frank Ocean – just don’t call him a session guitarist

The storied explorer thinks the age of the session musician is over. He shares why blues has shaped his playing more than jazz, his experiments with seven- and eight-strings, and why he’s gigging a bass-meets-guitar hybrid that’s harder to play than most

Guitar World · May 28, 2024

Guitarist Charlie Hunter reflects on his work with D'Angelo on Voodoo in new interview: "Maybe it's better that I didn't have time to think of it beforehand because I probably would have been like, 'Woah! What Am I doing here!?'"

The jazz ace had also never heard the finished version of the John Mayer song he recorded and co-wrote until this new interview

MusicRadar · Jan 15, 2024