ALBUMBlue Spirits (Live)John Etheridge, Pete Whittaker & George Double
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ALBUMOut of the SkyVimala Rowe & John Etheridge
ALBUMWhen the World Stopped for SnowChris Garrick & John Etheridge
ALBUMMen on WireChris Garrick & John Etheridge
ALBUMSmall HotelJohn Etheridge & Sweet Chorus
ALBUMJohnston: Film Music from Brideshead RevisitedTerry Davies, BBC Philharmonic, Chris Garrick, John Etheridge, Peter Dixon & Jonathan Scott
ALBUMHot Club & Gypsy SwingJohn Etheridge
ALBUMAt the Dimming of the DayChris Garrick & John Etheridge
ALBUMHot Guitar, Cool GuitarJohn Etheridge
ALBUMI Didn't KnowJohn Etheridge
ALBUMAshJohn Etheridge
ALBUM2nd VisionJohn Etheridge & Ric Sanders
ALBUMThe Magic BoxJohn Williams & John Etheridge
ALBUMChasing Shadows (feat. Chris Garrick, Dave Kelbie & Malcolm Creese)John Etheridge
ALBUMSweet Chorus - A Tribute to Stephane Grappelli (feat. Dave Kelbie & Malcolm Creese)John Etheridge & Chris Garrick
ALBUMInvisible ThreadsAndy Summers & John Etheridge
About John Etheridge
Artist Biography
b. 12 January 1948, London, England. Etheridge is a self-taught guitarist who started playing while he was at school. He went on to Essex University and then played with jazz rock groups in London in the early 70s, including Darryl Way’s Wolf. In 1975 he replaced Allan Holdsworth in Soft Machine, staying with the band until their initial demise in the late 70s. He played with Stéphane Grappelli between 1978 and 1981, showing as much facility playing the acoustic guitar with him as he had previously done on the electric. At the same time, he formed the jazz fusion group 2nd Vision with former Albion Band member Ric Sanders. He undertook solo concerts in Australia and toured the USA with bass player Brian Torff in 1982 before playing some live dates and recording with the re-formed Soft Machine.
Since the mid-80s Etheridge has worked with an impressive number of jazz musicians, including Gordon Beck, John Marshall, Andy Summers, Pat Metheny, Herb Ellis, Didier Lockwood, Barney Kessel and Dick Heckstall-Smith. He has also played with Danny Thompson, Yehudi Menuhin, Nigel Kennedy and classical guitarist John Williams. His own bands include a quartet dedicated to Grappelli and the 8-piece Zappatistas, who perform the music of Frank Zappa. More recently his solo acoustic work has been equally satisfying. On 2004’s I Didn’t Know he sensitively covered ‘God Bless The Child’ and ‘Mercy, Mercy, Mercy’. Etheridge also regularly teaches guitar courses at further education college. His most recent project is the Soft Machine Legacy with Elton Dean (until his death in 2006, and then Theo Travis), Hugh Hopper and John Marshall. A technically gifted guitarist of immense talent, Etheridge is able to use guitar effects very effectively in his solos.
Hometown
London, England
Genre
Jazz
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