John Etheridge and Soft Machine Legacy Europe tour 05, December
November 30th, 2005 by admin
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Top jazz and contemporary guitarist John Etheridge is touring the UK during the fall. Etheridge’s career has covered a huge range of musical territory combining powerful improvising technique, a feel for idiom and an individual concept, which makes his output eclectic but highly personal. In 1975 Etheridge replaced Allan Holdsworth in the legendary jazz-fusion group Soft Machine and in 1976 joined the touring group of the celebrated jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli. For the last twenty years he has pursued a career involving associations with many of the great players of the jazz world. Either in single concerts, touring or recording he has appeared with - Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis, Mundell Lowe, Birelli Lagrene, Dizzy Gillespie, Tony Williams, Yehudi Menuhin, Pat Metheny, Andy Summers and Nigel Kennedy. In addition to his solo engagements Etheridge also fronts the quartet ‘Sweet Chorus’ dedicated to Stephane Grappelli, co-leads the 8-piece group Zappatistas (performing the music of Frank Zappa) and is part of a new trio with classical guitarist John Williams and African drummer Patrick Bebey. This tour will include shows with different groups, including Zappatistas, John Etheridge with Ben Crosland & Dave Tyas, John Etheridge Quartet, and Soft Machine Legacy, featuring Elton Dean (saxello, rhodes piano), Hugh Hopper (bass) and John Marshall (drums). John Etheridge dates: |