Ohio-born Funk Jazz Band Huntertones Play with Joyful Cohesion, In-Studio

Soundcheck | Nov 12

Not all bands stay together after college, but Huntertones did. The funk jazz sextet got their start at The Ohio State University where they soaked in the football culture and house parties on Hunter Avenue in Columbus. They no longer play those parties, having moved to Brooklyn over a decade ago, but the spirit and joy of those times live on in their music.

Now, the brass band is back with a new album called Transmission, in which they transmit human-made music, recorded in a single room without isolation, to their listeners. Most songs are originals with a couple of renditions of familiar classics thrown in. But not a single track is overproduced. Microphone bleeds are fully embraced. As a result, hearing the band perform live feels quite akin to listening to their record.

For this episode of Soundcheck, Huntertones play a few of their new originals at our studio, with awe-inspiring cohesion. - Sırma Munyar

Setlist: 1.Valley Bee 2.Melodian 3.Messenger

(Photo by Karston Tannis)

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