Jon Herington is a noted guitarist, singer/songwriter and producer from New York City. His latest CD is called "Like So," (available on itunes, at jonherington.com or cdbaby.com/jonherington). It features Jon on guitar, naturally, but the big surprises here are Jon's vocals, the songwriting, and the sound of a band that recalls the good old days of 60's rock yet manages to sound fresh and varied in its support of each of these 13 great original songs. Great support is supplied by a no-nonsense, take-care-of-business band including Dennis Espantman on bass, Rob Morsberger ..boards, Frank Pagano and Abe Speller on drums.
Since late 1999, Jon has been the guitarist of choice with Steely Dan for both recording and touring. Jon has also toured with Donald Fagen, Boz Scaggs, Bette Midler, the Jim Beard group, The Blue Nile, Phoebe Snow, Madeleine Peyroux, saxophonist Bill Evans, the contemporary jazz superband Chroma, Lucy Kaplansky (of Cry, Cry, Cry), and jazz/blues organ great Jack McDuff.
ESC Records has recently released Jon's "Pulse and Cadence," a remastered and retitled instrumental recording from 1992 which features eight of his own compositions as well as the brilliant playing of keyboardist Jim Beard, bassist Victor Bailey, drummer Peter Erskine, and percussionist Arto Tuncboyacian.
Some of Jon's recording highlights (aside from "Like So" and "Pulse and Cadence") are the newest Walter Becker release, "Circus Money;" the newest Donald Fagen release, "Morph the Cat;" the Steely Dan albums "Two Against Nature" (Grammy Award Winner) and "Everything Must Go;" Jim Beard's four recordings (co-produced by Jon); two Bill Evans records, "Escape" and "Starfish and the Moon;" Michael "Patches" Stewart's "Penetration;" Bob Berg's "Riddles" and "Virtual Reality;" Lucy Kaplansky's "10 Year Night;" Michael Brecker's "Now You See It...(Now You Don't); " Randy Brecker's "Toe to Toe;" Victor Bailey's "Bottoms Up;" Chroma's "Music on the Edge" (with Mike Stern and others); Rob Morsberger's "The End of Physics," "Relativity [Blues]," and "A Periodic Rush of Waves;" and Lynne Robyn's "Red Bird in Snow," one of Jon's production efforts.
Jon can also be seen on Steely Dan's live video and DVD and is featured on the "Making of Aja" video/dvd, from the brilliant Classic Albums series.
Jon's current work remains a combination of free-lancing as a guitarist and producer in New York, song-writing and band-leading work with his own group, and world-wide touring in support of some of the world's most renowned musical artists.
I've enjoyed your playing with Steely Dan for the past few years so I finally bought a copy of "Like So." I love it! The title track stood out immediately and other favorites include "Sunday" and "Like Your Sister;" however, I like all of the songs and can't stop listening. I can't wait to hear the new album :)
Hello Jon, I hope that you had a good Thanksgiving Day with your family and the ones you love. Here in Hamburg it is really warm and we all don't feel like Christmas, although there are a lot of Christmas markets in the city (around the churches and in front of the townhall). Best wishes and a peaceful weekend! Friederike
Hello Jon, Thank you so much for accepting my friend request! You know, I love your music and I often listen to "Pulse and Cadence". Hope that you are having a great tour with Steely Dan! I saw you play here some time ago (Grünspan) with Jim Beard and Madeleine Peyroux. It was a fantastic gig!! I wish you a good week! All the best!
Hi Jon! Thanks for the add. Great songs, great sound and maybe the most enviable job for a guitar player in the world!!! What a lucky guy! All the Best Micha
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