Christian Garrick and John Etheridge

This world class duo provides a feast of interplay, improvisation and eclectic repertoire with music ranging from Peter Gabriel to Richard Rogers via DollarBrand and Alison Goldfrapp. Guitar thaurmaturge John Etheridge (Soft Machine, Stephane Grappelli, DizzyGillespie, John Williams and Nigel Kennedy) and virtuoso violinist Christian Garrick (Van Morrison, Cleo Laine, Wynton Marsalis, Bireli Lagrene and Tim Minchin) have been associated for many years starting with theGrappelli/Reinhardt-based Sweet Chorus project and concurrently in duo format. This free-wheeling pair make extensive use of looping and other effects, creating exotic tapestries of sound, almost orchestral at times, yet they can switch seamlessly to a pure acoustic sound with rollicking renditions of Hot Club swing evoking the spirit of Reinhardt and Grappelli as they do. Atmospheric, hypnotic, humorous and entertaining. They can roar, seduce and whisper... "One of the most potent relationships in European Jazz". (Guardian), Superb interplay - gorgeous stuff (The Times