John Etheridge

Guitar legend John Etheridge brings his solo guitar show to Buxton Jazz, Etheridge’s career includes long associations, in a 55 year span, with Soft Machine, Stephane Grappelli, John Williams, Nigel Kennedy, Andy Summers and shorter but just as fruitful appearances with, Dizzy Gillespie, Hawkwind, Caravan, Yehudi Menuhin, John Surman and many others in the Jazz and Prog Rock worlds. His solo show draws on all these influences to produce a feast of eclectic, entertaining and virtuoso music. John was recently awarded a ‘Lifetime Achievement Award' from the Worshipful Company of Musicians.

"I never wanted to be a star - just a highly respected musician like John Etheridge" (Sting -Guardian 1980)

"Etheridge’s Saturday solo concert managed to be wonderfully personal and mind-bogglingly varied, ranging from meditative blues to joyful Cameroonian makossa, from electronically created guitar orchestration to acoustic swing and from the intricacies of Sonny Rollins' bop era Doxy to the simple, soulful pleasures of Carol King and Richard Thompson, all linked by equally off the cuff reminiscences and priceless observations." Rob Adams (Glasgow Herald 2010)