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Jon Herington (born Jonathan Reuel Herington on April 14, 1951 is an American guitarist, singer-songwriter and record producer, most known for being a session musician. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Session musicians are musicians available for hire as opposed to musicians who are either permanent members of a musical outfit or who have acquired fame in their own right Currently, he is known for being Steely Dan's "new guitar guy. Steely Dan is a American rock band centered on core members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. " He has been active on the New York City music scene since 1985.

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Herington was born in Paterson, New Jersey, and grew up in West Long Branch, New Jersey on the Jersey Shore. West Long Branch is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The Jersey Shore is a term used in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States to refer to the both Atlantic coast of New Jersey and the adjacent resort [1] Early on in his life, his first band (called Highway) opened for local Bruce Springsteen on several occasions. He started playing piano and then saxophone, but began playing guitar when his friends left their guitars at his house as a child. Herington studied guitar with Ted Dunbar while at Rutgers College and also studied privately with Harry Leahey and Dennis Sandole. Ted Dunbar (born 1937 in Port Arthur Texas; died May 29, 1998) was a jazz guitarist composer and educator Harry Leahey was a Guitarist and Guitar teacher who lived taught and performed primarily in New Jersey. Dennis Sandole (born Dennis Sandoli 1913-2000 was a jazz guitarist composer and music educator from Philadelphia Pennsylvania. In 1999, toward the end of the recording of their 2000 released album Two Against Nature, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker of Steely Dan wanted to hire another rhythm guitar player for some tracks. Two Against Nature is an Album by Steely Dan, released in 2000. Donald Jay Fagen (born January 10, 1948 in Passaic New Jersey) is an American Musician and Songwriter. Walter Becker (born Walter Carl Becker, 20 February 1950, in Queens, New York) is an American musician and record producer Ted Baker, a close friend of Herington's, was playing keyboard for the band and Becker and Fagen asked for a recommendation for a guitarist. Ted Baker is a British clothing retail company known for applying twists to their products and has become a UK designer label through word of mouth rather than advertising Baker played "The Complete Rhyming Dictionary," a 1992 solo album on Pioneer's Glass House Records that was released only in Japan, for Becker and Fagen [1]. Soon after, Herington got a call to record Janie Runaway with the rest of the band. Herington then toured with the band to promote the album. In 2003, Steely Dan had Herington back to record their release, Everything Must Go, as well as to tour in promotion of the album. In 2006, Donald Fagen hired Herington to play on and tour for his solo album Morph the Cat. Morph the Cat is a Grammy Award -winning 2006 album by Donald Fagen, his first since 1993 He will appear on Walter Becker's latest solo album to be released in Spring 2008.

In 2000, Herington released a solo album, entitled Like So. In addition to Steely Dan, Herington has toured with Boz Scaggs, Bette Midler's "Kiss My Brass" 2005 tour, the Jim Beard group, The Blue Nile, Phoebe Snow, saxophonist Bill Evans, the contemporary jazz superband Chroma, Lucy Kaplansky (of Cry, Cry, Cry), and jazz/blues organ great Jack McDuff. Boz Scaggs (born William Royce Scaggs, 8 June 1944, Canton, Ohio) is an American Singer, Songwriter Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is anAmerican Singer, Actress and Comedian, also known (as her informal stage name as For New Zealand architect James (Jim Beard see James Beard (architect James Arthur Beard (born August 26, 1960 The Blue Nile is an adult alternative / pop band from Glasgow, Scotland. Phoebe Snow (born Phoebe Ann Laub on July 17, 1952) is a Singer, Songwriter, and Guitarist, best known for her 1975 hit William John Evans (better known as Bill Evans) ( August 16, 1929 &ndash September 15, 1980) was one of the most famous and influential Lucy Kaplansky (born 1960 is an American folk musician based in New York City. "Cry Cry Cry" is a song written and recorded by Johnny Cash. "Brother" Jack McDuff ( September 17, 1926 - January 23, 2001) was a Jazz Organist and Organ trio He was the pit guitarist Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida on Broadway for several years. Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born 10 November 1944 is an English Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Tony Award and Grammy Award This article is about the marketing term AIDA For other uses of the term see Aida (disambiguation. Some of Herington's other recording efforts have included Dennis Chambers' "Outbreak"; Michael Leonhart's "Slow"; Jim Beard's four recordings (three of which were 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. Dennis Chambers (born May 9, 1959) is an American Drummer who has recorded and performed with John Scofield, Carl Filipiak William John Evans (better known as Bill Evans) ( August 16, 1929 &ndash September 15, 1980) was one of the most famous and influential Bob Berg ( April 7 1951 – December 5 2002) was a Jazz Saxophonist originally from Brooklyn, New York City Michael Brecker ( March 29, 1949 &ndash January 13, 2007) was an American Jazz Saxophonist and Composer . . (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); Robert Secret's "Waiting for Wood" and "Relativity [Blues]," and Lynne Robyn's "Red Bird in Snow. Randal "Randy" Brecker (b Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, November 27, 1945) is an American Trumpeter and Victor Bailey (born March 27 1960 in Philadelphia) is an American Bass guitar player Mike Stern (born January 10 1953) is an American Jazz Guitarist A major player on the scene since his breakthrough days with Miles Davis " He shares a music studio in midtown Manhattan with Jim Beard. For New Zealand architect James (Jim Beard see James Beard (architect James Arthur Beard (born August 26, 1960

Gear

Herington plays a Gibson ES-335 and a Fender Telecaster (he also has affiliation with Hamer, playing Artist Korina, Monaco Elite and Newport models) through a Shure wireless transmitter to a Guytron GT100 amplifier with a Guytron speaker cabinet containing two unmatched Celestion 12 inch speakers. The Gibson ES-335 was the world's first commercial semi-hollowbody Electric guitar, released by Gibson Guitar Corporation in 1958. The Fender Telecaster, also known as the Tele (pronounced Telly is typically a dual-pickup solid-body Electric guitar made by Fender. The Guytron is a 100 watt channel switching amp with an interesting twist: it has an intermediate power amp stage with two EL-84 tubes used for overdrive tone (located in the circuit before the quartet of EL-34 power amp tubes).

Discography

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References

  1. ^ Profile, Jon Herington. Accessed October 10, 2007. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "MS: Where did you grow up? JH: Well, I was born near Paterson, New Jersey, but I grew up in a town near the northern part of the Jersey shore called West Long Branch. "

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