- John Etheridge
John Michael Glyn Etheridge (born
12 January 1948 inLambeth ,South East London ) is a britishjazz /fusion guitarist associated with theCanterbury Scene .He began playing at 13 and although his father was a jazz pianist he was primarily self-taught. He was a member of
Soft Machine from 1975 through 1978 and worked withStéphane Grappelli andAndy Summers .In 1999, Etheridge founded the
Frank Zappa tribute bandZappatistas [ [http://www.johnetheridge.com/zappa/index.htm John Etheridge - The Zappatistas] ] who released a live CD (recorded 1999) and have since toured widely. They appeared at the German progressive rock / jazz festival "Zappanale" [ [http://www.zappanale.de/ Zappanale homepage] ] 2006.In 2005, Etheridge and three other former Soft Machine members -
Hugh Hopper ,Elton Dean (†) and John Marshall - toured and recorded asSoft Machine Legacy , three albums of theirs have been released: "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 their summer 2006 tour, reedsmanTheo Travis (also of , formerly of Gong), on whose 1996 album "Secret Island" Etheridge also appeared) replaced Elton Dean, who died in February 2006. The group performs pieces from the original Soft Machine repertoire as well as newer material.References
ources and External links
* [http://calyx.club.fr/mus/etheridge_john.html Calyx Club]
* [http://www.johnetheridge.com/discog.htm Discography] on [http://www.johnetheridge.com/ John Etheridge's website]
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