John Etheridge

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John Michael Glyn Etheridge (born January 12, 1948 in Lambeth , London ) is a British jazz guitarist who is counted on the Canterbury scene .

John Etheridge (2018)
Picture: Tore Sætre
John Etheridge, 2016

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Etheridge learned the guitar as a self-taught at the age of 13 . After studying art history at the University of Essex , he played in various jazz rock bands from 1971 . Between 1975 and 1978 he was a member of Soft Machine . He was also on tour with Diz Disley and Stéphane Grappelli until 1981 . At the same time he founds his Second Vision (with Ric Sanders and Fred T. Baker ). After appearances in Australia and the United States (also in a duo with bassist Brian Torff ) he worked in the John Etheridge Trio , but also with Gary Boyle . Between 1989 and 1993 he was with Danny Thompson 's Whatever .

He was also on tour with Dick Heckstall-Smith , Biréli Lagrène , Nigel Kennedy and Andy Summers . He also played in the Elton Dean / John Etheridge Quartet and in WEB ( John Williams , Etheridge, Bebey). In 1999, Etheridge founded the Frank Zappa tribute band Zappatistas , who released a live CD and also performed at the German Zappanale Festival in 2006 .

In 2005, Etheridge toured with three other ex-members of Soft Machine - Hugh Hopper , Elton Dean and John Marshall as Soft Machine Legacy and also produced three albums. Etheridge also teaches.

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  1. ↑ Zappanale homepage
  2. ↑ Live in Zaandam (CD, rec. 2005/05/10), New Morning - The Paris Concert (DVD, rec. 2005/12/12) and the studio album Soft Machine Legacy (CD, 2006, rec. 2005). On the tour in summer 2006, Theo Travis , on whose album Secret Island Etheridge also played, replaced the different Elton Dean.
personal data
SURNAME Etheridge, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Etheridge, John Michael Glyn
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British jazz guitarist
DATE OF BIRTH January 12, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Lambeth , London