Kevin Hunt (musician)
Kevin Hunt is an Australian jazz pianist and composer.
Kevin Hunt | |
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| Origin | Australia |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Pianist, composer |
Early life and education
Hunt's first teacher was his father Ellis Hunt.
He trained at The Sydney Conservatorium of Music, alongside musicians such as Don Burrows, James Morrison, and George Golla. His teachers included Chuck Yates, John Speight and David Levy.
Career
Hunt is a jazz pianist[1] and composer.[2][3] He has been a regular on the Jazz music scene since 1979, and has led his own ensembles performing his own compositions, but all those of classical composers like Johann Bach, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel and Leonard Bernstein.
He played in a trio called the JS Bach Trio, with Laurie Thompson and Gary Holgate.
From 1984 until 1988 he worked with the Kinetic Theatre company, an was assistant musical director of for Pope John Paul II Youth Celebration.
Recognition
In 1998 the JS Bach Trio (Hunt, with Laurie Thompson and Gary Holgate) won ABC Classic FM's listeners' choice award, for the recording Kevin Hunt plays JS Bach.
In 2001 he was awarded the Australian Elizabeth Theatre Trust Jazz Scholarship to study in New York, in pain and composition. He briefly worked at theAstralain International Conservatorium of Music and has also spoke at lecture on music. He was nominated for ARIA Awards for Best Jazz Album with Kevin Hunt - Plays JS Bach in 1998[4] and with Kevin Hunt Trio - Love Walked In in 2003.[5]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| AUS | ||
| Tree (with Steve Hunter and David Jones) |
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| Kevin Hunt Plays JS Bach | — | |
| Love & Logic (with Steve Hunter and David Jones) |
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| Cocktails With The Kevin Hunt Trio |
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| Love Walked In |
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| The Magic of Hoagy Carmichael (with Marie Wilson) |
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| Eye to Eye Vol 1+2 (with Don Burrows) |
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| Duelling Schimmels (with Simon Tedeschi) |
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| Woodlands (with Simon Tedeschi) |
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Awards and nominations
ARIA Awards
The ARIA Music Awards are annual awards, which recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Kevin Hunt Plays JS Bach | Best Jazz Album | Nominated | [14] |
| 2003 | Love Walked In | Best Jazz Album | Nominated | [14] |
Mo Awards
The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the Mo Awards), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. Kevin Hunt won one award in that time.[15]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result (wins only) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Kevin Hunt | Jazz Instrumental Performer of the Year | Won |
References
- "Kevin Hunt".
- Schwartzkoff, Louise (9 July 2008), "Bach to improvising and all that jazz", The Sydney Morning Herald
- Jackson, Andra (13 May 2000), "He's Bach in the hunt", Sunday Herald Sun
- "ARIA Awards nominations", Illawarra Mercury, 20 October 1998
- "ARIA Awards nominations", The Sydney Morning Herald, 22 September 2003
- Shand, John (12 May 1997), "Jazz", The Sydney Morning Herald
- Best, Pete (28 June 1998), "Kevin Hunt Plays J.S. Bach(ABC Jazz)", Sunday Herald Sun
- Shand, John (29 June 1998), "Jazz", The Sydney Morning Herald
- Gettler, Leon (6 May 1999), "Jazz", The Age
- Shand, John (19 September 2003), "Also out", The Sydney Morning Herald
- Foster, Michael (12 April 2004), "Appealing for its music and history", The Canberra Times
- Sharpe, John (15 June 2007), "JAZZ. Eye to Eye The Don Burrows and Kevin Hunt Duo", The Canberra Times
- Kelly, Patricia (23 October 2010), "Music Reviews", Courier Mail
- ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards Best Jazz Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- "MO Award Winners". Mo Awards. Retrieved 16 March 2022.