Joe Hunt, Drummer/Educator, played with Dave Baker band 1956-1959 while attending Indiana University. Member of: George Russell sextet 1960-62 (performer in residence at the Lenox School of Jazz 1960). Army service 1962-64. Stan Getz quartet 1964-5. Jim Hall trio 1965. Gary Burton quartet 1966. Bill Evans trio1966-67. Freelanced in NYC till 1971. Moved to Boston-joined Berklee College faculty in 1971 and remained there as a professor of percussion studies. While in Boston, I led groups including John Scofield, Jimmy Mosher, Mick Goodrick, and Mike Stern.

In the 1960’s, I was a member of these groups: John Handy quartet, Chuck Israels National Jazz Ensemble, Don Friedman trio, Steve Kuhn trio, and the Don Heckman/Ed Summerlin jazz ensemble. In the 1970’s I toured US with “The Mass” by Leonard Bernstien. Toured Europe with Steve Brown, Barry Harris, and Chuck Israels. Japan with Gary Burton 1989.

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