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Greetings, everyone. It's been a long time since the last news update, and I thank you for your patience and perseverance. In this case, no news has been good news for me, if not this website of mine. I've been busy on the road, first for the Everything Must Go tour with Steely Dan, this time as the so-called musical director as well as guitarist, an honor more than a job, since with our fearless leaders Donald and Walter plus an amazing bunch of musicians like we had, there's not much directing required. A thrill like no other, the tour was the closest thing I've experienced to musical nirvana. A sad footnote to the tour, however, was the loss of Cornelius Bumpus, who died in February this year. I was home for a day and then dropped right into rehearsals for the Bette Midler Kiss My Brass tour. Shows began in December of 2003 and ended in March 2004. A little over a month back in New York, and then I'll be on my way to Japan to play the Blue Note clubs there with Boz Scaggs for the month of May. It is shaping up to be a tour featuring a combination of hits, blues tunes, and standards that will take advantage of the wide ranging talents of a great band of musicians backing the inimitable Boz on vocals and guitar. We'll also be doing a three week run through the California wine country in July, so all you interested folks stateside stay on the lookout for dates, please. Plans are under way for a website revision, so stay tuned. Thanks for checking in.
Old news... Jon
is back from beautiful Spain and a fantastically received series
of concert and club performances there with Bill Evans and Big Fun.
Stay tuned for any more dates with Bill that may come up. One is Dennis Chambers' new esc records release, "Outbreak." On "Outbreak” , his Stateside debut as a leader, Dennis slams home some solid grooves in the company of such heavyweights as guitarists John Scofield, Jon Herington, Nick Moroch and Dean Brown, bassists Will Lee, Gary Willis, Matthew Garrison and his old P-Funk rhythm tandem mate Rodney ‘Skeet’ Curtis, saxophonists Michael Brecker, Bobby Malach and Aaron Heick, trumpeter Randy Brecker and longtime colleague and keyboardist Jim Beard, who produced the New York session. While the emphasis is clearly on groove throughout "Outbreak” , Dennis does give drum fanatics plenty to drool over on Jon Herington’s dramatic "Paris On Mine", the guitarist’s nod to John McLaughlin’s "New York On My Mind" (from 1978’s Electric Guitarist ), as well as on the rampaging title track in which he goes toe to toe with Michael Brecker for the album’s kinetic peak. Also,
for a totally different side of Jon's guitar playing, check out the
new Sunnyside Records release, Michael Leonhart's "Slow".
The idea
for this album finally clicked late one night on a tour bus driving
along a highway somewhere in North America. Sharing the bus with
six other band mates, I decided to retreat to the back lounge with
my acoustic guitar for a little quiet time. A little while later
Jon Herington popped his head through the door, picked up the guitar
now lying on the seat next to me as I sat watching the open road
go by, and began to play some old jazz ballads. Performing five nights
a week with him as part of Steely Dan's 2000 U.S. tour, I had grown
quite accustomed to hearing his ferocious guitar solos night after
night, but I had yet to hear this softer, romantic side. It was then
and there that I began putting together the final pieces for a duo
album I had begun thinking about a few years back. After having recorded "Aardvark
Poses" and "Glub Glub vol. 11", the former a pianoless
quartet of jazz originals, the latter a film-ish collage of short
pieces with large ensembles, I was eager to switch gears and record
an intimate collection of some of my favorite songs. Sept '02 Jon was recently seen and heard on NBC Television in the "Concert for America," a September 11th commemorative concert aired on September 11th, 2002. Part of a band including Shawn Pelton on drums, Michael Bearden on keys, Bashiri Johnson on percussion, and Tom Barney on bass, along with Rob Mathes directing and playing keys and guitar, Jon played behind a parade of artists including Reba Macintire, Gloria Estefan, and the inimitable Reverend Al Green. The concert was taped at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. with President Bush, the First Lady, and Ted and Caroline Kennedy in attendance, along with a crowd of political and entertainment world personalities. Jon and his band are booked for a hometown gig in New York City on November 18th at The C-Note. Check back for details, or email your request to be put on the mailing list to be notified about gigs at: jonherington@earthlink.net Jon will be travelling again in late October with Boz Scaggs and band, this time for shows in Indiana, Mississippi, Loisiana, and Dallas. More dates may be added; check www.pollstar.com and type in Boz Scaggs for all concert info. Jon will be heading to Japan on September 19th for, of all things, a country music festival! Joined by Zev Katz on bass, Brian Mitchell on keys, and Denny McDermott on drums, Jon will be backing up the one and only Rosanne Cash. The band will be featured with Charlie Daniels and his band, and the festival will include performances by many Japanese country music bands, as well! Stay on the lookout for two new CDs featuring Jon, Michael Leonhart's "Slow, " on Sunnyside Records, and Dennis Chambers' new release on ESC Records. Both should be in stores soon. AUGUST '02 The Jon Herington Band will be performing one set at 9 PM on August 12th at the C-Note (157 Ave. C between E 9th and E 10th St in Manhattan 212 677 8142) with Jon on guitar, Dennis Espantman on bass, and Frank Pagano on drums. The band will play tunes from "Like So," some new original tunes, and maybe even some old cover tunes. Jon and the band will also play a show at the C-Note (157 Ave. C between E 9th and E 10th St in Manhattan 212 677 8142) at 10 PM on Monday, August 19th, with Rob Morsberger added on keyboards. Come join us for the first "ItsAboutMusic.com Presents" At The Point in Bryn Mawr, PA - 8 pm - August 15th For advance tickets go to TicketWeb or visit The Point. Featuring: Jon Herington (guitarist with Steely Dan, Boz Scaggs), Kati Mac (5 time Emmy nominee), Michelle Nagy; Scott Bricklin (of 4 Way Street) and Leigh Goldstein. JUNE '02 Jon's summer tour in Boz Scaggs' bandwill begin on July 11th in California and will continue through early August. Most of the shows will be in California, with some in Nevada, Arizona, and Colorado. See pollstar.com for exact dates. The Jon Herington Band will be performing one set of music at 9 PM on August 12th at the C-Note (157 Ave. C between E 9th and E 10th St in Manhattan 212 677 8142) with Jon on guitar, Dennis Espantman on bass, and Frank Pagano on drums. The band will play tunes from "Like So," some new original tunes, and maybe even some old cover tunes. Jon
and the band will also play a show at the C-Note (157 Ave. C between Jon
has been recording a bit recently with an all-star cast in New York
for a new Dennis Chambers release on ESC records. Players on the new
CD will include John Scofield, Will Lee, Mike and Randy Brecker, Bob
Malach, Nick Moroc, with Jim Beard producing. Featured will be compositions
by Jon, Jim Beard, John Scofield, and a couple of classics by James
Brown and Sly and the Family Stone. The new Michael Leonhart (Steely Dan trumpeter) CD "Slow" should be in stores soon. Jon and Michael recently finished the mastering with engineer Michael McDonald. JON ON TOUR WITH BOZ SCAGGS: Further to Boz's world tour last year, Jon will be touring again this summer with Boz Scaggs, this time mostly in the western U.S. A list of concert dates and venues can be found at www.pollstar.com. Check www.bozscaggs.com for Boz, "Dig" and tour info, including some photos of the band and crew. 2001... JON IN EUROPE AND JAPAN WITH BOZ SCAGGS: After the U.S. tour, Jon will be flying to London with Boz's band to tape Jools Holland's "Later" show there on November 27th (the show airs on Friday, November 30th). The band will do one London concert and one Amsterdam show before heading to Japan for a week of dates. Check www.bozsczggs.com for info. JON WITH DAVE STEWART ET AL ON JOHN LENNON TRIBUTE: Jon played guitar in the "house" band along with session greats Tommy "T-Bone" Wolk (bs), Steve Holley (dr), Bobby Mayo (kb), John Leventhal (gt), Bashiri Johnson (pc), and bandleader/music director Dave Stewart at the recent (Oct. 2) John Lennon tribute concert televised live on TNT and Fox from Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The proceeds of this star-studded event went to 9/11 charities. The band backed up performers including Natalie Merchant (Nowhere Man), Nelly Furtado (Instant Karma), Kevin Spacey (Mind Games), Mark Anthony (Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds), and Shelby Lynne (Mother). JON ON NEW CD RELEASES BY LUCY KAPLANSKY AND MIKE STERN Two new discs are out with Jon playing a supportive role. "Every Single Day" is the new CD by singer/songwriter Lucy Kaplansky (www.lucykaplansky.com), and "Voices" is the latest from guitarist Mike Stern (www.mikestern.org ). EVEN OLDER NEWS... Congratulations to Steely Dan for their four Grammys! This means Jon has played on the Best Pop Vocal Album & Best Album of the Year; Two Against Nature Jon also played on the Grammy-winning cast album of the Elton John Broadway hit Aida and is shortly embarking on a month's tour with Boz Scaggs. Honorable mention... Darren DeVivo, disc jockey for WFUV in the New York City area, has given Jon's new disc, "Like So," an honorable mention in his "Top 10" list for the year 2000. Under his "Number Two" listing he writes.... " Steely Dan / Two Against Nature: It was worth the 20-year wait. Picking up where they left off in 1980 with Gaucho, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker craftanother collection of perfectly executed songs with all the Steely Dan trademarks. Honorable mention: Steely Dan guitarist Jon Herington cut a fine solo album called Like So. It shows his NYC pop rock smarts, at times like Marshall Crenshaw." (from WFUV's website) ···
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